Fire Mitigation and the Razorback.
What is fire mitigation?
Why do i need to mitigate for fires?
What fire mitigation practices should I be keeping up with?
What are fire breaks and fire trails
How do I reduce fire hazards
How can a Razorback help with fire mitigation
Fire mitigation on steep slopes
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Fire has always occurred naturally in the Australian environment so it is not possible to prevent bushfires occurring entirely. However, measures can be taken to minimise some impacts and destruction of fire.
WHAT IS BUSHFIRE MITIGATION?
Fire mitigation is management of bushfire prior to the outbreak of a fire. There are actions that can be taken by land owners, contractors to prevent the loss of life and destruction of assets from catastrophic bushfires. In order to mitigate bushfires, there are a couple of key steps to consider.
Prevent fire ignition.
Reduce the intensity of bushfires by reducing combustible fuel before fires start.
WHY IS FIRE MITIGATION SOMETHING I SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT FOR MY PROPERTY?
If memory of recent bushfires across Australia have eluded you, we have seen some catastrophic bushfires that have claimed life and caused destruction to land and property alike. If this is something you would like to help prevent and keep your property safe, Fire Mitigation is something you should consider on your property.
IF I HAVE PROPERTY OR MAINTAIN PROPERTY, WHAT FIRE MITIGATION PRACTICES SHOULD I BE KEEPING UP WITH.
Firstly, check with your state laws, guides and best practices on fire mitigation of private property. You should be clearing overgrowth around your property, heavily cutting back overgrown weeds and vegetation, creating fire breaks, ensure you have fire trails for easy access. Develop fire safe practices for keeping your property ready for looming fire seasons.
For additional details on fire management, guidelines, codes, laws and permits in your state, visit:
NSW. QLD. VIC. SA. NT. TAS.
WHAT ARE FIRE BREAKS AND FIRE TRAILS AND HOW DO I CREATE THEM?
Firebreaks are low-fuel areas located immediately adjacent to existing infrastructure (including a building, or other structure, built or used for any purpose) that are cleared and maintained to slow or stop the progress of a fire, or to perform back-burning.
Fire trails are an important part of ensuring firefighters can access fires and safely contain them. They are also used to assist with management of bush fire risk across the landscape.
You can attempt to manage these by hand. You could hire a local contractor to attend to these for you. OR you could invest in a Razorback. A Razorback would enable you to get existing vegetation cut down to size and provide a quick and easy way of maintaining.
Help prepare your property for fire season with a fire break.
WHAT DO I NEED TO CLEAR TO REDUCE FIRE HAZARDS?
Clearing vegetation around dwellings and fence lines for fire prevention and control measures are fundamental.
Heres what you can do:
Clear vegetation to reduce the risk of combustible material on land as reasonably required for fire prevention and control.
Vegetation for fuel breaks on rural council land used for primary production where rural council has the same meaning
Create a fire break less than 20 m wide. Exception: if there is land already sufficiently clear of vegetation to provide comparable protection within 200 m (other than one that runs at a right angle). Clearance for fence line fuel breaks may also apply.
Vegetation to establish or maintain a fire access track less than 15 m wide for use by vehicles undertaking fire fighting activities.
How do you prepare your property for Bushfire season?
WHAT TO DO FIRST
Self-assess that your clearing is within the parameters and guidelines of your local state.
Consider if there are other practical alternatives to clearing, including options that involve no clearing, or clearing vegetation that is less significant or more degraded.
Obtain the written permission of the landowner if you are acting on behalf of the landowner.
Clear vegetation in accordance with any management plans in your local state.
Local Government NSW findings from the NSW Bushfire Inquiry Final Report have been welcomed by NSW local government’s peak body, which says councils are acutely aware of the need for much greater investment to protect lives and property from future disasters, which are predicted for this year. “The pressing need is increased investment in firefighting equipment, mitigation activities and hazard reduction” Read more
HOW CAN RAZORBACK HELP WITH FIRE MITIGATION?
The Razorback reduces the need to manage tough shrubs and saplings by hand. It gets the job done quickly and ensures easy maintenance and upkeep when necessary.
The Razorback is a specialised all terrain mower and brush cutter with a very low centre of gravity and (most models) are four-wheel drive for extreme mobility and traction.
They ‘hug’ the ground and are certified gradability and able to operate on slopes of up to 25°.
Often called a ride-on brushcutter, the deck is designed to efficiently process long grass, high weeds and even small trees, with mulching or rear discharge output, even whilst navigating incredible steep slopes, undulations, incline or decline hills.
The Razorback mower features tough, double expanding brakes to allow speed control on descending terrain.
Simply put, the Razorback was designed with slopes in mind. Superior engineering and craftsmanship, this mower was designed to tackle extreme slopes with capability, effectiveness and safety.
The Razorback range are tough, ride on all terrain mowers, capable of getting through thick vegetation and small saplings with ease.
FIRE MITIGATION WHEN MOWING ON SLOPES
Sometimes your property might not all be flat land, it might have steep slopes, that could be difficult to access or maintain. If you property is particularly hilly or contains lots of steep slopes you couldn’t manage with a regular ride on mower or hand held slasher, get some help with how to maintain vegetation and mow on steep slopes.
Most ride on mowers are not designed for work on slopes or any kind of incline. Inside mechanics and engineering of the mower need to planned and considered with a clear focus of steep work. A machine that operates at a steep angle is a specialised piece of machinery.
A specialised mower for slopes and steep hills, allows for better control due to mechanics such as a diff lock, 4WD system and high/low range availability for traction control
Safety features of the machine also need to be considered, such as brake capability and downward hill control.
If slope mowing is something that you do regularly, the Razorback is THE machine you need.
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