The Alpine Brigades use tracks for Mr. Buller and Mt. Hotham. Give your address, name, phone number, and nearest cross street. Get out of the building quickly and contact your neighbors. If your Brigade is committed elsewhere, a nearby brigade will attend. Two brigades attend big risks, and thee brigades to to hospitals.
Electric blankets cause many fires.
These should be checked regularly for safety and should be turned off after warming the bed. If doors have a dead lock, always leave a key in the lock. Extinguishers and fire blankets can be bought from the Fire Brigade. It is now law that all houses have a smoke detector, and this should be sited near the sleeping areas. The C.F.A. had a powerful community base and, in remote areas, is the centre of local activities.