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Building Partnerships |
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A Partnership to Benefit the Community |
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CFS data shows that up until 2007, an average of 60 fires each year have been started by harvesting operations putting lives and property at risk and generally resulting in significant losses to the community. Unlike in other States, South Australian legislation does not prevent grain harvesting in adverse fire weather. A collaborative partnership between the CFS and the South Australian Farmers Federation has seen the development of a Grain Harvesting Code of Practice for the South Australian farming community. After wide consultation with Regional Bushfire Prevention Committees, members of rural and regional farming communities and other stakeholders, a draft Code of Practice has been developed. |
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"The farming community is concerned with the number of harvesting fires but does not want to see the adoption of a 'one size fits all' solution," said Leigh Miller, Manager CFS Prevention Services. "In order to accommodate this, the new Code is based around the actual Fire Danger Index measured in the paddock - not on the use of forecast fire weather. This will overcome issues with variation in local weather patterns which, in the past, have been of real concern to farmers. "The Code is a good self-control measure as it allows farmers to self regulate and be in control of when they harvest. "The Code will be reviewed prior to the 2009-10 fire season in terms of its success in reducing the number of harvest-related fires, and the ease of use by the farming community."
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Thuggery in the Emergency Services? |
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