12/10/2026
Check out this great “one job a week “ suggestion from our local brigade!
🔥🏡 GET FIRE READY — ONE JOB A WEEK 🏡🔥
🔥WEEK 3 🔥
🍂 REMOVE LEAVES, BARK & TWIGS 🍂
🔥 ONE JOB THIS WEEK: REMOVE LEAVES, BARK & TWIGS
This week, we're asking Emerald & Avonsleigh residents to walk around your property and clear away dry leaves, twigs, loose bark and other fine fuels.
It might seem like a small job — but when it comes to bushfire preparation, the little things matter.
🔥 WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
During a bushfire, embers can travel well ahead of the main fire front and land on or around your home.
Leaves, twigs and other fine fuels ignite quickly and burn easily. Embers can land in this material and start spot fires around your property.
In fact, ember attack as the most common way houses catch fire during bushfires.
Dry bark can also be particularly important. Fibrous and dry tree bark can act as a “ladder fuel”, helping fire move from the ground into vegetation and tree canopies.
👀 WHERE SHOULD YOU LOOK?
Don't just check the front yard, look down, look under, look all around.
Walk right around your property and look for:
🍂 Leaves collecting against the house
🌿 Twigs and small branches underneath trees and under bushes
🌳 Loose or dry bark
🏡 Debris underneath decks, stairs, outdoor furniture and verandahs
🪟 Fine fuels around doors and windows
🔥 Dry material around sheds and other buildings
🍃 Leaf litter collecting in corners, garden beds, and around fences
🏠 Debris around gutters and roof areas
🔥 YOUR FIRE READY CHALLENGE & JOB THIS WEEK🏡
Grab a rake, broom or blower and get clearing!
Remove the dry leaves, twigs, bark and other fine fuels from around your home and other buildings.
🚒 If it can burn — ask yourself whether it needs to be there.
Small jobs now can help reduce the amount of fuel available around your home when fire threatens.
🔥 DON'T JUST DO IT ONCE
Property preparation is an ongoing job.
Leaves and bark will continue to fall, particularly during spring and summer, so make checking and clearing fine fuels part of your regular property maintenance.
🔥 Let's get Emerald Fire Ready. 🔥
🚒 ONE JOB. ONE WEEK. ONE SAFER PROPERTY.
Call to action
📸 Why not take a before and after photo and show us your progress?
Small jobs completed now can make a big difference when fire season arrives.
Next week we'll give you another simple task to help prepare your home for bushfire season.
Emerald Fire Brigade
Serving our community. Preparing together. Helping our community get Fire Ready.
Property preparation can reduce bushfire risk, but it does not make a property fireproof. Always have a Bushfire Survival Plan and know when you will leave.
