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A holiday home is great for knowing you can get away whenever the urge takes you. However, what should you consider before making an investment?
Is your home bushfire prepared? For many owners of real estate in Bunbury, the events that took place on March 10 made them realise the answer was "no". A bushfire trampled its way through Picton and nearby suburbs, damaging a home and forcing the evacuation of several residents. With flames reportedly reaching 10 to 15 metres in height, it was a scary situation residents in potentially risky areas ought to prepare for.
What can you do to ready your home for the possibility of a bushfire?
During a bushfire, firefighting services will be inundated with calls – it's very possible they won't be able to tend to your property. It's important, then, that you take responsibility for preparing your property for the worst.
Landing embers can spark a fire on your property, even if the bushfire itself is some distance from your home. As such, you want your home to be as free from flammable materials as possible. In the recent fire, a resident of Vittoria Heights had an ember sucked into their air conditioning system, which ended up damaging two rooms of their house. The following is a list of some things the Fire and Emergency Department recommends you do with your home:
You can find the full checklist in the Department's "Are you bushfire ready" pamphlet or on their website.
You also need to plan for the possibility of leaving. If a bushfire gets too close, sometimes there is simply nothing you can do but escape with your health. The WA government's Department of Fire & Emergency Services has a bushfire warning system, similar to the one used in a cyclone. There are three stages:
Planning where you'll go and the route you'll take to get there beforehand is advised. That way you can be sure it's a decision made when you're in a rational state of mind, not the panic of an advancing fire.
Protecting your real estate is possible when you engage in the proper planning procedures. For everything else real estate related, get in touch with the team at Ray White Bunbury today.
A holiday home is great for knowing you can get away whenever the urge takes you. However, what should you consider before making an investment?
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