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 Recent weeks have seen bushfires threaten a number of schools. Schools, kindies, and childcare centres constitute one of the highest concentrations of vulnerable people in our communities, and require special attention from first responders and incident management teams. The following points are provided as a quick guide to dealing with schools associated with a bushfire: Recent weeks have seen bushfires threaten a number of schools. Schools, kindies, and childcare centres constitute one of the highest concentrations of vulnerable people in our communities, and require special attention from first responders and incident management teams. The following points are provided as a quick guide to dealing with schools associated with a bushfire:
  
-  * All schools in bushfire risk areas. must have a bushfire response plan. If a fire starts nearby to a school, or is likely to impact a school they should begin activating their plan. +  * **All schools in bushfire risk areas must have a bushfire response plan.** If a fire starts nearby to a school, or is likely to impact a school they should begin activating their plan. 
-  * Make contact with the school. Ideally the school should send a liaison to the incident management team, however the school may not be aware of this need, or even be aware of the threat from a fire. If necessary send a representative to the school to ensure there are strong and clear communications between the school and the incident controller. This representative can be a fire appliance crew, or an allied agency (police, local government, etc). +  * **Make contact with the school.** Ideally the school should send a liaison to the incident management team, however the school may not be aware of this need, or even be aware of the threat from a fire. If necessary send a representative to the school to ensure there are strong and clear communications between the school and the incident controller. This representative can be a fire appliance crew, or an allied agency (police, local government, etc). 
-  * Pro-actively send asset protection resources to the school. This needs to occur well before the school is impacted, and additional resources should be mobilised to backfill as required. These resources should be solely dedicated to the defence of the refuge building/s at the school. +  * **Pro-actively send asset protection resources to the school.** This needs to occur well before the school is impacted, and additional resources should be mobilised to backfill as required. These resources should be solely dedicated to the defence of the refuge building/s at the school. 
-  * Avoid evacuating the school. The school is equipped to provide all basic necessities and amenities to care for their students, including water, toilets, and supervision. If the school is evacuated, the responsibility for providing these will fall to the incident controller. It is generally not practical to transport an entire school via bus at short notice. +  * **Avoid evacuating the school.** The school is equipped to provide all basic necessities and amenities to care for their students, including water, toilets, and supervision. If the school is evacuated, the responsibility for providing these will fall to the incident controller. It is generally not practical to transport an entire school via bus at short notice. 
-  * Engage with the local parents and community. Parents will be understandably anxious about the safety of their children. Both the school and the incident controller should reassure parents that their children are safe and well cared for during the incident. A well defended school should be one of the safest locations within a bushfire.+  * **Engage with the local parents and community.** Parents will be understandably anxious about the safety of their children. Both the school and the incident controller should reassure parents that their children are safe and well cared for during the incident. A well defended school should be one of the safest locations within a bushfire.
  
 These principles apply not only to schools, but to kindergartens, childcare centres, and aged care centres.  These principles apply not only to schools, but to kindergartens, childcare centres, and aged care centres. 
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 === Circulars and SOPs === === Circulars and SOPs ===
  
-  * [[Special Annoucnement from the Commissioner|http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:special_announcement_from_the_commissioner_dfes_department_of_fire_and_emergency_services.pdf]]+  * [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:special_announcement_from_the_commissioner_dfes_department_of_fire_and_emergency_services.pdf|Special Annoucnement from the Commissioner]]
  
 === Mundaring Fire School === === Mundaring Fire School ===