ACTIVATOR SAFETY.

​VKFF activators are to ensure that any activation does not impact on their own safety and that of other users of the reference area.
 
It is strongly recommended that activations do not occur on total fire ban days or days of extreme fire risk.

The Australian bush can be a dangerous place.

Here are some tips:

Check the weather

• Check weather forecats and local park conditions and modify your plans accordingly.  Always consider fire safety in the bush

Plan ahead

• Research the park you are going to.

Pack accordingly

• Take appropriate clothing, footwear, etc.

Know your limits

• Clint Eastwood once said, 'a man's gotta know his limitations.  Don't over estimate your abilities.

Team effort

• consider taking someone along with you for your activation.

Tell people

• give details to a friend or a loved one of where you are going.  Tell them your destination and intended route, and when you expect to get back

Get some direction

• always carry a compass, hand held GPS or topographic maps and know how to use them

Drink up

• carry plenty of drinking water

Call for help

• remember that mobile phone coverage may not be possible.  Consider a Personal Locator beacon (PLB) or Emergency Position Indicating Response Beacon (EPIRB) 

Stay with them

• don't leave an injured person alone in the bush