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      • 2019 Barrington Tops National Park
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  • WELCOME
  • HOW TO GET STARTED IN VKFF/WWFF
  • VKFF TEAM
    • Treasurer and bank account
    • Donations
    • Former VKFF Team members
  • ALL ABOUT WWFF LOGSEARCH
  • HOW TO REGISTER WITH LOGSEARCH
  • ACTIVATOR LOGS - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • ACTIVATOR SAFETY
  • PARK ACCESS
  • SPOTTING AND ALERTING
  • HOW TO FIND A PARK
  • QUALIFYING AUSTRALIAN PARKS
    • ACT (VK1)
    • New South Wales (VK2)
    • Victoria (VK3)
    • Queensland (VK4)
    • South Australia (VK5)
    • Western Australia (VK6)
    • Tasmania (VK7)
    • Northern Territory (VK8)
    • Other Australian areas (VK9 & VK0)
  • VKFF AWARDS
    • VKFF Hunter & Activator Honour Roll
  • HOW TO APPLY FOR AWARDS
  • VKFF AWARD RECIPIENTS
    • VKFF Activator recipients
    • VKFF Activator Honour Roll
    • VKFF Hunter - Australian recipients
    • VKFF Hunter - Overseas recipients
    • VKFF Hunter Honour Roll - Australian recipients
    • VKFF Hunter Honour Roll - Overseas recipients
    • Boomerang Activator recipients
    • Boomerang Hunter recipients
    • Murray River Parks Hunter certificate recipients
    • Murray River Parks Activator certificate recipients
    • Activator Certificate of Excellence
    • VKFF DX Hunter
    • Australian OCCFF recipients
    • Overseas OCCFF recipients
    • VKFF Worked All Australia
  • VKFF EVENTS
    • UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENT DAYS/AWARDS >
      • 2025 World Ranger Day
      • 2025 National Wattle Day
      • 2025 National Threatened Species Day
    • PREVIOUS SPECIAL EVENT AWARDS >
      • 2024 National Bird Week
      • 2024 National Threatened Species Day
      • 2024 National Wattle Day
      • 2024 World Ranger Day
      • 2024 National Tree Day
      • 2023 - National Bird Week
      • 2023 NATIONAL TREE DAY
      • 2023 WORLD RANGER DAY
      • 2023 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS
      • 2023 WORLD WILDLIFE DAY
      • 2023 WORLD WETLANDS DAY
      • VKFF 10 Year anniversary
      • WWFF 10th year anniversary
      • 2022 - National Bird Week
      • 2022 National Wattle Day
      • 2022 National Tree Day
      • 2021 World Amateur Radio Day
      • 2021 VKFF Ladies Award
      • 2020 Greater Blue Mountains Area
      • 2020 National Bird Week
      • 2020 National Tree Day
      • 2019 Barrington Tops National Park
      • 2019 National Bird Week
      • 2019 National Wattle Day
      • 2019 National Parks & Wildlife Service VK5
      • 2019 World Ranger Day
      • 2019 Gondwana Parks Award
      • 2018 National Bird Week
      • 2017 NSW NPWS 50 year celebrations
    • VKFF NATIONAL GET TOGETHER >
      • 2025 National Get Together
      • 2024 VKFF National Get Together
      • 2023 VKFF National Get Together
    • VKFF ACTIVATION WEEKEND >
      • 2024
      • 2023
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
    • VKFF TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP >
      • 2024
      • 2023
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020 results
      • 2019 results
      • 2018 results
      • 2017 results
      • 2016 Results
    • VKFF 10 year anniversary >
      • VI10VKFF activations
      • Awards received
      • QSL cards received
      • eQSL cards received
    • VKFF ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION >
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
  • TOP ACTIVATORS/HUNTERS
    • TOP VKFF ACTIVATOR
    • TOP VKFF HUNTER
    • TOP VKFF FOUNDATION ACTIVATOR
    • TOP VKFF FOUNDATION HUNTER
    • TOP VKFF TEAM/CLUB
    • TOP WWFF ACTIVATOR
  • FACEBOOK, YOU TUBE AND GROUPS.IO
  • ACTIVATION VIDEOS
    • VK2 New South Wales
    • VK3 Victoria
    • VK5 South Australia
    • VK6 Western Australia
  • PRESENTATION VIDEOS
  • PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
  • SILENT KEYS
    • VK3LT Vicki
    • VK5LY Larry
    • VK6MB Mike
  • GOVT DEPT LIAISON
  • LATEST NEWS
  • FAQs
  • QUESTIONS
  World Wide Flora & Fauna - Australia
ACTIVATOR SAFETY.
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​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


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