Climate Wise Communities and
Simtable program
The Simtable Program
Ku-ring-gai Council was funded through the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change program to use the Simtable modelling tool to improve public engagement and preparation for the threat of bushfires and other extreme weather events in the Ku-ring-gai area. This bushfire preparedness video introduced by LGNSW President Linda Scott highlights the unique features of the Simtable and how it is being used as part of the council’s Climate Wise Communities program to build resilience to climate change.
Firetech Connect
Dr Jenny Scott Sustainability Program Leader Ku-Ring-Gai Council discusses the Simtable
Bushfire education
Twin Creeks area bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities workshop
The Twin Creeks area has large sections of bushland extending into the urban area, and many homes are surrounded by bushland with only one way in or out.
This workshop featured our award-winning Climate Wise Communities website and the Simtable, Councils bushfire simulator. It was attended by the NSW RFS and Fire & Rescue. It also featured a simulated bushfire and the tools you can use to be prepared this summer.
Featuring:
Mark Schuster – Bushfire Technical Officer
Dr Jenny Scott – Sustainability Program Leader
James Chan – Sustainabilty Projects Officer
Sam Tucker and Michelle Harris – NSW Rural Fire Service – Ku-ring-gai bushfire brigade
A/Bush Fire Officer East Adam Perry – NSW Fire and Rescue
East Killara bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities workshop
East Killara extends into bushland resulting in many homes being surrounded by bushland with only one way in and out.
This workshop featured our award-winning Climate Wise Communities website and the Simtable, Councils bushfire simulator. It was attended by the NSW RFS and Fire & Rescue and featured a simulated bushfire and the tools you can use to be prepared this summer.
Featuring:
Mark Schuster – Bushfire Technical Officer
Dr Jenny Scott – Sustainability Program Leader
James Chan – Sustainabilty Projects Officer
Captain Andrew Wilson – NSW Rural Fire Service – Killara brigade
A/Bush Fire Officer East Adam Perry – NSW Fire and Rescue
St Ives East bushfire simulation and Climate Wise Communities workshop
St Ives East extends into bushland with many homes surrounded by bushland, some with only one way in/out.
This workshop featured our award-winning Climate Wise Communities website and the Simtable, Councils bushfire simulator. It was attended by the NSW RFS and Fire & Rescue. It also featured a simulated bushfire in the local area and the tools you can use to be prepared this summer.
Featuring:
Mark Schuster – Bushfire Technical Officer
Dr Jenny Scott – Sustainability Program Leader
James Chan – Sustainabilty Projects Officer
Captain Andrew Wilson – NSW Rural Fire Service – Killara brigade
A/Bush Fire Officer East Adam Perry – NSW Fire and Rescue
Bushfire management
Staff from Ku-ring-gai Council environment and sustainability team discuss how bushfire risk is managed and how residents can take control of their own safety before and during a bushfire.
Featuring:
Mark Schuster – Bushfire Technical Officer
Dr Jenny Scott – Sustainability Program Leader
James Chan – Sustainabilty Projects Officer
Lindy Williams – Environmental Volunteering Programs Coordinator
Bushfire retrofits
Watch Nigel Bell an award winning architect from the Blue Mountains give an in depth presentation on things you need to know about retrofitting and preparing your home for the next bushfire season. This is essential viewing for anyone living in a house in Ku-ring-gai.
80% of homes lost during a bushfire occurs from ember attack often far away from the fire front.
Future Fit
As the climate warms storms will become more damaging, heatwaves get hotter and longer and bushfires more extreme. The good news is that retrofitting your home to prepare it for extreme weather can be a clever investment in energy efficiency. A Climate Wise and Energy Smart Win-Win solution.
Bushfire home assessment
Council’s own bushfire practitioner Mark Schuster shows you how to identify bushfire risks and vulnerabilities at a typical house and how lower its bushfire risk. Filmed live on location at a home on bushfire prone land in Ku-ring-gai.
Bushfire research and news
Managing bushfire risk – CSIRO’s Justin Leonard
At this Victorian Parliamentary Library seminar held on 20 February 2020 Justin Leonard, CSIRO’s Research Leader for Bushfire Urban Design spoke about managing bushfire risk to life and infrastructure.
Anatomy of a mega blaze
Just north of Sydney in October 2019, a tree was hit by lightning. That burning tree would go on to be the source of the Gosper’s Mountain bushfire, which joined with four others to become a single mega-blaze.
This fire was only one day from reaching Sydney’s North Shore
How Houses are Destroyed by Bushfires
How Houses are Destroyed by Bushfires Presented by Justin Leonard, CSIRO
Part 1: Landscape – 6:00
Q&A: 21:48
Part 2: House structure and bushfire – 57:58
Ember Attack
Embers were responsible most of the houses lost during the Black Summer. This video shows you how embers from a bushfire can travel long distances and start fires.
Reducing risk of ember attack
This is a recording of a very informative webinar that shows how embers can burn a house down without radient heat or flame being present.
Fast Fact...
Ember attack is the cause of 85% of homes lost in bush fires.
Climate wise communities
Climate Wise Communities is an award-winning initiative developed by Ku-ring-gai Council in consultation with emergency management agencies and government. It builds local community strength and preparedness to extreme weather events and promotes shared responsibility for disaster resilience to individuals, households and communities.
Climate Wise Communities. © Ku-ring-gai Council 2021
