There are those Australians who believe that we should fight and stay when a bushfire is around, while others say leave early. The Black Saturday fires were a tragedy to all. These terrifying fires killed around 210 people!! This was because the families chose to stay and fight. If they hadn’t stayed then maybe not as many people would have been killed.
Australians had the choice to either stay and fight or they could leave the area earlier. Because they had this choice, the death toll went up for the number of people who chose to stay and fight. This caused even more upsets because people lost family and friends. If everyone had of left early, then maybe it would only be houses lost, not lives. Would you rather lose family, friends and all your property or just your property? I know what I would choose. If you have some treasured possessions in your household and have got a family, then you should leave early. If you leave a few days before the bushfire then maybe you would be able to take everything you need.
Personally I think that Australia should leave the area if a bushfire is reported to burn in your region. I think that citizens of Australia should prepare a fire plan and know exactly what to do when a fire occurs. This way not as many people would die.
However hard you try to have your house ‘fire free’, you will rarely be able to save your house. My family have a plan to leave before the fire is in the area. If you leave to late then you may die anyway because of all the smoke and heat. You may crash into other cars and kill yourself.
So what if you had the choice? What would you do? I would leave because I would rather lose my house then lose my house and family.
By Michaela M
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March 24th, 2009 at 12:47 am
Ofcourse leave, it’s not even a question.
Leave as soon as possible.
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March 25th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
G’day Michaela,
What a great question to ask. Personally I would prefer to leave before the fire. But it depends very much upon where you live, how clear the area is around your home, how much preparation you and the family have done before bushfire season and whether is is a small bushfire or not. If there have been backburns in the area and there is not much fuel or undergrowth, then with the help of neighbours and fire personnel it should be safe to stay. But as you said, many people lost their lives this time, because they left too late and got caught.
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January 6th, 2010 at 4:28 am
That is a good question you have proposed. The bush fires in Australia seem similar to the wildfires experienced around the United States. Although I would most definitely leave before the fire got bad. I would much rather save my family than any object that I would have in my house.
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