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Publications

This section offers you quick access to fire safety publications that are prepared by Tasmania Fire Service and other organisations.

Please select and right-click on a document link to download the PDF file to your desktop.

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State Fire Commission
Ministerial Charter for the State Fire Commission
   
Independent Reviews into Bushfires in Tasmania
AFAC Independent Operational Review 2024/2025
AFAC Operational Review into the Tasmanian Bushfires 2018-19
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Using Fire Outdoor
Forest Operations Guideline
Hot Work Guideline
Outdoor Oven Guideline
Using Fire Outdoors

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Home Fire Safety
  Home Fire Safety 

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Bushfire Safety

TFS Bushfire Safety Guide  - An essential guide to preparing yourself and property.
Bushfire Safety Posters
Farming Communities and the TFS (PDF 1.7MB) - Farming communities and TFS working together to reduce bushfire risk.
Reducing Harvester Fire Risk (PDF 3.9MB) - A Back Pocket Guide from the Grains Research and Development Corporation.
Bushfire-Ready Gardens - Reduce the fire hazard in your garden.
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Vegetation Management
Reducing fuels for safer communities - TFS Fuel Reduction Unit - fighting fire with fire.
Planned Burning Manual for Private Land (PDF 2.1MB)
Planned Burning in Tasmania (PDF 2MB)
Planned Burning for Farmers and Landholders (PDF 1MB) - endorsed by the State Fire Management Council.
Machinery Operations Guidelines (PDF 1MB)
   
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Other Publications

Future Focus 2021-2023 (PPT 834KB)

Building for Bushfires (PDF 3.4MB)
State Bushfire Safety Policy (PDF 360KB) - endorsed by the State Emergency Management Committee.
State Fire Protection Plan (PDF 1390KB) - approved by the State Fire Commission on 26 Aug 2022.
DPFEM Disability Inclusion Plan (PDF 665KB).
Use of water additives in controlling bushfires (PDF 665KB).
DPFEM Future Focus 2025-2028
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