Murrumbateman Rural Fire Service (RFS) is pointing locals’ attention towards a free service that is helping the most at-risk members of the community better prepare for bushfire season.
The NSW RFS AIDER (Assist Infirm, Disabled and Elderly Residents) program can help with things like cleaning gutters and clearing vegetation, assessing a property’s fire risk, and developing a bushfire survival plan.
Murrumbateman RFS said, “The AIDER (Assist Infirm, Disabled and Elderly Residents) program is a free, one-off service which supports some of our most at-risk community members.
“The program helps people live more safely and confidently in their homes in areas where bushfires may start.
“The AIDER program is designed for people who have limited domestic support available from family, relatives, friends or other services. This could include older people, people living with a disability, and people who are already receiving community assistance and services. Their property must also be on bush fire-prone land (land that can support a bush fire or be subject to bush fire attack).”
AIDER services can include: – clearing gutters – thinning vegetation around the home – removing leaf and tree debris – trimming branches from close to the home – mowing or slashing long grass.
“If you would like to know more about the FREE, one-off AIDER service, call locally Yass Valley Fire Control Centre on 6226 3100 (BH), or NSW 02 8741 4955 or email aider@rfs.nsw.gov.au.”
– Jack Murray
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