On 04/01/20 13:18, adam steer wrote:
Hi Andrew
In Vic these are only used as a last resort. Not sure if 'assembly
point' translates to 'only come here if there are absolutely no other
options, and this place might not be safe anyway'.
See: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/neighbourhood-safer-places
There are also community fire refuges:
https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/community-fire-refuges/
...my reading there is also 'try really hard not to come here, but if
there's nothing else then turn up'.
I think generally they want people well away from the fire area, rather
than close by. Hence the words used.
Could we add a 'place of last resort' tag?
Why? I think the description will tell the story.
Relief centres, eg:
https://www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/Council/News_and_Media_Releases/Emergency_Relief_Centres
https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/emergency/relief-and-recovery
...seem to be council operated...
I think those are places to go for food, clothing not for shelter from
the fire. So not the same thing.
It seems that 'neighbourhood safer places' means something different
across borders. Can anyone in emergency services comment?
Thanks,
Adam
On Sat, 4 Jan 2020, 11:30 am Andrew Harvey, <andrew.harv...@gmail.com
<mailto:andrew.harv...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I'm not sure what these are called or look like in other states,
but in NSW they look like
https://www.flickr.com/photos/136319147@N08/49324333543/ and they
are operated by the NSW RFS.
emergency=assembly_point seems like the best tag to use per the
wiki
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:emergency%3Dassembly_point "A
designated (safe) place where people can gather or must report to
during an emergency or a fire drill Edit or translate this
description."
Also documented on the wiki is
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:assembly_point:fire which
seems fitting.
I'm proposing these be tagged as
emergency=assembly_point
assembly_point:fire=designated
operator=NSW Rural Fire Service
operator:wikidata=Q7011777
could also add description="Bush Fire Neighbourhood Safer Place"
or your state's equivalent.
Any comments? If this sounds good, I'll document this on the
Australian Tagging Guidelines for NSW.
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