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Fire Refuges in Victoria: Policy and Practice Please note, Fire Refuges in Victoria: Policy and Practice, is currently under review as per the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report

This document expresses the Victorian Government’s policy position on designated public fire refuges. It sets out information on refuges, including: responsibility for refuges, a process for decision making, fixed and operational performance criteria, and management and risk minimisation for the providers of refuges.

The Victorian Government’s policy is that the primary strategy for people exposed to bushfire is to prepare, stay and defend, or leave early.

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Author:	Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner
Date of Publication:	October 2005
Number of Pages:	27
Copyright:	State of Victoria, 2005