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A Neighbourhood Safer Place (NSP) is a place of last resort for people during a bush fire. It can be part of your contingency plan, for a time when your Bush Fire Survival Plan cannot be implemented or has failed.
An NSP is an identified building or space within the community that can provide a higher level of protection from the immediate life threatening effects of a bush fire. NSP’s still entail some risk, both in moving to them and while sheltering in them and cannot be considered completely safe. They are a place of last resort in emergencies.
The local areas identified so far are:  Portion of Leura Golf Course Open Space, intersection of Fitzroy Street and Chambers Road, Leura; Katoomba Public School Oval Open Space Waratah Street, Katoomba; Melrose Park Open Space Albion Street, Katoomba. Remember that every home must have a Bush Fire Survival Plan encompassing the decision to either “Leave Early” or to “Stay and Defend” to ensure that you are prepared and know what to do in the event of a bush fire. Visit the website for updated information  at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
P is an identified building or space within the community that can provide a higher level of protection from the immediate life threatening effects of a bush fire. NSP’s still entail some risk, both in moving to them and while sheltering in them and cannot be considered completely safe. They are a place of last resort in emergencies.
The local areas identified so far are:  Portion of Leura Golf Course Open Space, intersection of Fitzroy Street and Chambers Road, Leura; Katoomba Public School Oval Open Space Waratah Street, Katoomba; Melrose Park Open Space Albion Street, Katoomba. Remember that every home must have a Bush Fire Survival Plan encompassing the decision to either “Leave Early” or to “Stay and Defend” to ensure that you are prepared and know what to do in the event of a bush fire. Visit the website for updated information  at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au