[LINK] FW: home emergencies

[Tom Koltai]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au 
> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Karl Auer
> Sent: Friday, 20 February 2009 10:43 AM
> To: link at mailman1.anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] FW: home emergencies
> 

> 
> Assuming a 100kph wind, even an ember would take at least 
> twelve minutes to travel 20 kilometres. Upon landing, it 
> would typically be many minutes before a good blaze got going.
> 

OK - lets say 30 minutes for 20 kilometres.
The radio and TV are off.
The mobile phone is on the kitchen table.
You are in the bedroom, it is a warm night, you have the airconditioner
on.
You went to sleep at midnight. The firefront was a "safe" 60 kilomtres
away.
All your neighbours are asleep.
It is 3:30 am in the morning.

What warning system would wake you up, get you out of the house and and
safe.

Tom