- Date
- 2009-02
- Kind
- Disaster
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- disastercommunityfamilyconservation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2009 Beacon published Pam Moxham’s account of visiting family affected by the February Australian bushfires. She described destruction, recovery, Island support, and the need to consider fire-truck routes and escape access on Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This is a first-person community article, not a fire investigation, casualty register, or Beaver Island emergency-planning record. Its suggested Island measures remain suggestions in this source.
Sources
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Sources
- Moxham marked the first anniversary of the Australian Black Saturday bushfires, thanked Islanders and the Beaver Beacon for support, and referred readers to the December 2009 article. This is a personal reflection and does not add an independent casualty or damage record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002161
- Beaver Beacon, December 2009, "A Homeland Scarred."Reports Pam Moxham's family connection to the February Australian bushfires, Island community support, recovery conditions, and her warning to consider fire routes and escape access on Beaver Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the first-person account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island resident reflects on family losses in the 2009 Australian bushfires”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-australian-bushfire-reflection-2009/, accessed [date], citing Pam Moxham, “Bushfires,” Beaver Island Forum, February 4, 2010. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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