IF YOU’VE had a few, the firies have prescribed a new dining plan for you.
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In a bid to ensure Tamworth’s transient camping community avoid catastrophe, NSW Fire and Rescue have urged people to pick up some tucker in town rather than run the risk of cooking at home, under the influence.
It’s nothing to scoff at for Superintendent Tom Cooper, who said more than 50 per cent of fires are started in the kitchen.
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“Each year, around 200 people get admitted into hospital with open flame burns through fire actually touching their skin,” he said.
“And 60 per cent of those people who actually present to hospital say that they’ve been cooking and they’ve been under the influence of alcohol.”
The firies will be checking campsites to ensure caravans are fitted with smoke alarms.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
