Supertherm Lite Personal Fire Blankets: Understanding Your Bushfire Protection

When preparing for bushfire season, understanding your safety equipment is just as important as having it ready. For people who live, work or travel through bushfire-prone areas, a personal fire blanket can form part of a broader emergency kit.

Our Supertherm Lite Personal Fire Blanket is designed for personal bushfire protection. Here’s what to know about its purpose, features and place in your bushfire plan.

Why protection from heat matters

Flames are not the only danger during a bushfire. Radiant heat—the intense heat coming from a fire—can cause serious injury before flames reach you.

A personal bushfire blanket is a backup protective measure. It should never be a reason to delay leaving or enter a fire-affected area.

What is the Supertherm Lite?

The Supertherm Lite is a wool-free personal bushfire burnover blanket used by Australian firefighters. Measuring 2 metres by 2 metres, it is sized to cover one person—an important consideration when preparing equipment for a family, vehicle or work crew.

Our blankets exceed the AFAC Personal Protective Blanket Specification and pass relevant tests under AS/NZS 4824 and AS/NZS 4967. These references relate to protective performance testing, rather than a guarantee of safety in every bushfire situation.

Understanding the practical features

The diagram highlights features that support storage, identification and use:

• Coverage: The 2 m × 2 m size provides coverage for one adult. Plan for one blanket per person.

• Both sides equally effective: Either side provides the same protective function.

• Compact storage: Compact packaging helps accommodate the blanket in vehicles where space is limited.

• Protective carry bag: The red storage bag adds protection against dust and damage, while its high-visibility strip helps with identification in low light.

• Custom identification: A name or company identification panel helps distinguish equipment belonging to different people or crews.

Packaging options include a clear carry bag, compact packaging, or compact packaging with a red storage bag. Choose the option that suits where and how the blanket will be stored.

Prepare before you need it

Keep your blanket accessible and make sure everyone knows where it is. Read the supplied instructions beforehand, and follow the manufacturer’s care directions when cleaning or storing it.

Most importantly, include your equipment in a written bushfire plan covering when you will leave, where you will go and what you will take. Check Fire Danger Ratings and official warnings, and follow your local fire authority’s advice. Leaving early, before a fire starts, remains the safest option.

Learn more about the Supertherm Lite Personal Fire Blanket and its packaging options.