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Survival Plan
If you and your home are well prepared, you stand a better chance of surviving an emergency. Take some time with your household now to discuss and record what you will do in an emergency. It could save your lives.
Survival Plan
If you and your home are well prepared, you stand a better chance of surviving an emergency.
Download and complete your Survival Plan today – it only takes 20-minutes.
Find out more ways to
Be Emergency Ready
:
Be Bushfire Ready
Be Storm Ready
Be Flood Ready
Build a Home Emergency Kit
Discussion Guide
A quick reference guide to assist in facilitating a discussion between you and your family.
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Survival Plan
An interactive document to record your plan. Print a version, or record your answers electronically.
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translated resources
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Easy English.
There are four steps to Be Emergency Ready
What will you do in an emergency?
Get together and discuss a survival plan.
How will you prepare your home?
Think about the actions you can take.
Do you understand emergency advice?
Learn about emergency warnings and alerts.
How will you keep up to date?
Know where to find emergency information.
Watch:
See the steps to complete your Survival Plan.
During an emergency how would you decide when to leave or stay?
Discuss what you would do in a
bushfire
Leave
Leaving early is your safest option.
Stay
Only stay if you are physically and emotionally prepared to defend your home. Only those with well-prepared homes and survival plans.
Discuss what you would do in a
extreme heat
Leave
If you’re not able to stay cool at home.
Stay
If you are able to keep your home cool enough.
Discuss what you would do in a
storm
Leave
If significant damage has been done to your home.
Stay
If you have prepared your home and have a home emergency kit.
Discuss what you would do in a
flood
Leave
If your home is inundated with water.
Stay
If surrounding roads are flooded and unsafe, and you home isn’t inundated with water
Consider these actions to prepare your home for an emergency:
Trim trees and shrubs
This will keep them from falling on your home during a storm, and stop fire spreading to buildings.
Clear cuttings and gutters
Mow grass and clear the cuttings to minimise fuel for a fire near your house. Clear your gutters – embers can spark fires in fuel stuck in gutters and endanger your home. Clogged gutters increase the chances of water damage and flooding during heavy rain.
First aid
Know how to help someone in an emergency and how to care for someone experiencing heat stress.
Remove and secure
Remove material from around your home that can burn, like door mats, paint tins, gas bottles or wood piles. Remove smaller things that can be blown around by strong wind, like umbrellas or outdoor furniture. Secure larger items like trampolines, and parks cars under cover.
Insurance
Keep your home and car insurance up to date.
Home Emergency Kit
Pack your home emergency kit, check it regularly. Download the
Home Emergency Kit packing list
Learn about emergency warnings and alerts
Daily Fire Danger Rating
The daily Fire Danger Rating indicates how dangerous a fire could be under the daily weather conditions.
No Rating
Moderate
(Green): Plan and prepare
High
(Yellow): Be ready to act
Extreme
(Orange): Take action now to protect your life and property
Catastrophic
(Red): For your survival, leave bushfire risk areas.
Find out more about the
Australian Fire Danger Rating System
Australian Warning System
The Australian Warning System is a nationally constant way of displaying warnings.
Advice
(Yellow)
An incident has started. There is no immediate danger. Stay up to date in case the situation changes.
Watch & Act
(Orange)
There is a heightened level of threat. Conditions are changing. Start taking action to protect you and your family.
Emergency Warning
(Red)
Emergency Warning is the highest level of alert. You may be in danger. Take action immediately. Any delay now risks your life.
Find out more about
Warnings and Alerts
Keep up-to-date and understand where to find emergency information
Call
General information:
13 22 81
Storm and Flood assistance:
132 500
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