Is there a Hazard Reduction near you?

Hazard Reduction burns are one of the key elements of bush fire management. They form part of a planned fuel reduction programme designed to protect life and property from bush fires. Hazard Reduction will not stop bush fires from happening but can reduce the intensity of a fire should one occur.

Visit our Hazard Reductions page for information on when and where planned burns may be occurring.

 

Advice
A fire has started - there is no immediate danger

Watch and Act
A heightened level of threat. Conditions are changing; you need to start taking action now to protect you and your family.

Emergency Warning 
You may be in danger and need to take action immediately. Any delay now puts your life at risk.

Bush Fire Household Assessment Tool

The Bush Fire Household Assessment Tool is provided by the NSW Rural Fire Service to help you to assess your household's level of risk from a bush fire and make informed decisions about the safety of your household.

 

Fire Danger Rating

The Fire Danger Rating warns of the level of bush fire threat on any given day, based on the forecast weather conditions. It is an early indicator of the potential danger, should a bush fire start.

 

Bush Fire Survival Plan

Every home must have a Bush Fire Survival Plan encompassing the decision to either "Leave Early" or to "Stay and Defend" to ensure that you are prepared and know what to do in the event of a bush fire.
 
Everyone's Bush Fire Survival Plan will be different and needs to reflect individuals situations and circumstances.

Remember once you have completed your plan you need to ensure your property is properly prepared regardless of your decision to "Leave Early" or to "Stay and Defend". 
 

It is your responsibility to prepare yourself, your family and your home for the threat of bush fire. You need to act decisively in accordance with your Bush Fire Survival Plan when bush fires threaten. Your survival depends on your preparations, and the decisions you make.

 

Prepare well, act decisively – and survive.

Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSP)

Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSP) is a new concept that has evolved out of the tragic Victorian ‘Black Saturday’ bush fires in February 2009.

The NSW Rural Fire Service has now received recommended NSPs data from LEMCs for the majority of NSW. This data is currently being subject to a validation process to confirm that recommended NSPs satisfy the necessary criteria.

Visit our Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSP) page to view the designated NSP locations for local government areas across the State that have been subject to the validation process and have been deemed acceptable as a place of last resort.

Please note that the NSW Rural Fire Service has not yet received NSP locations for all local government areas of NSW. In addition, some recommended NSP locations will require further investigation to confirm that they are suitable as place of shelter to be used as a place of last resort during a bush fire emergency.

The NSW Rural Fire Service will continue to update the NSP locations as new data is received and validated. You should return to this site regularly for updates on the progress of the NSP program and to find a NSP close to you.

Remember to complete your Bush Fire Survival Plan to ensure that you and your family are prepared and know what to do in the event of a bush fire. If there is a suitable NSP nearby your home, you should note it in you Bush Fire Survival Plan. However, the NSP should only be considered as a place of last resort during a bush fire emergency.

Basic Home Fire Safety Training Materials

Basic home fire safety information is now included in the qualifications for a range of community services workers. The lesson materials for this have been centrally developed to ensure their application and use in all states and territories. In addition to their use in formal training the material is also recommended for use by community agencies in staff induction for new workers and skills maintenance for existing workers.

To access the basic home fire safety training materials visit the AFAC website here.