Survival Plan

If you and your home are well prepared, you stand a better chance of surviving an emergency.

Download and complete your 20-minute Survival Plan today.

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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See translated resources at the bottom of this page for alternative versions of these documents including Easy English.

There are four steps to Be Emergency Ready

What will you do in an emergency?

Get together and discuss a survivalplan.

What will you do in an emergency?

Get together and discuss a survival plan.

What will you do in an emergency?

Get together and discuss a survival plan.

What will you do in an emergency?

Get together and discuss a survival plan.

Watch: See the steps to complete your Survival Plan.

During an emergency how would you decide when to leave or stay?

bushfire

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.

extreme heat

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.

storm

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.

flood

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

fire danger rating block

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

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
	Follow X (Twitter): @ACT_ESA Facebook: ACT Emergency Services Agency
	Visit esa.act.gov.au
	Listen Local Radio (666 AM)
	Download Fires Near Me NSW Bureau of Meteorology App