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Fire and emergencies

Fire danger ratings

Find out more about fire danger ratings, what you need to do and what you can expect from council.

Preparing for the fire season

Find out how to get fire ready ahead of fire season. Learn how to prepare your property and about fire hazard inspections. Report a fire hazard on private land.

Preparing for future emergencies

Watch a series of short videos on preparing for future emergencies, including fire, storm, heatwaves,how to keep your pet safe and more.

Community Fire Refuge & Neighbourhood Safer Places

Places to go as a last resort in a fire emergency.

Emergency housing assistance

If your home is damaged in an emergency, we may be able to help you with emergency relief assistance. We can help you find temporary accommodation, financial assistance and more.

Emergencies

Find a wide range of resources to help you with bushfires, floods, storms and other emergencies. This page contains information to help you before, during and after an emergency.

Municipal Emergency Management Plan

The Municipal Emergency Management Plan describes actions taken before, during and after emergencies. View the plan and related documents.

Questions and Answers

At the webinar held in November 2021 there were several questions asked - here are those questions and answers.