Are you prepared for an emergency?
Tasmania experiences bushfires, floods and other natural disasters that have major impacts on communities, the economy and the environment. What you can do to understand the risks and prepare yourself, your family, your business and your community?
How can we help?
The following information and resources can help you prepare for an emergency and be ready to respond in an urgent situation.
- Emergency Kit – outlines the essential items you should have ready for an emergency.
- Pet Emergency Kit – outlines the essential items you might need for your pet in an emergency.
- Digital Scanning Documents – a list of important documents and directions for storing them electronically.
- Get Ready – TasAlerts – State Government Resources regarding emergency preparedness.
- Red Cross Rediplan – a resource to help you plan
Understanding your risk from natural hazards?
RiskReady
RiskReady is a government website which provides access to property-specific natural hazard information in a simple, understandable format.
TasALERT RiskReady (alert.tas.gov.au)
Free Bushfire Resilience Rating App to help protect homes
The Bushfire Resilience Rating home self-assessment app places decades of science and research into people’s hands, allowing them to assess their home and measure how well it would perform in a bushfire event.
The app provides households with a customised action plan, specific to their individual property and local risk. As tasks are completed, the home’s Resilience Rating is updated – allowing households to immediately see the positive impact on their Rating.
To access the app, supporting information and resources, visit the Bushfire Resilience website.
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Stay informed
ABC Radio is the national Emergency Broadcaster. To learn about bushfires and other emergencies that may be occurring in your area, tune in to your ABC local radio station. Or you can visit ABC Emergency for more information
TasAlerts is an emergency warning and information system in an online platform.
