Prepare Now for Bushfire

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hobartcity.com.au/bushfire


Prepare a bushfire plan Clean up your garden Make an emergency kit Plan to leave early

Visit the Tasmania Fire Service website to download your Bushfire Safety Guide. • bushfire.tas.gov.au


ARE YOU PREPARED FOR BUSHFIRE? Hobart is one of the most bushfire-prone cities in Australia. To lower the bushfire risk, the City of Hobart reduces flammable materials in our forests and maintains a large network of fuel breaks and fire trails. We do everything we can to help protect you from bushfire. It is now your turn to take steps to keep you, your property and family safe from the threat of bushfire.

Fire danger rating Get to know the new Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS), which describes the potential level of bushfire danger. The Tasmania Fire Service recommends you plan to leave early on days with a Fire Danger Rating forecast of Extreme or Catastrophic.

Scan the QR code or visit the Tasmania Fire Service website to check the current Fire Danger Rating. • fire.tas.gov.au/fire-danger-rating


Plan and prepare.

Be ready to act.

Take action now to protect life and property.

For your survival, leave bushfire risk areas.

Bushfire warning and alert levels ADVICE: A fire is burning. There is no immediate danger. Stay up to date in case the situation changes. (May also be used to advise that a threat has reduced.)

WATCH AND ACT: A fire is burning and conditions are changing. Start taking action now to protect yourself and others.

EMERGENCY WARNING: An Emergency Warning is the highest level of warning. You may be in danger and need to take action immediately. Any delay may put your life at risk.

SMOKE ALERT: Provides information about smoke from a fire, bushfire or fuel reduction burn that may impact a community or areas of Tasmania.


HANDY TIPS FOR THE BUSHFIRE SEASON

• Create a bushfire plan for your home and family, it could save your life and the lives of your loved ones. • Remove flammable materials from your garden such as leaf litter, bark, sticks and flammable mulch. • Report fire hazards on 03 6238 2711 or email coh@hobartcity.com.au Scan to plan – learn how to create a bushfire plan by visiting the Tasmania Fire Service website.


EMERGENCY CONTACTS To contact the police, fire or ambulance in an emergency, call

Triple Zero

(000)

CALLS ARE FREE • Stay informed with ABC Radio. • Check TASALERT for all emergency services alerts – tasalerts.com


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