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- Bushfire preparation advice
Being prepared for a bushfire helps you cope better in an emergency.
- Talking to children about bushfires
Talking to children openly in a way that suits their age, while also involving them in decisions regarding bushfire preparation and response, will help them feel emotionally secure and confident.
- Bushfire aftermath - safety tips
Houses, sheds and other buildings or structures burnt in a bushfire can leave potential health hazards.
- Bushfires - Emergency information for communities
Collated information for communities relating to bushfires, including what to do during a bushfire as well as what happens afterwards.
- Bushfires and your private drinking water supply
Debris, smoke, ash and dead animals from a bushfire can contaminate water tanks.
- Smoke and your health
Learn how smoke from fires can affect your health and what you can do to avoid or reduce potential health effects for you and your family.
- Food safety after a fire
After a fire, smoke and other contaminants from burning materials can potentially affect food.
- Emergencies - coping without gas or electricity
In a gas or electricity blackout you may have to think laterally to come up with ways to continue bathing, eating and keeping warm.
- Evacuating with infants in an emergency - Advice for parents and carers
In an emergency, it is recommended that all infants and their carers evacuate early or immediately when advised by emergency services.
- Using air conditioners when it’s smoky outside
Not all air conditioners are safe to use when it is smoky outside, such as during a bushfire.