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Plan for an Emergency

What if it floods while you're on holiday?

You'll need to know how to respond if severe weather turns into a flood emergency. Read this before your next trip.

A caravan in a puddle of water at the flooded Curtin Springs campground in the NT

Looking after animals in a heatwave

If the weather is too hot for you, it's too hot for your pets. Know what you need to do to keep your furry friends cool and safe during heatwaves.

a kelpie in a water tank with its paws over the edge as cows in the background looking on

You're on holiday and there's a bushfire nearby. Do you know what you will do?

It's important to stay up to date with weather conditions and the fire danger ratings for the area you'll be travelling to. Keep your car radio tuned to the local ABC radio station for important information.

Large plumes of smoke from a bushfire rise over the town of Dunsborough, with the beach and ocean in the foreground.

What to do if there's a bushfire in your area

If there's a bushfire warning for your area, follow your bushfire survival plan. Remember, it's always safest to leave early.

Flames in dry grass, bushland in the background.

How to prepare for severe weather

Having a plan will keep you safe and help avoid damage to your home and property.

Firefighters attending the scene of a red VW Bug damaged by a fallen tree at Avoca Beach.

You need to know about the AFDRS

The Australian Fire Danger Rating System gives you an idea of how dangerous a fire could be if one starts in your area. It's quite simple — and it could save your life.

An Australian Fire Danger Rating System roadside sign with WA bush in the background.

How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency

Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ABC listen app, and find the frequency on your battery-powered radio.

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Emergency Advice

ABC Radio Traveller's Guide

Print and pack this folding pocket guide to ABC radio frequencies around the country. Tune in to the local ABC station for emergency warnings.

Find emergency services where you are

Know which agency issues emergency alerts during events like bushfires, storms and cyclones in the state or territory where you live, or where you're travelling to.

Two firefighters, one from ACT Fire and Rescue and one from ACT Rural Fire Service look out at a smouldering fire.

Your mobile phone could help save your life. Here's how

Anyone could be caught in a disaster — and most of us carry something in our pocket that could help us stay safe, or even alive, when it strikes.

Mobile phone with 000 displayed, on a country road with grapevines on the side.

Helping you recover after an emergency

After an emergency, get essential information to help you and your community recover.

Woman in bright red dress stands in her demolished house and looks out to the pool

In the News

Bushfires trigger major blackouts on sweltering 42C Christmas Day

Several bushfires burning north and south of Perth have caused major power blackouts, including the entire town of Margaret River.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfires

Christmas Day cyclone greets remote Australian islands

Tropical Cyclone Grant is expected to remain a category one system as it passes just to the north of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands off the West Australian coast.

A satellite map showing Tropical Cyclone Grant.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Cyclones

Island residents bunker down as Christmas Day cyclone inches closer

Residents on a remote Indian Ocean territory are bunkering down and scrapping Christmas plans as Tropical Cyclone Grant approaches.

Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Cyclones

Tropical Cyclone Grant nears islands as Christmas heatwave scorches WA

Preparations are underway far off Western Australia's north-west coast for the impact of a category one cyclone as Perth and much of the state continues to swelter in heatwave conditions.

Trees blowing in strong winds on a coastal road

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weather