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What to do if Fire Approaches
Bushfire season is a time for everyone, particularly those in bushfire prone areas, to exercise care and caution - every year houses, land and workplaces in NSW are threatened by bushfire.
Be aware of bushfires in your area. Make sure you:
- watch the weather
- monitor the radio for news of a fire’s progress
- organise yourself well in advance and pre-pack in case of relocation
- dress in protective clothing
- drink water frequently.
Being well prepared in advance, knowing what to do when bushfire threatens and understanding safety in a bushfire situation are vitally important in what can be, literally, a life or death situation.
This section of our website contains valuable information about how to respond to a bushfire on the day. To help you do so, the NSW RFS has created a range of Fact Sheets and Checklists in conjunction with the NSW Fire Brigades, the ACT Rural Fire Service and the ACT Fire Brigade:
The RFS has many other PDF publications available for residents living in a bushfire prone area; about home fire safety; and about building in a bushfire prone area:
More about Responding to Bushfire:
- Stages of Bushfire Impact
- Call '000' in an Emergency
- Stay or Go
- Driving in Bushfire Situations
- What to Wear in Bushfires
- As a Bushfire Approaches
- When a Bushfire is Close
- As a Bushfire Passes Over
- After a Bushfire Passes Over
- How the RFS Can Help
Other useful information:
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