Your household details:

Staying:

Who will Stay:

Tune in to warnings

Don't assume you'll receive a warning as a fire approaches and don't assume a fire crew will be available to assist every home. It's up to you to monitor conditions, know what the Fire Danger Rating is each day and to tune in to local media including radio, social media and websites.

• Bushfires map - www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/map.html
• Find your local ABC radio- www.abc.net.au/newsradio/
• Find your local commercial radio - www.commercialradio.com.au/find-a-station/queensland
• QFES Facebook - www.facebook.com/QldFireandRescueService
• QFES Twitter - www.twitter.com/QldFES
• Rural Fire Service website - www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au
• Phone Triple Zero (000) for life threatening emergencies.

Complete your preparation for the approaching fire

Whether you are staying or leaving, there are some basic precautions you can take to help protect your property from a fire well before the fire front arrives.

• Move cars to a safe location
• Remove garden furniture, door mats and other items
• Close windows and doors and shut blinds
• Take down curtains and move furniture away from windows
• Seal gaps under doors and windows with wet towels
• Bring pets inside and restrain them (leash, cage, or secure room) and provide water
• Block downpipes (at the top) and fill gutters with water if possible
• Wet down the sides of buildings, decks and close shrubbery in the likely path of the bushfire
• Wet down fine fuels close to buildings
• Turn on garden sprinklers for 30 minutes before the bushfire arrives
• Fill containers with water - baths, sinks, buckets, wheelie bins
• Tune in to warnings to monitor local radio, websites or social media for updates
• Put on protective clothing
• Drink lots of water.

After the fire front has passed, check for small spot fires and burning embers:

• Inside the roof space
• Under floor boards
• Under the house space
• On verandahs and decks
• On window ledges and door sills
• In roof lines and gutters
• In garden beds and mulch
• In wood heaps
• Around outdoor furniture.