Bushfire prepare
Make your Bushfire Survival Plan
Bushfire can take everything. Making a Bushfire Survival Plan with your family, so everyone knows what to do, can help your chances of saving what’s most important to you.
Bushfire Evacuation Kit
If you plan to leave early, you will need a Bushfire Evacuation Kit ready to ensure you and your family have important items and equipment required.
Bushfire Emergency Kit
Defending your home from a bushfire could be one of the most traumatic and demanding experiences of your life. Learn what to expect, how to be mentally and physically ready, have a plan, and pack an emergency survival kit.
Emergency alerts - voice or text messages
Learn about emergency alerts that may be sent as a voice message to your landline or as a text message on your mobile phone.
About evacuation centres
During a disaster, information about evacuations and evacuation centres will be made via local ABC radio broadcasts and other media.
Insurance and bushfires
Ensure you're covered before each bushfire season using this handy checklist from the Insurance Council of Australia, and advice regarding insurance terms, exclusions and conditions to be aware of.
Bushfire preparedness for people with disability
Resources, toolkits, and support to help people with vulnerabilities and their carers to prepare for bushfires and other disasters.
Prepare your home for bushfire season
An unprepared property is not only at risk itself, but may also present an increased danger for neighbours. Use the checklist to prepare your home for bushfire season.
Prepare your garden for bushfire season
Checklists for routine maintenance of your garden, and garden waste, and advice about how to use landscaping to improve the bushfire resilience of your home.
Plan to protect your pets
Pets, horses, and livestock are important considerations in your Bushfire Survival Plan. Find resources to help you prepare.
Small business bushfire preparation
Make a plan for your business to help prepare for bushfire situations, help to reduce the impact on your business, and help you to recover quickly.
Primary producer bushfire preparation
Advice for primary producers from Business Queensland to make a plan to prepare your property, review insurance and finances, respond, and recover.
Predicting and preparing for bushfires
Learn about predicting and preparing for bushfires, and the latest research from CSIRO.
Bushfire mitigation in Queensland
Watch the ‘The Burning Question’ - a short documentary video that explains bushfire mitigation in Queensland including the science, and the challenges.
Parks and forests fire management
Learn about the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) collaborative approach to managing fire for Queensland's 13 million hectares of parks and forests, and safety messaging for park neighbours and visitors.
Translated fact sheets about bushfires
Find fact sheets explaining bushfire risk, and preparing for bushfire in your language.