See below links for the latest information about preparing your family and property for bushfire season, the latest bushfire updates and warnings, and state-based support and information.
State Resources & Alerts
New South Wales
Contact:
NSW Rural Fire Service
T: 02 8741 5555
E: media@rfs.nsw.gov.au
Northern Territory
Contact:
NT Fire & Rescue Service
T: 08 8999 3473
Contact
Queensland
Contact:
Queensland Fire & Emergency Serves (QFES)
T: 13 74 68
Contact
Fire Retardant Used: MVPfX & Blazetamer 380
MSDS On File
South Australia
Contact:
South Australian Country Fire Service
T: 08 8115 3300
E: cfsmedia@cfs.sa.gov.au
Tasmania
- Bushfires: Prepare, Act, Survive TAS
- Tasmania Fire Service: Latest Alerts
- Tasmania Fire Service: Twitter
Contact:
Tasmania Fire Service
T: 03 6173 2740
E: fire@fire.tas.gov.au
Fire Retardant Used: WD881 & LC95
MSDS Available On File
Victoria
Contact:
Country Fire Authority (Vic)
T: 03 9262 8444
E: cfamedia@cfa.vic.gov.au
Western Australia
Contact:
Department of Fire & Emergency Services
T: 08 9454 0777
General Enquiries
Water Additive Chemicals
For more information on water additive chemicals sometimes used for firefighting, see the links below:
Agriculture Resources: Recovery & Assistance
NSW
- State recovery assistance services
- Local Land Services and NSW DPI, 1800 814 647: For livestock fodder, stock loss and assessment
- Bushfire Hub NSW: Current situation
- NSW Disaster Welfare Assistance Line, 1800 018 444
- NSW Bushfire & Disaster Assistance, 13 77 88
- Mental health support:
– NSW Mental Health Line, 1800 011 511
– Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP)
Northern Territory
- Who to contact after a fire or disaster
- Financial help for NT residents
- Mental health support:
– For counselling services in the Top End, call (08) 8941 1752.
– For counselling services in the Katherine region, call (08) 894 11752.
– For counselling services in Central Australia, call (08) 8953 4225.
Queensland
- State recovery assistance services
- Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority
- Mental health support:
– Mental Health Association of Queensland
South Australia
- State recovery assistance services
- South Australian Business Bushfire Recovery
- Mental health support:
– Recovery SA
– Regional Access, 1300 032 186
Tasmania
- Current bushfire recovery support
- Disaster Assistance TAS
- Funding for TAS Primary Producers affected by 2019-20 bushfires
- Health & Wellbeing: Bushfire Emergency Support, 180 22 66
Victoria
- Current bushfire recovery support
- Bushfire Recovery Victoria, 1800 560 760
- What to do after a bushfire
- Health & Wellbeing General Support, 1300 799 232
- Urgent Mental Health Concerns, 1800 808 284
Western Australia
- State recovery assistance services or the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), 1800 198 231
- Fodder assistance: Department of Fire and Emergency Services, 08 9395 9341
- Stock loss and assessment: animal.welfare@dpird.wa.gov.au
- Mental health support:
– Crisis Care counselling service, 1800 199 008
– Mental Health Emergency Response Line, 1300 555 788
National
- National Bushfire Recovery Agency
- ABC Emergency
- Offers of human labour: BlazeAid, 0418 745 994
- Lifeline, 13 11 11
