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Bushfires

The bushfire danger period for NSW for this season has started. Fire permits are required throughout the year in most areas of New South Wales. Please contact your local fire station for more information.

• Total fire bans

  Total Fire Bans are declared by the Commissioner of the Rural Fire Service.
  Total fire bans map

• Current weather

  For up to date weather forecasts visit the Bureau of Meteorology website.

• Bushfire research

  Working independently as well as with other organisations the NSW Fire Brigades conducts research into bushfire behaviour and management to help reduce the risk of bushfire for communities in urban/bushland interface areas.
  Bushfire behaviour
  Can cigarette butts start bushfires?
  Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre
  CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products

• Bushfire survival plan

  You need to make a Bushfire Survival Plan and prepare your property to give yourself, your family and your home the best chance of survival from a bushfire.
  Prepare a bushfire survival plan.

• Bushfire preparation

  There is a wide range of planning and preparation activities that you can undertake which will dramatically increase the chances of you, your family and your home surviving in the event of a bushfire.
  Find out more about bushfire preparation.

• Prepare.Act.Survive

  It is your responsibility to prepare yourself, your family and your home for the threat of bushfire. Your survival depends on your preparations, and the decisions you make.
  Learn more about Prepare.Act.Survive.

• Total Fire Bans

  To reduce the risk of fires damaging or destroying life, property and the environment, the NSW RFS Commissioner may declare a Total Fire Ban for days of increased fire danger.
  Learn more about Total Fire Bans and it's rules.

• Fire Danger Ratings

  The Fire Danger Rating (FDR) is an assessment of the potential fire behaviour, the difficulty of suppressing a fire, and the potential impact on the community should a bushfire occur on a given day. The FDR is an early indicator of potential danger and should act as a trigger for action.
  Learn more about the new Fire danger ratings, their recommended action and potential fire behaviour.

• Bushfire Alerts

  Bushfire Alerts are about getting messages to the community when there is a fire, using a wide range of mediums such as radio and television. They are contingent on the understanding that bushfires can threaten suddenly and without warning, and that the community must be prepared to take action regardless of whether they receive an official emergency warning.
  Learn more about the new bushfire alerts.

• Static Water Supply (SWS)

  The Static Water Supply (SWS) program is aimed at identifying properties with a water supply such as dams, creeks or swimming pools that can be used for firefighting purposes.
  Do you have a Static Water Supply and live in a bushfire-prone area? Find out more here.

• Community Fire Units (CFUs)

  If you live in an urban area close to bush land in NSW, there is a chance that your home could be impacted by a bushfire. You and your neighbours could benefit from becoming volunteer Community Fire Unit Members.
  Community Fire Units (CFUs)