The next fire season is fast approaching - CFA is introducing the 100 days countdown to the fire season to assist every person in every environment to understand how to protect themselves from bushfire.

https://s1.www.vic.gov.au...

https://s1.www.vic.gov.au/admin/index.php?env=-index:m0--1--s-

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) website offers information on fire safety and prevention at home, in the bush and in business. Information on Fire Restrictions and incidents and material for school projects and school curriculum is also available.

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au...

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/

Provides a list of organisations to contact in the event of an emergency, when it is appropriate to use the 000 (triple zero) emergency response number and what to expect when it is called.

http://www.safety.vic.gov.au...

http://www.safety.vic.gov.au/CA256C5C002964E8/page/Listing-Utility+Buttons-EMERGENCY+CONTACTS?OpenDocument&1=10-Listing~&2=-Utility+Buttons~&3=10-EMERGENCY+CONTACTS~

A Fire Danger Rating is a prediction of fire behaviour, including how hard it would be to put out a fire once it starts. In October 2009, Victoria adopted the new nationally agreed Fire Danger Rating scale to help communities understand information about fire danger.

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au...

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/residents/summer/firedangerratings.htm

The CFA has produced the FireReady Kit to help you understand your bushfire risk, prepare your property and develop a Bushfire Survival Plan based on your decision to leave early or to actively defend your property. This tool will help people decide whether to leave early, well before a bushfire threatens, or to stay and actively defend a well-prepared house, taking into consideration daily weather forecasts and the associated Fire Danger Rating.

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au...

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/residents/summer/firereadykit.htm

As part of FireReady, its Bushfire Preparedness Program in 2009, the CFA has created a Household Bushfire Self-Assessment Tool. This will assist Victorians in determining if their home has adequate defendable space and help them to decide whether staying to defend is a viable option.

http://cfaonline.cfa.vic.gov.au...

http://cfaonline.cfa.vic.gov.au/mycfa/Show?pageId=publicHouseAssess

The MFB responds to a number of incidents that vary in both size and nature. Includes a link to the Major Incidents Map.

http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au...

http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/Incidents.html

The MFB aims to reduce the incidence and impact of fire and other emergencies on the community. This is achieved through the delivery of educational strategies that assist the community to become more self-reliant.

http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au...

http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au