Bushfire and Emergency Management
Find the information you need to prepare, stay informed, act safely and recover from an emergency in the Shire of Plantagenet.
If there is an Emergency Now
- Call Triple Zero 000 for a fire, serious injury or any life-threatening emergency.
- Check Emergency WA for current warnings, incidents and instructions.
- Call 13 DFES on 13 33 37 for recorded emergency information.
- Call the State Emergency Service on 132 500 for emergency assistance during a storm, flood, cyclone, earthquake or tsunami. Call 000 if life is at risk.
Do not wait for a text message, telephone call or a knock on the door before acting. Conditions can change quickly, warning delivery is not guaranteed and you may know about danger before an official warning reaches you.
Prepare Before an Emergency
- Head over to our emergency planning and management pages for more information
- Make and practise an emergency plan for everyone in your household.
- Prepare an emergency kit and keep it easy to reach.
- Know how you will leave, where you will go and what you will do with pets and livestock.
- Prepare your property and complete the work required by the current Bushfire Management Notice.
- Plan for power, telephone and road access interruptions.
- Check on neighbours, relatives and people who may need extra support.
Popular Information
- Current warnings and emergency contacts
- Bushfire Management Notice and property compliance
- Burning periods, permits and Total Fire Bans
- Bushfire mitigation works
- Bushfire plans, emergency kits and property preparation
- Evacuation centres and emergency relief
- Pets, livestock and animal welfare
- Community recovery
- Volunteer bush fire brigades
Australian Fire Danger Rating System
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Rating
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What to do
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Moderate
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Plan and prepare. Stay up to date and be ready to act.
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High
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Be ready to act. There is a heightened risk and fires can be dangerous.
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Extreme
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Take action now to protect life and property. Consider leaving early if your plan requires it.
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Catastrophic
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For your survival, leave bushfire-risk areas. Homes cannot withstand fires in these conditions.
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Related links
Emergency WA warnings and incidents — current official emergency information
DFES hazard information — prepare for hazards in Western Australia