Emergency Contacts Warnings and Information

Use the right service and keep more than one source of emergency information available.

Emergency Telephone Numbers

Situation	Contact
Fire, police or ambulance emergency; life or property at immediate risk	Triple Zero 000
Recorded DFES emergency information	13 DFES — 13 33 37
SES emergency assistance during storm, flood, cyclone, earthquake or tsunami	132 500
Police assistance when it is not an emergency	131 444
Shire fire-season and local emergency-management enquiries during business hours	(08) 9892 1111
Western Power electrical emergency or outage	13 13 51
Water Corporation faults and emergencies	13 13 75
Main Roads travel information	138 138

Check Emergency WA and read the full warning, including the location, time, warning level and required action.
Listen to ABC Great Southern and other local radio when internet or mobile services may be unreliable.
Check Bureau of Meteorology warnings and forecasts.
Follow directions from emergency services and police.
Tell family, neighbours and people nearby when you receive important information.

Warning level	What it means
Advice	An incident is active, but there may be no immediate threat. Stay informed and follow the action statement.
Watch and Act	There is a possible threat. Conditions are changing and you need to take action now.
Emergency Warning	There is a threat to lives or homes. You may be in danger and must take immediate action.

Rating	What to do
Moderate	Plan and prepare. Stay up to date and be ready to act.
High	Be ready to act. There is a heightened risk and fires can be dangerous.
Extreme	Take action now to protect life and property. Consider leaving early if your plan requires it.
Catastrophic	For your survival, leave bushfire-risk areas. Homes cannot withstand fires in these conditions.

Emergency authorities may send urgent messages to compatible devices, including through AusAlert as it is adopted.

Read the message when safe, tell others, follow its instructions and continue checking Emergency WA and local radio.

Device alerts are one part of the warning system and must not be your only source of information.