Emerald Fire Brigade: fire danger, getting ready and volunteering in Emerald, Victoria
FIRE DANGER PERIOD Fire restrictions now apply in Cardinia and Yarra Ranges. Dates and what you can do (CFA)
GET READY FOR SUMMER The Fire Danger Period hasn't started yet. Now is the time to prepare.
OFF-SEASON No Fire Danger Period right now. House fires happen all year: winter brings heaters, dryers and electric blankets back into use.
CATASTROPHIC fire danger today
CFA: “Never travel through or to high risk areas on a Catastrophic fire danger day.”
If you live in or near the bush, leaving early is the safest option.
Check VicEmergency nowEXTREME fire danger today
CFA: “Stay away from high fire risk areas on Extreme fire danger days.”
Leaving early is the safest option.
Check VicEmergency nowToday in Emerald
Central districtTotal Fire Ban
For CFA's Central fire district. Live information loads from CFA. If it doesn't, use the links.
Warnings come from VicEmergency
Get the VicEmergency app and set a watch zone for home and anywhere you're going.
Open VicEmergencyLeaving early is the safest option
Decide now where you'll go, when you'll leave and what you'll take. Leave the night before or early in the morning on high risk days.
Make your fire plan (CFA)Plan help for EmeraldWorrell Reserve, Emerald
This is Emerald's Neighbourhood Safer Place. Go there only if your plan fails and you can't leave. It is a last resort, not a plan.
Where it is (Cardinia Shire)Listen to emergency radio
A battery or car radio works when phones and power are down.
This website keeps a saved copy on your phone for when there's no signal.
Visiting the Hills today?
- Check the fire danger rating before you travel.
- On Extreme days, stay away from high fire risk areas. On Catastrophic days, don't travel to or through them.
- Get the VicEmergency app and set a watch zone for where you're going.
- Phone reception drops out in the hills. Know your way out.
Help in your language: call 131 450 and ask for the VicEmergency Hotline.
CFA advice for travellersLive or work in Emerald? Join your local brigade.
You don't need experience. CFA provides everything you need: training, protective clothing and equipment. We just need you.
Come and meet us: training is every Wednesday from 7pm at the station.
Do these 4 things before summer
Each one opens the official advice.
Write your fire plan
Where you'll go, when you'll leave, what you'll take. (CFA) 02Clean up your property
Gutters, long grass, fuel near the house. Councils inspect before summer. 03Set up VicEmergency
Install the app and set a watch zone around your home. 04Come to a session
Ask our firefighters about your property and your street.Fire safety at home
House fires happen in every season. Each link opens the official advice.
Make a home fire escape plan
Two ways out of every room, and a meeting place outside. (CFA) 02Test your smoke alarms
Which alarms to have, where they go and how to look after them. (CFA) 03Heat your home safely
Heaters, wood fires, chimneys and electric blankets. (CFA) 04Electrical safety
Power boards, cords and appliances. (CFA) 05Charge batteries safely
E-bikes, scooters, phones and power tools. (CFA) 06Car fires
What to do if your car catches fire. (Fire Rescue Victoria)Join your local brigade
Live or work nearby? CFA provides the training and equipment. Training is Wednesdays from 7pm.
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