Your Bushfire Survival Plan

Leaving early is the safest option

• In high-risk areas, leaving early is your safest option. This is particularly so on Code Red,
  Extreme and Severe days.
• Even people who are extremely well prepared can die fighting fires at home.
• If you live in a high-risk bushfire area, your home will not be defendable on a Code Red day.
• Code Red is the highest Fire Danger Rating. These are the worst conditions for a bush
  or grassfire.
• Houses are not designed or constructed to withstand fires in Code Red conditions.
• On a Code Red day, leaving high-risk bushfire areas the night before or early in the morning is the safest option area, your home may not be defendable on Extreme or Severe fire risk days.
• Most homes in high-risk bushfire areas are not built to withstand bushfire.

Start your Leave Early Bushfire Survival Plan

Can I stay and actively defend?

• Defending a property requires at least two able-bodied, fit and determined adults who are physically and mentally prepared to work long and hard in arduous and difficult conditions.
• Defending your home is very risky – you could die or be seriously injured.
• If you live in a high-risk bushfire area, your home will not be defendable on a Code Red day.
• Children, the elderly, people with special needs or disability should be well away from
  the threat.

See Stay and Actively Defend for more information.