Bushfire Season - 1 December - 30 April

 Bushfire Management In The Adelaide Hills

Whether you plan to stay or go, you must prepare your home and propety as if you were staying, you may have no choice but to stay and defend your house and family.

Enter Adelaide Hills Council's information page here for local information

Bushfire Warnings - Fire Bans

A new bushfire advice and warnings system will be implemented in South Australia for this fire danger season.

The new system, which has been agreed nationally, will help you to decide what actions you need to take depending on the predicted fire danger.

The Country Fire Service

Council works closely with the CFS in the provision of Bushfire Management.

This site will allow you to be more aware of the roles, training and activities of your local CFS Brigade and other brigades across the state.

If you have questions such as

• What does the Country Fire Service Do ?
• Who becomes a CFS volunteer ?
• What equipment do CFS firefighters Use ? 
• What do the coloured helmets mean ?

then proceed to this link for more information and contact details.

Fire Prevention in the Adelaide Hills It's Everyone's Responsibility

Download the Preparation Check List and see if you are you ready for the coming bushfire season?

 Passive Vs Active Protection

CSIRO research from Ash Wednesday shows that 98% of occupied houses threatened by fire survived.  The chance of house survival and its ability to provide a safe refuge from bushfire will be greatly improved if the appropriate measures to reduce radiant heat, direct flame contact, and spark and ember attack are put in place.

Bushfire protection measures can be categorised as two types:

• Passive protection measures
• Active protection measures.

Passive Protection Measures are those that are put in place before the fire season and do not require ongoing input.  These measures will mean that there is an inbuilt level of fire protection even if no one is home during a bushfire. Visit the CFS website through our links on this page to find out how you can protect your home. 

Prepare. Act. Survive 

The devastating Victorian bushfires of February 7 2009 has accelerated, and provided a renewed focus, for bushfire preparedness in this State.

A Bushfire Task Force was established in March 2009 to analyse key issues arising from the Victorian bushfires and Royal Commission and to look into immediate, medium and longer term strategies required to improve bushfire management practices in South Australia.

On Thursday, 10 September 2009, the State Government announced some of the initiatives and recommendations put forward by the Task Force that will be implemented to help elevate South Australia to a new state of fire readiness.

Being Bushfire Ready is a shared responsibility. Enter the CFS website here and read about some of the key initiatives the Government is implementing.