Ruined Castle Bushfire - December 2019  (Madi Maclean)

Detailed information about the 2019-20 bushfires and the effect of bushfires
on the natural environment can be found on our Bushfires webpage.

Useful resources for protecting yourself and wildlife

1. Your first priority should be to make a bushfire survival plan.
2. Download the Hazards Near Me app for your mobile device and set watch zones.
3. NSW bushfires can be tracked at Fires Near Me. This is the information to monitor and act on.
4. For a more detailed map that shows the hot spots and combines it with the Fires Near Me information see this ArcGIS webpage. Zooming in shows the detail.  Magic!
5. Current and upcoming hazard reduction burns are mapped and listed at https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/hazard-reductions.
6. Here's a list of Neighbourhood Safer Places provided by the Rural Fire Service.Remember that neighbourhood safer places are just places of last resort when all else fails. They are not a first option for leaving early.
7. Information about road closures is available on the NSW Livetraffic website.
8. Use Flight Radar 24 to find aerial fire fighting activity.
9. Useful information about wildlife protection in relation to bushfires is available on the BMCC website.
10. More information on wildlife protection is available on an app called; Help Wildlife Near Me, developed by Science for Wildlife.