In case of life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000) for Police, Fire or Ambulance. If you have a speech or hearing impairment, call 106.
This page provides a list of resources on how you can prepare for a range of emergencies.
Emergency contacts
View a complete list of emergency contacts.
Bush fire
- My Fire Plan (NSW RFS)
- Bush fire fact sheets (NSW RFS)
- Fires Near Me (NSW RFS)
- Livestock and large animals (NSW RFS)
- Fire safety for your pets (NSW RFS and Fire & Rescue NSW)
Building fire safety
Fire & Rescue NSW Community Fire Safety webpage has a range of information to ensure your family, residents and tenants are safe from fire.
Storms and flood
- Home Emergency Plan (NSW SES)
- Home Emergency Kit (NSW SES)
- FloodSafe for your pets and animals (NSW SES)
- Northern Beaches Flood and Rainfall Levels (MHL & Northern Beaches Council)
- Weather Warnings (BoM)
Tsunami
- Tsunami Evacuation Map (NSW SES)
The Northern Beaches Emergency Dashboard
Head to the Northern Beaches Emergency Dashboard for real-time local weather warnings, incidents, outages and road closures as well as resources for residents, businesses and community groups to prepare and recover from emergencies and natural disasters.
Get Ready NSW
The NSW State Government’s Get Ready NSW website provides a range of resources and content to help you get prepared for emergencies and natural disasters.
- Get Ready - individuals
- Get Ready - community service organisations
- Get Ready - business
- Get Ready - animals
Mobile apps
Apps can be downloaded for free from Google Play (for Android devices) or the Apple Store (for IOS devices)
Hazards Near Me
You can find current information about local emergencies on Hazards Near Me. The app shows information provided from emergency services on:
- bush fires
- floods
- tsunamis
- advice on what to do to stay safe.
The app can send you push notifications when there are new incidents or when information changes. Updates from Hazards Near Me are also included on our Northern Beaches Emergency Dashboard.
Get Prepared App - Red Cross
This app helps you connect with your key support people, accomplish simple tasks to make you and your loved ones safer, and protect the things that matter most to you. You can:
- Establish a quick and easy network of support with your three key contacts
- Review the risks relevant to where you live
- Create checklists of actions to make an emergency plan
- Save the emergency plan as a PDF to be printed and shared with others
EmergencyPlus - Australian Government
Developed by the emergency services and Australian Government, EmergencyPlus enables you to contact emergency services and provides your location using co-ordinates and what3words which uses three unique words to identify your specific location.
Fires Near Me - RFS
Provides information and warnings about bush fires and other incidents attended by the NSW RFS.