South Burnett residents urged to ‘Be Prepared’
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With rainfall in the region over the last 24/48 hours being minimal, the Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) has now moved to Stand Down. Council will continue to liaise with local emergency services to monitor weather conditions.
South Burnett residents are advised that with the storm season upon us, now is the time to be prepared.
You can help prepare for emergencies by:
- Preparing your Emergency Plan
- Preparing your Emergency Kit
- Preparing your home / business / farm
- Tuning into Warnings
- Re-stocking your pantry
- Ensuring your prescriptions are filled
- Ensuring you have adequate supplies of fuel, gas and medication
Useful Websites and contacts:
- South Burnett Regional Council’s Disaster Dashboard http://dashboard.southburnett.qld.gov.au/
- Qld Alert is a Facebook Page by Qld Police provides a ‘dashboard’ for emergency services info in Qld: https://www.qld.gov.au/alerts
- BOM weather & warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au/
- Qld Disaster Management Services: https://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
- Dept of Transport & Main Roads – road closures: phone 131 940 or https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/
- In a life-threatening emergency, which includes vehicles trapped in floodwater people are urged to call triple zero (000) immediately
- SES - For storm and flood related assistance contact the State Emergency Service on 132 500
- SunWater – For current dam levels https://www.sunwater.com.au/
- Tune into your local radio station
Don’t forget, “If it’s flooded, forget it!”
