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Watch these important messages with essential facts around fire safety and preparedness that could save you and your family's lives this summer.
Bushfire Safer Places
Knowing where your nearest Safer Place and Last Resort Refuge are should be a part of everyone’s Bushfire Survival Planning.
Be Bushfire Ready - Belinda
Why Risk It? Do your 5 Minute Bushfire Plan
Be Bushfire Ready - Lainie (and Tango)
Why Risk It? Do your 5 Minute Bushfire Plan
Be Bushfire Ready - Ray
Why Risk It? Do your 5 Minute Bushfire Plan
Why Risk It? Stay Informed
Why risk it? Do your 5 Minute Bushfire Plan today.
Why Risk It? Prepare Now
Why risk it? Do your 5 Minute Bushfire Plan today.
Why Risk It? Plan Ahead
Why risk it? Do your 5 Minute Bushfire Plan today.
Bushfire fact - Vegetation
A well prepared home is more likely to survive a bushfire.
Do your 5 Min Bushfire Plan TODAY
Making a choice when a bushfire threatens is too late. The majority of people in bushfires die fleeing their homes at the last moment. Don't wait 'til the last moment, create your 5 Minute Plan now.
Create your own Bushfire Plan, in 3 easy steps
Making a choice when a bushfire threatens is just too late. The majority of people in bushfires die fleeing their homes at the last moment. Don't wait until the last moment, create your 5 Minute Plan now.
Farm Fire Units
Members of the rural community in South Australia attend fires with their own equipment to protect their property and others. We recognise that in many parts of South Australia, farm fire units are an essential part of the community's response to fire.
Understanding fire danger in the Adelaide Hills
If you live in the Adelaide Hills or on the outer edge of Adelaide, you are at bushfire risk. For you, your family and your community's sake it is critical you acknowledge that risk and take the appropriate action to be bushfire ready.
Embers
Embers can rain down on your property well ahead of a fire
Know you are at risk
Rachael, Adelaide Hills property owner, shares her experience of the Cherryville fire.
Know you are at risk
Ray Goodes and Ray Cutting have messages and advice that anyone travelling, living, visiting or working in a bushfire risk area will only benefit from.
Pinery Experiences - Ralph and Tracey
When preparing a plan to respond to a bushfire many question whether they should stand and defend or leave early.
Become a volunteer : Peter
Peter - Coober Pedy Volunteer. You've got it in you to be remarkable.
Become a volunteer : Lisa
Lisa - Kimba Volunteer. You've got it in you to be remarkable.
Become a volunteer : Sam
Sam - Waikerie Volunteer. You've got it in you to be remarkable.
Our Vision - A Safer Community
At the CFS, it's a real team effort and we need lots of team players with different skills.
CFS Volunteers on Totally Wild Oct 2012
Happy Valley CFS Volunteers on Totally Wild Oct 2012.
CFS APY Lands brigades
Managing fire on the land has always been a part of daily life.
CFS Aviation
An insight into CFS Aviation and some key information from the Concordia CFS Brigade.
Become a volunteer : Adam
Adam - Naracoorte Volunteer. You've got it in you to be remarkable.
Become a CFS volunteer
Become a CFS volunteer, You've got it in you to be remarkable
Dan needs a plan episode 2 : the garden
As Dan begins to prepare his home for the bushfire season he soon realises it isn’t going to be a quick and simple task.
Dan needs a plan episode 1
Meet Dan. He & his family have just moved to Bridgewater in the Adelaide Hills.
Bushfire fact - Preparation
Covering up could save your life.
Bushfire fact - Burning embers
Burning embers can travel many kilometres ahead of a fire.
Bushfire fact - fire danger ratings
Understanding predicted bushfire behaviour.
Bushfire fact - Know your area
Where you live can determine your risk.
Bushfire fact - Travelling
If you travel in the country you need to think about bushfire safety.
Bushfire fact - strong winds
High temperature and strong wind - perfect bushfire conditions.
Bushfire fact - Radiant Heat
Covering up could save your life.
Bushfire fact - Bushfire speed
A fire could be on your doorstep before you know it...
Bushfire fact - Farms
Fires on farms can destroy homes and livelihoods.
Bushfire fact - Protect your home from embers
Burning embers can travel many kilometres ahead of a fire.
Bushfire fact - Survival Plan
Having a plan gives you a better chance of surviving a fire.
Preparing for a bushfire
Knowing what you need to do to prepare your home and property for bushfire is essential for the safety of you and your family. Even if your plan is to leave well before a bushfire threatens you can never fully predict what may happen that prevents your leaving. To be forced to stay and defend when you have not prepared could well cost you your life.
Bushfire smoke
Bushfire smoke may make your escape impossible or too dangerous
Ian Hampels experience of the Pinery bushfire 2015
Ian Hampel lives in the State's mid-north and made the decision to stay and defend his property during the Pinery fire.
Bushfires will happen again - Hollie
On Christmas Day 2015 Hollie was enjoying the day’s excitement with her family when she noticed plumes of smoke rising above the trees on a neighbouring property.
Bushfires will happen again - Jack
Jack has a business in the Adelaide Hills. In 2015 on a catastrophic fire day a bushfire started a few kms away..
Bushfires will happen again - Ian
Whilst having lunch Ian heard a radio broadcast warning of the Pinery fire that was heading his way. This is his story…
Bushfires will happen again - Lisa
Lisa faced one of the hardest decisions of her life to stay and defend her property, alone with her horses and the neighbours gone as the Sampson Flat Fire marched across the facing hillside.
Bushfires will happen again - John
On the 2nd January, 2015 John faced the Sampson Flat Fire. It was the fire he had always planned for, but hoped he never saw.
Bushfires will happen again - Tina
Tina returned to her property after the Pinery Fire to face the cruelty of such a ferocious event. The impact on her animals had been devastating.
Bushfires will happen again - Quentin
Quentin purchased his Hills property the week after Ash Wednesday in 1983. He's lived for 30 years with fire risk and urges everyone to recognise their risk and take responsibility.
Dan needs a plan episode 4 : Bushfire Survival Plan
Dan has made a Bushfire Survival Plan for this Fire Danger Season.
Dan needs a plan episode 3 : gutters
In Bridgewater, the struggle is real as Dan continues to prepare for the Fire Danger Season.
Recently he attempted to clean the gutters but found the job a little more taxing than anticipated.
CFS Firefighter Museum
The CFS Volunteer Firefighter Museum houses hundreds of artefacts which tell the story of the CFS firefighters over the last 150 years.