2 Minute Traveller Bushfire Plan

Whether you're taking a day trip, camping, caravanning or staying in rental accommodation, bushfires can occur without warning and quickly affect your travel route or holiday destination.

Create your Traveller Bushfire Plan now to know the level of risk in the areas you're travelling to and through and what to do to keep yourself safe.

Step 1 of 6: Know your Fire Ban Districts

Knowing the Fire Ban Districts you are travelling to and through is the first step to understand the fire dangers in these locations and what restrictions may apply.
Instructions
Plan your route by entering your start location and destination and clicking 'Get Route'. This will automatically populate Fire Ban Districts you are travelling through and display your route on the map below.

If your route does not display, try including 'SA' or 'South Australia' with the town name - for example 'Snowtown, South Australia'.
Fire Bans for districts I am travelling to and through:

Step 2 of 6: Check Fire Danger Ratings

Fire Danger Ratings are an indicator of how dangerous a bushfire could be if it occurs. You need to check Fire Danger Ratings every day and avoid travel to districts with a Catastrophic rating.
Instructions
If you are travelling today or tomorrow, write down the Fire Danger Rating for all districts you are travelling through and to. Leave blank if you are not travelling today or tomorrow.
Today's Fire Danger Ratings for districts I am travelling to and through are:
Tomorrow's Fire Danger Ratings for districts I am travelling to and through are:

Fire Danger Ratings

Last updated - Fire Bans for Today.
Note: Fire Danger Ratings are published after 4:30 pm each day. Days 2, 3 and 4 are preliminary forecasts and subject to change so should be used as a guide only.

Step 3 of 6: Plan for high fire danger days

A high fire danger day is a day with a fire danger rating of Extreme or Catastrophic. On these days, your safest option is to visit family, friends or tourist attractions located within a Bushfire Safer Place.
Instructions
Decide what you will do if there is a high fire danger day during your travels. You can use the Bushfire Safer Places map to identify places that offer relative safety and add options that may be available to you.
Helpful tip: Contact local Visitor Information Centres for a list of safe tourist activities and locations.

Find your Bushfire Safer Place

  • Bushfire Safer Place iconBushfire Safer Places are identified by yellow overlay on map
  • Bushfire Last Resort Refuge iconBushfire Last Resort Refuges are identified by green icon on map
  • Other areas on map can be bushfire risk areas

Step 4 of 6: Pack your emergency kit

Emergency kits should contain what you need to help survive a bushfire. It is important to pack essential items to help you survive a bushfire when you're travelling.
Instructions
We recommend you include items like those listed below in your emergency kit. You can also include additional items that suit your circumstances. Visit cfs.sa.gov.au/emergency-kits to learn more.

Step 5 of 6: Know your local ABC radio station

Local ABC radio stations broadcast the emergency warnings and alerts relevant to their area. You should also pack a battery powered radio in case power or mobile connectivity fails during a bushfire.
Instructions
ABC radio stations have automatically been selected based on your route you provided. You can add additional radio stations to your plan.
* Frequency information accurate as at September 2020. Broadcast areas are indicative only and reception depends on weather and local geographical conditions.

Step 6 of 6: Your traveller bushfire survival checklist

You need to know your risk, check and follow your plan and stay informed about bushfire warnings and updates every day you are in a bushfire risk area.
Instructions
We recommend you complete each of these items before you start travelling. You can also include additional steps that suit your circumstances.