Fire Ready Kit

The Fire Ready Kit has been designed to help you understand your risk, prepare your property and develop a Bushfire Survival Plan.

Download the complete Fire Ready Kit - pdf 3580k or in separate sections below.

For hard copies, ring the Victorian Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667.

Fire Ready Kit Sections

Title	Cover
Introduction and Contents Foreword by Chief Officer Euan Ferguson and contents of the kit. Download the Introduction and contents - pdf 560k
Am I at Risk? Understanding your level of risk is the first step in developing your Bushfire Survival Plan. Download Am I at risk? - pdf 1121k
Prepare for bushfire: Leaving early is the safest option Plan and prepare to leave before bushfire threatens. Leaving early is the safest way to survive a bushfire. Download Preparing for Bushfire - pdf 1164k
Your property: How prepared is it? What you must do as a minimum to reduce the effects of bushfire on your property. Download Your Property: how prepared is it? - pdf 2139k
Plan for survival Know your trigger to act and survival options if leaving early is no longer an option. Download Plan for survival - pdf 1513k
Bushfire Survival Planning Template (Leaving Early) Use this guide to help you write your Bushfire Survival Plan. Download the Leaving Early planning template - pdf 249k
Defending your property - Stay and actively defend Learn what it takes to actively defend your property and understand the risks involved. Download Defending your property - pdf 1791k
Bushfire Survival Planning Template (Stay and actively Defend) Use this guide to help you write your Bushfire Survival Plan if you plan to stay and actively defend your property. Download Stay and actively Defend planning template - pdf 266k

The Fire Ready Kit is just one of the tools you should use to ensure you are prepared for bushfire.

For more information CFA recommends:

• Attending a local FireReady Victoria meeting in your area

• Attending a local Bushfire Planning Workshop in your area

• Joining or establishing a neighbourhood Community Fireguard Group

• Requesting a home bushfire site visit

• Prepare your garden - Landscaping for Bushfire: Garden Design and Plant Selection

• Red Cross Bushfires: Prepare to leave early guide - pdf 1237kb. For people who will need help to prepare and to leave early when there is high bushfire risk.