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Emergencies

For life threatening emergencies, call 000 (Police, Fire or Ambulance)
For major bush fire incident updates, call the NSW Rural Fire Service on 1800 679 737
For emergency help in flood, storms and tsunamis, call the State Emergency Service (SES) on 132 500
For non-emergency/general NSW SES enquiries, call 138 737
For weather updates and flood warnings, visit bom.gov.au/nsw
For live updates on local traffic conditions and road closures, visit Live Traffic NSW
For current information about local emergencies, download the Hazards Near Me NSW app
For live radio updates, tune into 1233 ABC Newcastle

Preparing for an emergency

Make sure you and your family are emergency ready

What to do during and after an emergency

If an emergency were to occur, would you know how to react?

Is your business emergency ready?

Regardless of the size of your business, it’s important to have a plan in place to ensure you can continue to operate during an emergency and bounce back quickly following any critical incident

Emergency volunteers

Learn how you can become a volunteer with NSW SES, NSW RFS or Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie.