Local Incident Management Plan
Buchan & District Information about what to do during a local incident, fire, flood, storm, etc. Get Ready Now
When to leave
Phone numbers
Develop a personal / family incident plan - Practice your plan Understand the risks Pack an ‘Emergency Kit’ including items from ‘What to Take’ Prepare your house Make sure your vehicle has fuel
When you hear that an incident is impacting or will impact on the Buchan District
Police, Fire, Ambulance
When advised by CFA, DEPI, SES, Victoria Police or local radio
Bushfire Info Line (VBIL)
When leaving your home, close all windows and doors, close curtains, drapes, blinds, turn off lights, gas and appliances
VicRoads
Monitor Local Radio for Emergency Warnings ABC Local (FM) - 103.5, 100.7, 97.1 ABC Local (AM) - 720, 828 ABC Radio National (FM) - 106.3, 98.7, 99.7, 103.5 3TR (FM) - 99.9 REG (FM) - 105.5, 90.7 ABC NSW - (FM) 94.1, 100.9 (AM) 810 Poor reception areas - Melbourne ABC radio available via your satellite television system using the Remote Radio/TV button
000 1800 240 667 13 11 70
What to wear
State Emergency Service
Fire
13 25 00
Natural fibre (wool or cotton), long sleeve top and long pants, solid footwear (leather), wide brimmed hat, smoke mask, goggles, leather gloves, towel
Hearing Impaired, call text phone
TTY 1800 122 969
Websites VicEmergency (Information) Solid footwear (leather), warm clothing, www.emergency.vic.gov.au wet weather gear CFA (fire information) www.cfa.vic.gov.au What to take VicRoads (traffic information) Essential clothing, photos, personal www.vicroads.vic.gov.au items, woollen blanket, food and drinking water DEPI (forest fire information) What to Expect Prescriptions and medications for 7 www.depi.vic.gov.au Limited visibility during fires or days / toiletries for 3 days SES (flood information) storms Documents - photographs, passport, www.ses.vic.gov.au titles, bank accounts, birth, marriage Limited or restricted access into Emergency Warning Network and insurance certificates and/or out of Buchan www.ewn.com.au Assembly area will be crowded and Mobiles, charger, portable radio, torch ABC (news / alerts) and batteries you will be told what to do www.abc.net.au/emergency Pets are owners responsibility (food, Loss of power and telephone East Gippsland Shire leads, cages, bowls) communications www.egipps.vic.gov.au ONLY pack what is essential Do not rely on town water or Bureau of Meteorology (weather) electricity supply for fire fighting www.bom.gov.au Publications purposes. Remember, cordless Red Cross (relief information) telephones rely on power which may CFA - Fire Ready Plan www.redcross.org.au be unavailable SES - Emergency Toolkit Facebook - CFA & DEPI Do not drive in smoke, flood waters Smart phone / tablet Red Cross Emergency REDiPlan or during storms Fire Ready App (free) GPS Ref. ________________ CFA Map Ref. ____________
Flood
Designated Assembly Areas
Version: Draft 5 - December
Buchan (Fire Only) Buchan Recreation Pavilion, Orbost Road, Buchan Buchan (Flood, etc.) Buchan Mechanics Hall, Main Street, Buchan, Buchan Valley Log Cabins, Gelantipy Road, Buchan Gelantipy (Fire, Flood, etc.), 1 Saleyard Road, Gelantipy W Tree (Fire, Flood, etc.), 2440 Gelantipy Road, W Tree
