{"id":48375,"date":"2025-12-16T11:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/mylatrobe\/?p=48375"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T02:56:34","slug":"staying-safe-during-bushfire-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/mylatrobe\/staying-safe-during-bushfire-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying safe during bushfire season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we enter the summer months, it\u2019s a timely reminder of the importance of knowing what to do in a bushfire.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>During current or anticipated bushfire activity, alerts will be issued by emergency services according to the Fire Danger rating, forecast using data from the Bureau of Meteorology. These ratings range in increasing severity from&nbsp;<strong>Moderate<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>High<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>Extreme<\/strong>; to the highest level:&nbsp;<strong>Catastrophic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fire danger ratings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fire Danger rating for each region is updated regularly depending on the current and forecast conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/vic\/forecasts\/fire-danger-ratings.shtml\">Victoria fire danger ratings\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/nsw\/forecasts\/fire-danger-ratings.shtml\">NSW fire danger ratings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extreme rating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If an Extreme rating has been issued and includes the region you live or study in, we recommend you study at home if it is safe to do so. Where possible, we encourage you to avoid travelling to a region that has an Extreme rating in place. Exercise care and continue to monitor emergency services updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Catastrophic rating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If a Catastrophic rating has been issued for your region, the University\u2019s expectation is that you <strong>only study if you are in a location where it is<\/strong> <strong>safe for you to do so<\/strong>. Please <strong>avoid <\/strong>high-risk bushfire areas, be aware of your personal safety and ensure you continue to monitor your surrounding conditions and are prepared to act on any further updates or instructions issued by emergency services or the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Official emergency service updates will be available below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/emergency.vic.gov.au\/respond\/\">VIC Emergency<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfs.nsw.gov.au\/fire-information\/fires-near-me\">NSW Rural Fire Service<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download the VicEmergency app<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>VicEmergency\u00a0<\/strong>is the official Victorian Government app for emergency warnings and information. You can download VicEmergency for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/au\/app\/vicemergency\/id356559665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.naturallybeing.fireready&amp;hl=en_AU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>, set up a user profile and watch zones to ensure you receive official warnings and information for areas that interest you.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/mylatrobe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Square-350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56406 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/mylatrobe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Square-350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/mylatrobe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Square-350-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/mylatrobe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Square-350-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information on how to stay safe during bushfire season and to learn which fire district you are located in, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfa.vic.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.cfa.vic.gov.au<\/a>&nbsp;(Victoria) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfs.nsw.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.rfs.nsw.gov.au<\/a>&nbsp;(NSW).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we enter the summer months, it\u2019s a timely reminder of the importance of knowing what to do in a bushfire.&nbsp;&nbsp; During current or anticipated bushfire activity, alerts will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":56410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wellbeing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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