Local community flood guides - Tasmania State Emergency Service

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Upcoming local community flood guides

SES is working or plans to work with the following communities on community protection planning.

Campbell Town and surrounds
Ross and surrounds
Avoca and surrounds
Lake River surrounds
Llewellyn to Perth – North Esk
Upper Ringarooma
Far North East Tasmania
Nunamara surrounds
George Town and the lower Tamar
Tunbridge and surrounds
Bagdad and surrounds
Upper Jordan
Fingal and surrounds
St Helens George River
Scamander and surrounds
West Coast communities
Bass Strait Islands

For known flood prone communities without community protection plans, there are links to local council flooding information as an interim measure to find out more about flooding in your local area. See also the statewide strategic flood maps.

Find flood information for your area

Know your risk, Prepare your household, Reduce risk where you can.
Connect with others, Keep up to date, Act safe.

Download this guide in PDF format.

Know your risk

Storms can happen anywhere at any time and cause flooding.

Storms can damage

trees
buildings
power-lines

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Flood waters can rise quickly.

Even if a storm or flood does not damage your home, you may lose

power
phone and internet connection
road access

No power No WiFi No phone or internet connection Road access

Ask your local Council if your home or road access is likely to flood.

Check for warnings and weather forecasts on the radio or the internet.

Prepare your household

Prepare an emergency plan that everyone in your household understands.
View the checklists or go to or redcross.org.au/emergencies

Prepare an emergency kit

Pack now

Battery powered radio and torch with spare batteries

Radio và đèn pin chạy bằng pin, pin dự phòng

Thông tin quan trọng, chẳng hạn như kế hoạch khẩn cấp của bạn

Găng tay cao su hoặc găng tay da dày

Bộ sơ cứu

Thức ăn và nước uống

Đóng gói khi cần

Warm clothes, strong shoes or boots

Medicines, glasses and other essential items

Pet food and anything else
your pets need

Điện thoại di động và sạc điện thoại

Photos and
special keepsakes

Tài liệu quan trọng, ví dụ

giấy tờ bảo hiểm
passports
Giấy khai sinh
money

Reduce risk where you can

Think about floods when buying a property

Think about floods and storms when buying or developing a house or other property.

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Remove trees that could fall on your home.

Giữ cho máng xối và cống thoát nước của bạn sạch sẽ.

Connect with your neighbours and get involved in your community

Check your neighbours are aware of the dangers and safe.

Stay up to date

Keep up to date on current storm and flood warnings and information.

Hiểu các cảnh báo và thông tin chính

Lời khuyên (Màu vàng): Một sự cố đã xảy ra. Không có nguy hiểm tức thời. Hãy cập nhật thông tin trong trường hợp tình hình thay đổi.

Xem và hành động (Cam): Mức độ đe dọa đã tăng cao. Tình hình đang thay đổi và bạn cần phải hành động ngay bây giờ để bảo vệ bản thân và gia đình.

Cảnh báo khẩn cấp (Đỏ): Cảnh báo Khẩn cấp là cấp độ cảnh báo cao nhất. Bạn có thể đang gặp nguy hiểm và cần hành động ngay lập tức. Bất kỳ sự chậm trễ nào bây giờ đều có thể gây nguy hiểm đến tính mạng của bạn.

Cập nhật cộng đồng (Xanh lam): Thông tin và cập nhật cụ thể cho các cộng đồng bị ảnh hưởng về một sự kiện hoặc sự cố cụ thể.

Sự cố (Trắng): an incident is the initial occurrence of an event before it becomes an emergency warning. As soon as an incident is reported, TasALERT published basic information including the type and location of incident.

Act Safe

Look after children and pets

Check on family and neighbours

tie down anything that could blow or wash away

Tie down or put away anything that could blow or wash away.

Kiểm tra bộ dụng cụ khẩn cấp của bạn đã sẵn sàng để sử dụng.

If you choose to leave, leave early.

Keep indoors. During storms, stay away from windows and unplug electrical items where you can.

Prepare for possible power, water or internet cuts.

STAY AWAY from flood waters. They are DANGEROUS.

If you evacuate

Follow the advice from SES and Tasmania Police.

Go to friends
or family in a safer place or an evacuation centre.

Take your pets and your emergency kit.

Help prevent damage

Turn off your home’s electricity, gas and water at the mains.

Put plastic bags of sand or mud in toilets and over bath and sink plugholes.

Stay home unless it is unsafe to do so

Do not go sightseeing

If you do need to go out, watch out for hazards.

Water over roads.

Damaged power-lines.

Landslides or erosion.

Damaged roads.

Sewage or chemical hazards.

Damaged trees & roofing iron.

Drive slowly, turn on your headlights, turn away from floodwaters.

• Keep listening for updates and check www.tasalert.com
for information and available help after the event.
• If you left home, do not return until SES or Tasmania Police tell you it is safe.
• Watch out for hazards such as debris on roads or damaged roads.