Be ready for storms and floods - Tasmania State Emergency Service

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

Know your risk

Storms can happen anywhere at any time and cause flooding.

Storms can damage

trees
buildings
power-lines

Think about floods when buying a property Power lines broken Broken tree

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

電池供電的收音機和手電筒，備用電池

Important information, such as your emergency plan

橡膠手套或堅固的皮革手套

急救箱

食物和水

需要時打包

Warm clothes, strong shoes or boots

Medicines, glasses and other essential items

Pet food and anything else your pets need

手機和充電器

Photos and special keepsakes

Important documents, for example

保險文件
passports
出生證明
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.

保持您的排水溝和排水管暢通。.

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.

了解警告和關鍵資訊

建議 (黃色)： 已發生事件。目前沒有立即危險。請隨時更新最新情況，以防局勢變動。.

觀察與行動（橘色）： 威脅等級升高。情勢正在改變，您現在就必須採取行動保護您和您的家人。

緊急警告（紅色）： 緊急警報為最高級別的警報。您可能身處危險之中，需要立即採取行動。任何延誤都可能危及您的生命。.

社群更新（藍色）： 針對特定事件或事故，向受影響社群提供的具體資訊和最新消息。.

事件（白色）： 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.

檢查您的緊急救助包是否已準備就緒。.

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.

之後

• 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.