Get Ready Apps

Fires Near Me - NSW Rural Fire Service

It's important you stay up to date before, during and after bush fires and other emergencies.To help, the NSW RFS provides information and warnings through a range of channels.

Fires Near Me website
Information and warnings about bush fires and other incidents attended by the NSW RFS

Fires Near Me page

Fires Near Me NSW smartphone app
A mobile application on iOS and Android to help you stay up to date on bush fires in your area

Download for iOS devices

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Fires Near Me Australia smartphone app
Providing fire information from participating fire and emergency service authorities across Australia

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Australian Red Cross - Get Prepared app

Get Prepared is an app that helps you connect with your key support people, accomplish simple tasks to make you and your loved ones safer, and protect the things that matter most to you.
A quick and easy network of support
Establish your network of support with your three key contacts. Your Key 3 are the people you know and can ask for help in an emergency.
Simple checklists for completing actions
Make a plan using simple checklists that help you complete the important actions that make you prepared for emergencies.
Share your plan with the people you care about
Your current emergency plan is always available and easy to share with anyone you're connected with

Get Prepared is an easy to use app that helps you access information and tools to complete an emergency plan. It builds on the Red Cross RediPlan.

Download the app at: Get Prepared app | Australian Red Cross

Red Cross - First Aid

The Red Cross First Aid app is a free, comprehensive pocket guide to first aid and CPR, giving you access to the most up to date first aid information anytime, anywhere.

First Aid app | Australian Red Cross

Marine Rescue

The MarineRescue App makes it easier than ever for boaters to stay safe on NSW waters. It’s the only App that connects you directly to

Marine Rescue NSW.

In just a few minutes, you can Log On with Marine Rescue NSW and be on your way, knowing more than 3,000 professionally trained and equipped search and rescue experts are watching out for you.

The App also provides a range of valuable safety tools and information that could help save lives in an emergency:

Local tide, weather and sea conditions
Your latitude/longitude position coordinates
Boat ramp locations and popular fishing spots
A safety checklist
Emergency call procedures
Information on Marine Rescue NSW

Download the app at: MarineRescue App - Marine Rescue NSW

Floods Near Me NSW

Life saving features, at your disposal

User's Current Location or Dropped Pin
Road Closed and Water Over Road locations
Observed River Gauge Heights (with pinch gesture Graphs and Touch enabled historical readings)
Compare, Rename or make Favorite River Gauges
Flooded River Sections (for stations with Minor, Moderate and Major flood levels)
Flood Watch and Flood Warning information
Evacuation Warning, Evacuation Order and Evacuation All-Clear areas

Download the app at: # Floods Near Me #

Emergency Plus

Emergency +’ is a national app developed by Australia’s emergency services and their government industry partners, helping people to call the right number at the right time, anywhere in Australia. Emergency + also includes SES and Police Assistance Line numbers as options, so non-emergency calls are made to the most appropriate number.

The app uses a mobile phone’s GPS functionality and what3words, so callers can provide emergency call-takers with their location information as determined by their smart phone.

With what3words available within the Emergency+ app, Triple Zero (000) callers can confirm their exact location quickly and accurately.

what3words has divided the world into 3m squares and given each one a unique three word identifier. Addressing using what3words works offline - ideal when you have no data coverage or are in a remote location.

Download the app at: https://www.emergencyplus.com.au

Waterlive

WaterLive is a mobile phone application for accessing near real-time water data. The application allows water users to access information from handheld devices for surface water, including major rivers, major dam levels, dam inflows and groundwater data.

Key features of WaterLive:

Push notifications sent straight to their home screen for effortless updates on timely water information, notifying user within 30 minutes when updated data from our Real-Time Water system triggers any alerts on their watchlist
An interactive map allows users to zoom into multiple sites to easily access a state-wide or a local perspective of river flood levels or dam storage levels to improve decision making and ensure compliance with their water licence.
User friendly interface makes it easier and quicker to find sites by searching for the site name, ID or its river or basin. Users can monitor information, including storage levels, stream flows, water temperature and rainfall.
Users can customise their favourite sites to be easily accessed when required and view a summary of the relevant data. This will save time in accessing the information that is applicable to you upon loading the app.
Users can easily set their preferences in the ‘watchlist’. This will ensure they are notified once data relating to their preferences are triggered, providing information as soon as it becomes available, so not needing to access the app.

Download at: WaterLive - WaterNSW