SOURCE: https://www.abc.net.au/emergency FETCHED: 2026-11-03 16:00 AEDT - - - - ABC Emergency - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Skip to main content Skip to emergency navigation, settings and search ## Explore the ABC - news - iview - listen Loading # Find alerts in your area Search any location in Australia to find local warnings and incidents on our interactive map. Search for a location Enter a suburb or postcode in Australia and select from the list Selecting a location will reload the page with your results ## Plan for an Emergency ### Can I have a barbecue during a fire ban? The rules around fire bans change depending where you live. Here's a quick guide to cooking fires, barbecues and using power tools when there's fire weather. ### Looking after animals in a heatwave If the weather is too hot for you, it's too hot for your pets. Know what you need to do to keep your furry friends cool and safe during a heatwave. ### Cycle safely this summer If you take your cycling seriously, here's how to do it safely this summer ### Lots of rain can mean mould, this is how to get rid of it. Our houses can become breeding grounds for mould after prolonged rain. It's important to clean and remove it properly as it can lead to severe health effects. ### How to prepare for severe weather Having a plan before the storm arrives will keep you safe and help avoid damage to your home and property. ### What to do if there's a bushfire in your area If there's a bushfire warning for your area, follow your bushfire survival plan. Remember, it's always safest to leave early. ### How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency Stay informed in an emergency. Set the local ABC radio station in your car, on ABC listen and on your battery-powered radio. Load more ## Active National Incidents australia 177 Total incidents - act 2 - nsw 22 - nt 8 - qld 49 - sa 7 - tas 10 - vic 19 - wa 60 ## Emergency Advice ### ABC Radio Traveller's Guide Print and pack this updated pocket guide to ABC radio frequencies around the country. Tune in to the local ABC station for emergency warnings. ### Find emergency services where you are Know which agency issues emergency alerts during events like bushfires, storms and cyclones in the state or territory where you live, or where you're travelling to. ### Your mobile phone could help save your life. Here's how Anyone could be caught in a disaster — and most of us carry something in our pocket that could help us stay safe, or even alive, when it strikes. ### Helping you recover after an emergency After an emergency, get essential information to help you and your community recover. Load more ## App Promotion Emergency Coverage Stay Connected in an emergency, set your local ABC Radio station in ABC listen. Get the ABC listen app Radio & Podcasts ## In the News ### Supercells forecast for Queensland and NSW after overnight hail dump A trough over southern inland Queensland has already triggered a line of severe storms this morning. Source: ABC News / Topic: Weather ### Western Australia experienced a roller-coaster of weather in October Changeable spring conditions kept the whole state guessing what would be next, with your pictures capturing it all — from storms and hail to sunny beach weather and beautiful sunsets. Source: ABC News / Topic: Weather ### Insurance unaffordable for flooded homes almost two years on from disaster Home owners are struggling to obtain or afford insurance as they recover from north Queensland floods almost two years on. Source: ABC North Qld / Topic: Insurance ### More storms looming for SEQ as 'extreme' heatwave hits Gulf country Severe thunderstorms are possible throughout the state's south-east on Tuesday, while a heatwave causes residents in the north to swelter. Source: ABC Sunshine Coast / Topic: Weather Back to top