Call triple zero (000) if:
- someone is seriously injured or in need of urgent medical help
- your life or property is being threatened
- you have just witnessed a serious accident or crime
- you need to report a fire.
Get an Emergency Contact List to download
Links
The following websites contain information relating to bush fire and emergency management in NSW:
- NSW State Emergency Service
- NSW Office of Emergency Management
- Emergency Management Australia
- Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub
- NSW Rural Fire Service
- Fire & Rescue NSW
- Office of Environment and Heritage - Bushfire Information
- Resilience NSW - State Disaster Management Agency
Emergency Services - Blue Mountains Wide (Local):
- NSW SES Blue Mountains Unit
- Blue Mountains LAC (Police)
- Blue Mountains Police Rescue
- RFS Blue Mountains District
Fires Near Me NSW
Local Rural Fire Service (RFS) Brigades
Facebook pages
- Glenbrook Fire Brigade
- Blaxland Rural Fire Brigade
- Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade
- Woodford Rural Fire Brigade
- Hazelbrook RFS
- Wentworth Falls Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Katoomba / Leura Rural Fire Brigade
- Blackheath / Mount Victoria Rural Fire Brigade
- Mount Riverview Fire Brigade
- Shipley RFS
Emergency Services – NSW
Youtube
Weather
Media
Create your emergency plan
Don't wait until an emergency strikes to make a plan. Download the Get Prepared app to help you get connected, get organised and get packing.
Download the Red Cross Get Prepared app.
For non-urgent assistance:
- Police
- Springwood Police: 4751 0299
- Katoomba Police: 4782 8199
- Blackheath Police (station is not open 24 hours): 4787 8444
- Lawson Police: 4759 1087
- Flooding, storm damage: SES 132 500
- Bush Fire Information Line: 1800 679 737
- Bush fire and Emergency Management programs: 4780 5000
- Blue Mountains Local Emergency Management Committee: 4780 5000
- Bush fire mitigation works and hazard reduction on Council managed land: 4780 5000
- Bush fire hazard complaints relating to any land (RFS): 4784 7444
- Hazard reduction applications and approvals (RFS): 4784 7444
Forms and Resources