What would you do if you were in an Emergency situation and couldn't receive professional help for 72 hours?
The First 72 Hours prompts you to create an Emergency Plan for your business or household.
Building a safer and more resilient community is a shared responsibility across all Victorians, not just those in the Emergency Management Sector.
Expect the Unexpected
Emergencies can be hard to predict, and emergency services may be unable to reach you in a disaster.
What will you do for the first 72 hours if you had no access to power, water, gas, road access, reception, or limited food.
Download the First 72 Hours flyer here
Download the Emergency Plan here
1. Make an Emergency Plan
Download the Emergency Plan template above and consider the following when filling out.
- What Emergency event is your plan for, flood, fire, storm?
- Who needs to be considered in your plan, household members, neighbours, immediate family who don't live in the same house as you.
- Who is you Emergency Contact, who can you reach out to in an Emergency situation.
- What will you need to do in an Emergency?
- Where will you go if you have to leave home?
- Where do you get your information from?
- How will you evacuate or travel somewhere safer?
2. Back up Information
Important things to save:
- Emergency Plans
- Identification
- Important Documents EG medical information, finances, insurance.
- Home Inventor EG photos of possessions, house assets, receipts or warranties.
- Contact List, Family members, utility providers.
3. Prepare a Kit
Gather and store items ready to support you and your loved ones for 72 hours. Consider if your emergency kit will include:
- Water or Food
- Medication
- First Aid
- Radio & Batteries
- Torch
- Toiletries
- Documents
- Clothes
- Money
- Children's Needs
- Pets Needs
4. Stay Informed
It is important to tune into official and accurate information channels to stay informed with the facts before, during and after an emergency.
For emergency event updates rely on Vic Emergency
emergency.vic.gov.au
Hotline: 1800 226 226
Social media: Facebook @VicEmergency Instagram @VicEmergency
Emergency Radio Broadcast
ABC Radio Goulburn Murray
Kiewa Valley FM 106.5
Bright FM 89.7
Myrtleford FM 91.7
abc.net.au/radio/goulburnmurray
Alpine Radio
Kiewa Valley FM 96.5
Ovens Valley FM 92.9
Partners and Collaboration:
The First 72 Hours is delivered by Moira Shire and Alpine Councils.
In conjunction with:
Country Fire Authority, Victoria State Emergency Service, Albury Wodonga Ethnic Communities Council.
In consultation with:
Hume Region Municipal Emergency Management Enhancement Group.
To Prepare for Fire:
Country Fire Authority
www.cfa.vic.gov.au
To Prepare for Flood:
Victoria State Emergency Services (SES)
www.ses.vic.gov.au
Set up a watch zone:
Emergency Victoria
www.emergency.vic.gov.au
RediPlan:
Australian Red Cross
www.redcross.org.au/prepare
