Disaster Planning

Disaster Preparedness

Planning for disasters and emergencies is key to being sufficiently prepared to deal with any future natural disaster event including bushfires, major storms and flood events. Disaster preparedness builds resiliency and assists with recovery following any disaster event.

Visit Resilience NSW for resources to make a plan for yourself, your family, your business, or your organisation.

Emergency Services Contact Information

Council works closely with emergency services in the event of a disaster or emergency.

For all life or property threatening emergencies dial 000 or TTY 106 for Text Telephone Service.

• To call the NSW Police in a non-emergency, call 131 444 or the Uralla Police Station on 02 6778 4400.
• In flood and storm emergencies, contact State Emergency Service on 132 500 or visit the NSW SES website.
• Local emergency broadcasting: ABC New England North West radio.
• Flood and storm warnings - visit the Bureau of Meteorology for NSW weather warnings.
• Bush fire information - call the RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737 or visit the RFS website.
• For wires down, sparks or fires, or any other life-threatening matters, call Essential Energy on 13 20 80.
• Road closure information - contact the RMS on 132 701 or visit the Live Traffic NSW website.
• To report any information that may help stop, solve or prevent criminal activity in the community, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 33 000 or visit the NSW Crime Stoppers website.