We update this page each year with free bushfire, smoke and heatwaves resources for safety and wellbeing of our learning communities.

Current situation

Current site closures are always listed on our alerts page.

Current fires and fire forecasts

provides information on all current incidents in Tasmania, including bushfires

Current road closures

Smoke and air quality

Heatwaves

Our bushfire and heatwave actions

Did you know?

  1. Bushfire is rated as , with large fires in 2013, 2016, and 2019.
  2. Our role is to support bushfire and heatwave safety by sharing information and taking advice from lead agencies.

Our approach

  • We share advice from the lead agencies to keep our people safe from bushfires or heatwaves
  • We do this before, during and after bushfires and heatwaves
  • We will make changes if we need to so people who come to our sites can be safe from bushfires or heatwaves.

DECYP community info sheet – Our bushfire and heatwave arrangements

Staff

Staff information is available from our (staff access only)

For students, families and library clients

Getting ready for bushfires or heatwaves

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During bushfires and heatwaves

After bushfires – looking after children & yourselves

  • 聽鈥 Resources to support children after emergencies
  •  including:
    • health and wellbeing (trauma impacts)
    • returning home after bushfires
    • animal welfare
    • legal matters
    • insurance
    • emergency family help

For early childhood service managers

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