Prepare. Act. Survive. How FireReady are you?

FireReady is the official Country Fire Authority (CFA) app for bushfire information in Victoria. Download to assess your own FireReady status and to remain aware of incidents around you in real-time.

This comprehensive application puts CFA and Department of Sustainability & Environment (DSE) bushfire information at your fingertips, enabling access to up-to-date bushfire warnings and advice when you're out and about.

As the only official CFA app, you can be sure all incidents and warnings are provided with the same consistency as the CFA website located at cfa.vic.gov.au

Main Features:
• Live incident map showing all current CFA and DSE planned burns, incidents and warnings issued for Victoria

• Push notifications to push out incidents and planned burns to a user's phone when a new CFA or DSE incident or planned burn is received by the app and when the incident is within a 'FireWatch' zone (radius), set up by the user

• Image capture enabling sharing of geocoded photos by a user. Shared photos will immediately be made publicly available

• Integration of Department of Sustainability & Environment (DSE) planned burns

• GPS integration to determine your current location and surrounding incidents

• Emergency Warnings, Watch and Act, and Advice information as issued by the CFA and DSE

• Share incidents and warnings with friends and family

• View today's Fire Danger Rating map

• View today's Total Fire Ban Status

• Access official CFA FireReady materials including:
- Household Bushfire Self-Assessment Tool
- FireReady Kit
- New Fire Ratings

• Watch the latest CFA video update

• Assess your FireReady status by completing the FireReady Checklist and share your result with friends and family

• Listen to the Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS) used to alert the public before broadcast of urgent safety messages

• Contact the Victorian Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL) for personal advice from operators or to listen to recorded information

• Spread the FireReady message by sharing the app and content with others

• Please refer to the full Terms & Conditions and Disclaimer within the app for further information.


* Your device must have an internet connection in order to receive live fire information.
** Map symbols represent the origin of the fire not its current location or spread.
** Due to technical limitations, location-based information and telephone calls to the Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL) are not available on the iPod or iPad 1. All remaining features are available as above.

FireReady has been developed by Naturally Being Pty. Ltd. and is an initiative of the Victorian Department of Justice in association with the Country Fire Authority (CFA).