Published on Monday, 20 October 2025 at 1:51:27 PM
During an emergency, one of the best things you can do for your safety is to keep informed about where the danger is and what action you need to take to stay safe. DFES provides a range of official information sources to help you stay up to date.
However, no warning system is foolproof and emergencies can be unpredictable. You should always be prepared to take action at the first sign of danger.
Stay alert and act immediately for your own safety, no matter how you are alerted to a possible emergency.
If you notice any signs of danger, you need to take action. This may mean checking official sources of information or moving immediately to a safer place.
You should never rely on a text message, telephone warning or a knock on your door before taking action to keep yourself or your family safe.
In a life-threatening emergency call 000.
Emergency WA app
Emergency WA is the quickest and easiest way to find emergency information in Western Australia.
Here you will find official alerts and warnings for bushfires, cyclones, floods, storms, earthquakes, hazardous material incidents and more. You can also find information about Total Fire Bans, Fire Danger Ratings and Prescribed Burns.
Emergency WA also provides a near-real time feed of incidents reported around the State, so if you see signs of a fire or other hazard, you can see if emergency services are already responding.
It’s a good idea to download the Emergency WA app from the App Store or Google Play , or bookmark emergency.wa.gov.au in your web browser.
Australian Warning System
Western Australia has joined with other states and territories to deliver nationally consistent emergency information through the implementation of the Australian Warning System. For more information on this please visit the Australian Warning System page.
The AWS is an easy-to-understand warning system to help you stay safe during an emergency, no matter where you are. Recent changes to this system include changes to the bushfire warning colours, as well as new nationally consistent hazard icons on Emergency WA. Over time you’ll see more changes to emergency information as we continue to achieve national consistency across a range of hazards including cyclone, storm and flood.
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