My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do?

By Sarah McColl-Gausden, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
Bianca Pickering, Research Fellow School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Kate Parkins, Bushfire Risk Analyst, The University of Melbourne

Across Australia there are a number of fire districts facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger ratings in this ongoing heatwave.

As of late Thursday in Victoria, the South-West, Wimmera, Northern Country and North Central districts have been assigned a catastrophic rating, while the rest of the state has been assigned an extreme rating. South Australia has nine…

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