The First 72 Hours
What would you do if you were in an Emergency Situation and couldn't receive professional help for 72 hours?
The First 72 Hours prompts you to create an Emergency Plan for your business or household.
Building a safer and more resilient community is a shared responsibility across all Victorians, not just those in the Emergency Management Sector.
In a life threatening emergency call "000".
For flood or storm emergencies call the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) on 132 500.
What are you going to do?
You can handle any emergency better if you are prepared!
Emergencies can be hard to predict and emergency services may be unable to reach you in a disaster.
What will you do in the first 72 hours if you have no services, such as:
1. Make an emergency plan
Download the Emergency Plan template and consider the following when filling out.
- What Emergency event is your plan for, flood, fire, storm?
- Who needs to be considered in your plan, household members, neighbours, immediate family who don't live in the same house as you.
- Who is you Emergency Contact, who can you reach out to in an Emergency situation.
- What will you need to do in an emergency?
- Where will you go if you have to leave home?
- Where do you get your information from?
- How will you evacuate or travel somewhere safer?
2. Back up information
Important things to save:
- Emergency plans
- Identification
- Important documents eg. medical information, finances, insurance.
- Home inventory eg. photos of possessions, house assets, receipts or warranties.
- Contact list, family members, utility providers.
3. Prepare a kit
Gather and store items ready to support you and your loved ones for 72 hours.
Consider if your emergency kit will include:
- Water and food
- Medication
- First aid
- Radio and batteries
- Torch
- Toiletries
- Documents
- Clothes
- Money
- Children's needs
- Pet's needs
4. Stay informed
It is important to tune into official and accurate information channels to stay informed with the facts before, during and after an emergency.
For emergency event updates rely on Vic Emergency.
emergency.vic.gov.au
Hotline: 1800 226 226
Follow on social media: Facebook @VicEmergency Instagram @VicEmergency
Emergency Radio Broadcast
ABC Local 97.7 FM, 675AM and 774AM
To find your local area visit Emergency Management Victoria - official emergency broadcaster page:
www.emv.vic.gov.au/official-emergency-broadcasters-in-victoria
Expect the unexpected
Whatever the emergency, expect the unexpected. Prepare yourself and your family.
Download the Emergency Plan template(PDF, 39KB)
Partners and Collaboration
The First 72 Hours is delivered by Moira Shire and Alpine Councils.
In conjunction with:
Country Fire Authority, Victoria State Emergency Service, Albury Wodonga Ethnic Communities Council.
In consultation with:
Hume Region Municipal Emergency Management Enhancement Group.