Prepare this cyclone season

West Arnhem residents are reminded to prepare your family, home and pets for this cyclone season. 

There are a number of precautions community members can do to prepare and the NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services encourages everyone to have an emergency plan in place with an emergency kit. 

A full list of what residents should include in their emergency kit can be found on the Northern Territory Emergency Service website at www.pfes.nt.gov.au.

Community members can also prepare their homes by: 

• Re-check your property for any loose material and tie down (or fill with water) all large, relatively light items such as boats and rubbish bins.
• Fill your vehicles' fuel tanks. Fill Jerry cans with fuel if you have any.
• Check your emergency kit and fill any water containers you may have (you should have at least 3 litres of water per person per day for at least 72 hours).
• Ensure household members know what the strongest part of the house is and what to do in the event of a cyclone warning or an evacuation.
• Tune in to your local radio and/or television stations for further information and warnings.
• Check neighbours are aware of the situation and are preparing.

Cyclone preparedness information is available at SecureNT: https://securent.nt.gov.au/prepare-for-an-emergency/cyclones or Follow SecureNT on Facebook.

The website features useful information about how to prepare for a cyclone, find an emergency shelter, how to prepare pets for emergencies, what to put in an emergency kit, how to create an emergency plan and more.  Secure NT also includes up to date emergency alerts and warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services, Road Report NT, Power and Water and Bushfires NT.
For more information on the tropical low and weather warnings go to the BoM website: http://www.bom.gov.au/nt/warnings