Victoria has an integrated warning system which provides information and warnings to community through a range of channels and arrangements.
VicEmergency
VicEmergency channels provide a centralised location for Victorians to access timely emergency information and warnings.
Fire Danger Ratings
Victoria's fire danger rating system follows the Australian Fire Danger Rating System, which is the same in every state and territory across Australia.
Emergency broadcasters
The Victorian Government has formal arrangements for the broadcast of emergency warnings and information to the community.
Emergency Alert
Emergency Alert is a warning system that is used to send people a voice message to landline telephones and a text message to mobile phones.
Community Alert Sirens
Community alert sirens are used as part of Victoria’s warning system for emergencies – including flood, fire and storm.
Victorian Warning Arrangements
The Victorian Warning Arrangements was established to provide emergency response agencies with a coordinated and consistent direction to provide information and/or warnings to inform the Victorian community of a potential or actual emergency event.
Emergency data
The State of Victoria, Australia provides emergency warnings and other emergency data as one of the ways you can inform yourself in relation to emergency incidents and activities in Victoria, however emergency information is often collated and provided under challenging conditions and time frames.
The department acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.