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If you want to prepare for disasters, have experienced a disaster or are recovering from a disaster, Red Cross has a host of useful emergency management resources that can help.

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Prepare for disasters
Preparedness information in community languages
Responding to disasters
Recover from disasters
Useful links
More resource collections

Resources collections are also available for parents and caregivers, teachers, communities and agencies.

You can download resources from this page or email us to order printed copies.

Protect what matters most

Download the Red Cross RediPlan: a free disaster preparedness guide packed with helpful hints and clever strategies on how to prepare for disasters and make your emergency plan.

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Prepare for disasters

RediPlan (PDF - 1.66 Mb)

Download the Red Cross RediPlan: a free disaster preparedness guide packed with helpful hints and clever strategies on how to prepare for disasters and make your emergency plan.

Easy English RediPlan (PDF - 1.5 Mb)

Available as an accessible PDF (for assistive software and devices) and for download for people of all abilities.

Preparedness for older people (PDF - 0.4 Mb)

Our guide for using RediPlan if you are a senior.

Preparedness for people with a chronic illness (PDF - 0.4 Mb)

Our guide for using RediPlan if you have a chronic illness.

Preparedness for people with a physical disability

Our guide for using RediPlan if you have a disability.

Preparedness for people who have just moved (PDF - 0.46 Mb)

Our guide for using RediPlan if you have recently moved to an area.

Preparedness for children (PDF - 1.35 Mb)

Download our fun free activity book to help kids prepare for an emergency.

Preparedness for parents

Talking with children before an emergency.

How to prepare for a heatwave (PDF - 0.07 Mb)

Fact sheet

Managing climate anxiety (PDF - 0.07 Mb)

Our guide for managing climate anxiety and steps you can take.

Are you ready?

There are simple and practical steps you can take to protect yourself, the people you love, and the things you value most. Do one simple thing to make you safer.

Get prepared

Responding to disasters

How to help after a disaster

Practical ways of helping people affected by a disaster.

Dealing with the stress of an emergency

Available in audio format as an MP3.

Donating food to emergency services

Information sheet.

Psychological First Aid (PDF - 1.39 Mb)

An Australian guide to supporting people affected by disaster.

How to help after a disaster

Tips on donating money or clothes, volunteering, helping people and more.

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Recover from disasters

Recovery Basics: Looking after yourself during and after disasters (PDF - 1.43 Mb)

Recovery Basics: The impact of disasters on communities and individuals (PDF - 1.76 Mb)

Recovery Basics: Working in recovery (PDF - 2.21 Mb)

Coping with a major personal crisis (PDF - 2.12 Mb)

Booklet.

Coping with a major personal crisis

Audio.

Coping with a major personal crisis (PDF - 0.6 Mb)

Easy English.

Coping with a major personal crisis (PDF - 0.14 Mb)

Large print.

Cleaning up after an emergency: dealing with wind and water damage (PDF - 2.73 Mb)

Booklet.

Cleaning up after an emergency: dealing with wind and water damage (PDF - 1.27 Mb)

Easy English.

Looking after yourself and your family after a disaster (PDF - 6.29 Mb)

Booklet.

After the emergency (PDF - 1.58 Mb)

A book to help kids cope with emergencies.

Talking with children after an emergency (PDF - 0.33 Mb)

Fact sheet.

Helping children and young people cope with crisis (PDF - 2.3 Mb)

Booklet.

Parenting: coping with crisis (PDF - 0.92 Mb)

Booklet.

Returning home after a bushfire evacuation (PDF - 0.78 Mb)

Fact sheet.

Preparing for disaster anniversaries - community support (PDF - 0.26 Mb)

Preparing for disaster anniversaries - individual support (PDF - 0.41 Mb)

Useful links

Bureau of Meteorology

For weather information

Emergency Management in Australia

For emergency management information

Know Risk

For personal risk information

Disaster Assist

For recovery assistance information

Resources for parents

When children know what to do in an emergency, they are more likely to cope, stay safe and provide meaningful help.

Resources for communities

Resources designed to assist people with supporting their community in emergencies.

Resources for teachers

Resources to help teachers educate students from pre-school to year 12 about emergency preparedness and recovery.

Resources for agencies

Resources designed to assist people working in emergencies.

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