Step 1.
Map your location
Search for your property on the map below, find out if you live on bushfire prone land or within a ember attack and/or flood zone. Note: not all areas prone to flooding have been digitally mapped.
HINT: Slowly type your street number and the first letters of your road or street. Your full address will appear below, click it to see it on the map.
Your
Vulnerabilities
Your property may be vulnerable to the following extreme weather hazards. These are the things you should plan for.
Very few properties within Ku-ring-gai Council area have no exposure to bush fire. Most properties are vulnerable to ember attack during major fires as burning embers can travel kilometres ahead of the fire front. Ember attack is responsible for about 85% of houses burning during a bush fire.
All properties in Ku-ring-gai are at risk of severe storms and heatwaves.
| Location-based hazards your property is exposed to | |
|---|---|
| Extreme Event | Hazard |
| Bush fire | |
| Ember attack | |
| Exit issues | |
| Flood | |
| Storm | ✔ |
| Heatwave | ✔ |