Living in the City
Get Ready Sydney Test
for Residents
Will you be ready in the event of an emergency? Take our test.
- Do you have a Personal Emergency Plan for your family and close friends?
- Do you practise your emergency plan at least twice each year?
- Do you have working smoke alarms in your home?
- Do you have an agreed meeting point in case of emergency?
- Do you have a Go Bag stored near your front door?
- Do you have contents insurance for your home?
- Do you have a contact person – someone unlikely to be affected by the same emergency you are dealing with – who can keep family and friends informed?
- Do you have copies of your most important documents stored somewhere other than at home?
- Do you have a written inventory of your valuables, plus photographs or video?
- Do you have a battery-operated portable AM/FM radio (in case there’s no electricity)?
- Have you undertaken a first-aid course (consider a refresher every few years)?
- Do you know the emergency plans of your children’s school, crèche or kindergarten?
- Have you developed a Contact List?
(If you answered YES to 75% of the questions)
Your preparations are going well – congratulations! This website will give you more tips to make your preparations even more effective.
(If you answered YES to 50%-75% of the questions)
It’s great that you’ve started work on your emergency preparations. However, there’s a lot more you need to consider. The advice on this website will help you make your preparations even better.
(If you answered YES to less than 50% of the questions)
You have not made many emergency preparations, perhaps because you don’t like thinking about the subject. Remember: the more prepared you are, the better you will cope in an emergency. The advice on this website will help you to get ready.