Emergency management

NSW DPI has a range of responsibilities to prevent, prepare, respond to and help recover from various emergencies. This page provides information on these roles.

Emergency plans

General information

Specific emergencies

Emergency management

Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline

  • 1800 675 888
    Use this number to report unusual disease signs, abnormal behaviour or unexplained deaths in animals that may be due to an emergency animal disease. More information: Emergency animal diseases.

Related web links

  • emergencyNSW
    This is the public emergency information website of the NSW Government. The website provides information about preparing for, dealing with and recovering from an emergency situation.
  • Natural disaster relief
    Information about assistance available under the Rural Assistance Authority.
  • NSW Food Authority
    Advice on food safety during power failures, and flood or fire emergency situations.