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QFES Emergency Management Co-ordinator Tim Steele with\u00a0Kingaroy SES Group Leader Peter Verbakel … Tim travelled to Kingaroy from Caloundra for the launch of the “Be Prepared” guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 14, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s going to be no excuse for South Burnett residents not to be prepared during the upcoming storm and bushfire season with the launch of a handy new guide on Friday.<\/p>\n

The foldout guide is designed to be a fridge magnet, but when taken down and opened up there is information about floods, severe storms, bushfires, heatwaves and even earthquakes.<\/p>\n

There are telephone numbers to call, where to learn more about warnings and information about preparing emergency kits and evacuation kits.<\/p>\n

Another page has spaces to write in all those important telephone numbers which you are likely to forget in an emergency.<\/p>\n

The “Be Prepared” guide was funded by the South Burnett Regional Council in partnership with the State Government’s RACQ Get Ready Queensland initiative.<\/p>\n

Information in the guide was gathered together by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.<\/p>\n

Representatives from the Council and local emergency services gathered in the Kingaroy Town Hall Forecourt on Thursday for the official launch.<\/p>\n

The launch also coincided with SES Week, from October 15-23, and came just a few days after National Firefighters Remembrance Day.<\/p>\n

The guide will also be introduced to residents at similar events in other South Burnett towns:<\/p>\n