Aldgate Country Fire Service

08/10/2026

Perfect one day, spring storms the next! ☀️➡️⛈️
Despite the sunny calm weather we’ve had across South Australia today, we are encouraging the public to prepare for heavy rainfall and gusty winds forecast for large parts of the state tomorrow and over the weekend.

Time to prepare:

🔸Secure or put away loose items around your property.

🔸 Park your cars under cover or away from trees.

🔸 Check if your area or the area you are travelling in is at risk of flooding.

🌊 For flood safety tips, visit ses.sa.gov.au/flood

☎️For emergency storm or flood assistance, call 132 500

☎️For life-threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000)

23/09/2026

Bridgewater and Aldgate, 📢 are you ready for bushfire season? 🤝 Join the free Preparoo Challenge by the Bridgewater & Aldgate Community Support Hub, helping residents take simple steps to being bushfire ready, with one easy action each week for four weeks.

📅 Starting this Monday, 28 September.
✅ Set up your alerts
✅ Understand fire danger ratings and warnings
✅ Identify your safer places
✅ Know what you'll do on a fire danger day

➕ Plus, you can earn badges, share your experiences and go into the running for prizes while helping build a safer, more prepared community.

Sign up today! 👉 www.preparoo.org

Supported by Council and the SA Country Fire Service.

19/09/2026

DID YOU KNOW? Our workload increases each year pre-fire season with a number of out of control burnoffs?

You can prevent our volunteers attending your burnoff unnecessarily by making sure you:

- notify your neighbours of your intention to burn (give them time to put their washing away!!)
- ensure your burn is cleared from other flammable materials around and above
- are appropriately dressed to combat a fire
- have appropriate water and portable extinguishers at hand(not just a short length of hose)
- never leave your fire unattended - pack a lunch, or call a friend to come and help
- can dial 000 should you need assistance
- abide by the SACFS Code of Practice for Vegetation Pile Burning locate on this page:
https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/restrictions/burn-offs/

14/09/2026

🦘 Preparoo is here!
Living in the Adelaide Hills means living with bushfire risk. We all know we should be prepared — but knowing where to start can sometimes feel overwhelming.

That's why the Bridgewater & Aldgate Community Support Hub has created Preparoo.

Preparoo is a free community challenge that makes bushfire preparedness simple. It starts on 28 September.

For four weeks, we'll send you one small, practical challenge each week to help you and your household get better prepared for bushfire season.

No long checklists. No need to do everything at once.

Just one step at a time.

And you're not doing it alone. Over the next weeks, you'll hear from some familiar faces from around our community who are taking part too.

👉 Join the challenge: preparoo.org

Prepare for bushfires. One step at a time.

13/09/2026

Today is the last day of the original Alert SA bushfires-only app – it will stop operating tonight.

The current multi-hazard Alert SA app continues to operate and remains South Australia's trusted source of emergency services public information and warnings.

You can also view incidents and warnings at www.alert.sa.gov.au.

Please share this reminder with friends and family who may still be using the older, bushfires-only app.

31/05/2026