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Bushfire prevention

The South Australia Country Fire Service (CFS) works alongside the SA Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) and State Emergency Service (SES) and local government to help with strategies for bushfire fuel reduction and to educate the community about bushfires and fire safety.

Visit South Australia Country Fire Service (cfs.sa.gov.au) for more information.

Find posters, brochures and publications here.

SAPOL continues to work together with the SA Country Fire Service (CFS) to reduce and prevent deliberate, reckless, and negligent acts that can cause bushfires.  Operation Nomad is SAPOL's proactive policing response to the threat of arson and bushfires in South Australia during the Fire Danger Season which targets arsonists and those people considered high risk of starting bushfires and works with the community to educate them on how to stay safe.

Bushfire prevention and the law

Take a look at What you need to know about bushfires and the law.

This short summary covers the authorities police have to stop bushfires starting, information about traffic management during emergencies and laws designed to help keep South Australia safe during Fire Danger Season (FDS).