Government advice is to prepare for power outages, supply disruptions and disasters. That isn't "prepping" in the doomsday sense. It's a sensible response to a hotter, riskier climate. Getting ready is mostly small, practical stuff, and it's easier with neighbours.

Make a simple plan

• Know your risks: bushfire, storm, flood, heat

• Write down key contacts and where you'd go

• Think through life without power, water, phone or roads

• Include pets, medicines and anyone you look after

Red Cross's RediPlan and Get Prepared app or SES's Get Ready guide will walk you through it.

Pack a kit

One for staying home, one for leaving in a hurry. Red Cross has a packing checklist.

Talk to your neighbours

Share your plan and ask about theirs. Who can help whom? Community connection is one of our best protections, and it's easier to build before you need it.

Extra support needs

Tasmania SES runs free workshops and a workbook for people with disability, chronic illness or age-related needs, and for carers: Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness.

Look after kids, and yourself

• Children: Emerging Minds' trauma toolkit and Red Cross Pillowcase workshops for ages 8 to 10

• Everyone: Beyond Blue, plus our Healthy Minds in a Changing Climate talk

Where to go next

• Tasmania SES: Get ready

• Tasmania Fire Service: bushfire advice

• Red Cross: Prepare

• DECYP: Bushfire support