From 8.30am until 12 noon, up to eight emergency services staff will be on deck, ready to take calls about bushfire matters and queries about personal and property preparation.

Emergency Services Minister Michael Wright said the day would allow people, no matter how major or minor their query might be, to find out what they need to do to protect their family and property this summer.

“The hotline will enable those who live, work or travel through bushfire-prone areas to quiz CFS experts about such things as what the appropriate actions are for the revised fire danger ratings of Catastrophic (Code Red), Extreme and Severe, changes to the rules about managing native vegetation for bushfire prevention purposes and other preparations they can make around the home,” he said.

“Bushfires strike indiscriminately and sometimes in areas where there has not been a fire for many years or ever before, so we are calling on people to seize the opportunity and ring in and talk to CFS personnel about how they can better manage their own situation.

“It doesn’t take much to pick up the phone, so we’re really keen for people if they have a question about bushfires and how they could better prepare themselves, then tomorrow would be an ideal time to do so.”

* Details: www.cfs.sa.gov.au or call the hotline on 1300 362 361