Schools, kindergartens and child care facilities assessed to be at some risk of fire are placed on the department's Category 4 list. Inclusion on this list is a trigger for the school, kindergarten or child care facility to pre-emptively close on days forecast Catastrophic in their Bureau of Meteorology district.
Schools, kindergartens and child care facilities at greater fire risk (those assessed to be in fire risk categories 0, 1, 2 and 3) are listed on the department’s Bushfire At-Risk Register, found
here
If you have queries relating to the register, please email
emergency.management@edumail.vic.gov.au
For information regarding closures of schools, kindergartens, child care facilities or bus services, refer to
emergency closures
For general information regarding emergencies or forecast Catastrophic days, read
emergencies
Read the full bushfire and grassfire preparedness policy Available in the Policy and Advisory Library
Schools and early childhood services at risk of grassfire – Category 4 (Updated 4 August 2022)
Explore entities listed on this list below or
download a copy of the Category 4 register (xlsx - 52.2kb)
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