
With storm season upon us, itʻs a good time to review flash flooding safety tips - whether at home or in the car.
Do you know how to protect yourself from hail or how to place sandbags? How do you manage an unexpected flood, what precautions can you take, where do you get sandbags and how do you place and fill them?
4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin had a discussion with State Emergency Services (SES) Director Brian Cox about safety precautions as well as year round SES free training.
For a deep dive...
If you need storm and flood assistance in tarping and sandbags call 132 500
• Queensland weather updates and current warnings: The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has specific QLD weather information for your location. Go to your local council website for even more localised emergency management and awareness information.
• The Queensland State Emergency Service (QFES) site contains information on community safety
• Brisbane City Council has info on the State Emergency Services (SES) and where to get sandbags
• For current road conditions
• To join the SES - and both help out your community and get free training

Students at a high school in Brisbane are snubbing the school bus service over concerns of repeated late slips, with parents reporting bus delays as long as 20 minutes.

Your 10AM Zedlines with Clementine, Livinia and Jules

Your 9AM Zedlines with Clementine, Livinia and Jules

Your 8AM Zedlines with Clementine, Livinia and Jules

Your 11am Zedlines with Ellen, Sarah and Alannah
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Your 10am Zedlines with Niamh and Miko

Your 9am Zedlines with Ellen, Sarah and Alannah

Your 8am Zedlines with Niamh and Miko
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Your 11AM Zedlines with Asha and Ethan (Image via NBC News)

Your 10AM Zedlines with Ava, Dan and Yuchen (Image via Wikicommons)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Asha and Ethan. (Image via Wikimedia)

Your 8AM Zedlines with Ava, Dan and Yuchen (Image via Wikimedia)

Your 11AM Zedlines with Eden, Sarah, and Vivek

Your 10AM Zedlines with Sarah and Alec

Your 9AM Zedlines with Eden, Vivek, and Alec.

Your 8AM Zedlines with Alec, Sarah, and Vivek.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Hailey and Lachlan
Image Credit: MTSOfan

Your 10AM Zedlines with Cass and Georgie.

Your 9AM Zedlines with Hailey and Lachlan

Your 8AM Zedlines with Cass and Georgie.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Livinia and Dane

Your 10AM Zedlines with Livinia and Dane

Your 9AM Zedlines with Livinia and Dane

Your 8AM Zedlines with Dane

This is your 11am Zedlines with Ellen and Alannah.

Your 10am Zedlines with Niamh and Miko

Your 9am Zedlines with Ellen and Alannah
Your 8am Zedlines with Niamh and Miko.
Image supplied.