The State Bushfire Risk Assessment (SBRA) is South Australia's first statewide assessment of future bushfire risk. It uses scientific evidence and modelling to help understand the potential impacts of severe bushfires across the state between now and 2050.
The assessment looks at how bushfires could affect people, homes, businesses, infrastructure, the environment and essential services. This information helps governments, emergency services, councils and communities plan ahead and invest in measures that reduce risk and improve resilience.
Importantly, the bushfire scenarios presented in the assessment are not predictions. They are examples of plausible extreme events that help us understand what could happen if we do not continue to strengthen bushfire preparedness and risk reduction efforts.
By identifying areas of higher risk, the assessment supports informed decision-making and encourages practical action to help protect communities, livelihoods and the environment. Planning and investing in resilience today can help reduce the impacts and costs of future bushfires.
The SBRA will help inform future bushfire management planning across South Australia, including the next State Bushfire Management Plan. It complements the Bushfire Management Area Plans (BMAPs), which focus on bushfire risk at a regional level.
Implementation of the assessment's recommendations will involve collaboration between State agencies, local government, businesses and First Nations communities, ensuring local knowledge and expertise help shape future bushfire preparedness and resilience efforts.
For more information, visit the State Bushfire Risk Assessment website or learn about the BMAPs here sbcc.sa.gov.au/bushfire-management-area-plans-bmap-uplift-project/.