• In situations where people are evacuated from the scene of an emergency such as a bushfire, the National Registration & Inquiry System (NRIS) maintains a registry of evacuees and the injured
• If you evacuate, please register at your closest relief centre
• Red Cross volunteers will record your details, including the address and contact number (if available) of where you intend to stay
• Red Cross volunteers can then answer inquiries from concerned relatives and friends 
• This procedure is particularly useful if telephone networks are unavailable in the event of an emergency
• Your details will not be released without your permission
• For people wishing to enquire after family and friends affected by an emergency, please check local arrangements regarding the phone number to call

Red Cross volunteers active in bushfire effort throughout the state

Red Cross has hundreds of emergency services volunteers throughout the state helping communities at risk of bushfires.

The areas in which Red Cross volunteers are active are:  near Mansfield, Benalla, Wangaratta, Sale and Bairnsdale.

All Red Cross emergency services strike teams throughout south-east Melbourne through to the Mornington Peninsula are on standby.

With the early onset of the bushfire season, Red Cross called for more volunteers in October to meet its commitment to support emergency management agencies such as the CFA, DSE and Victoria Police.

Volunteers are currently active - 

• Emergency Catering (providing meals for fire fighters and other emergency services personnel),
• Emergency Registration (registering evacuees and answering inquiries from concerned relatives and friends),
• Emergency First Aid

On standby -

• Personal Support to people affected by an emergency (emotional and practical help)

Australian Red Cross Emergency Services volunteers are fully trained and able to respond readily.

Red Cross has a long history, both internationally and locally, of assisting people affected by emergencies.