Organisations that may be able to provide assistance at wildfire incidents and/or with pre-planning for wildfire incidents include:
- Landowners and land managers – have a responsibility for the management of livestock and may be able to provide local knowledge, equipment, vehicles and communications support
- Multi-agency groups that address wildfires – for collaborative support with resources and advice
- Mountain rescue and search and rescue teams – for local knowledge, transport over terrain, communications and medical support
- Local authority emergency planning officers – for evacuation, creation of rest and reception centres and traffic management
- Environmental agencies, national park authorities and other organisations responsible for protecting natural resources, nature and landscapes – for specialist knowledge and advice regarding environmental protection, designated and sensitive sites and access to mapping and geographic information systems (GIS)
- Utility companies – for water supplies and locations of wind turbines, power lines and pipelines
- Forestry organisations – for local knowledge, equipment and vehicles and specialist knowledge concerning woodland and removal of trees
- Agricultural contractors – for equipment and vehicles
- Other fire and rescue services – for regional or national support, and National Resilience assets including high volume pumps (HVPs)
- Military – for transportation of personnel and equipment
- Police – for traffic control, evacuation and aerial reconnaissance
- Ambulance service – for treatment of casualties
- Transportation providers – if roads, railways or airspace may be affected and to provide aircraft for firefighting operations
- Media – for providing warnings and information to the public