Source: Emergency WA

The following alert has been issued by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES).
Please note this alert has been upgraded to Emergency Warning - Leave now. Note changes throughout.
Issued: 02 Jan 2025 01:18 PM

A Bushfire Emergency Warning is in place for people in the area bounded by Chillinup Road, Kojaneerup West Road, Warriup Road, south to the coastline and Kojaneerup Springs Road in parts of KOJANEERUP SOUTH, TAKALARUP, GREEN RANGE and SOUTH STIRLING in the SHIRE OF PLANTAGENET and CITY OF ALBANY.

The alert level for this fire has been upgraded as the fire is out of control and unpredictable.

You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.

Homes in the northern warning area north of South Coast Highway will be under threat in the next hour.

WHAT TO DO

If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place. This may be with family or friends away from the area.

People north of South Coast Highway need to leave on Chillinup Road in a westerly or easterly direction if safe to do so.

People south of South Coast Highway need to leave in a north easterly direction if safe to do so.

Do not wait and see, leaving at the last minute could put your life in danger.

Take your emergency kit with you.

If you become stuck in your car, park away from bushes, cover yourself with a woollen blanket, get onto the floor as the windows may break from the intense heat.

Close all doors and windows and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.

If you cannot leave, you need to get ready to shelter in your home.

You must shelter before the fire arrives, as the extreme heat will kill you before the flames reach you.

Go to a room in your home where you can shelter from the approaching fire.

The room should have running water, such as a kitchen or laundry, and have a clear exit so you can easily escape.

If you are not at home, it is too dangerous to return.

SAFEST ROUTE

People north of South Coast Highway need to leave on Chillinup Road in a westerly or easterly direction if safe to do so.

People south of South Coast Highway need to leave in a north easterly direction if safe to do so.

The bushfire is moving fast in a south easterly direction.

It is out of control and unpredictable.

Currently there has been 549 hectares burnt.



DFES Bushfires