Bushfire still out of control - Brand Highway near Seven Mile Road

Bushfire ADVICE for Brand Highway near Seven Mile Road, 10 kilometres north of Dongara in the Shire of Irwin
 
ALERT LEVEL:

A bushfire ADVICE has been issued for people travelling near Seven Mile Road, 10 kilometres north of Dongara in the Shire of Irwin.

• You need to be aware and keep up to date.
• There is no threat to lives or homes but there is a lot of smoke in the area.
• Although there is no immediate danger you need to be aware and keep up to date in case the situation changes.
• The fire is burning in thick scrub north of Seven Mile Road.
• It is burning slowly in a southerly direction.
• It is out of control and unpredictable.

WHAT TO DO:

• Stay alert and monitor your surroundings.
• Watch for signs of a bushfire, especially smoke and flames.
• Close all doors and windows, and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.
• Read through your bushfire survival plan.
• If you do not have a plan decide what you will do if the situation gets worse.

ROAD CLOSURES:

Seven Mile Road is closed.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area, reduce speed and drive carefully due to smoke. 
 
WHAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOING:

• Firefighters are monitoring the fire.

EXTRA INFORMATION:

• The cause of the fire is lightning.
• The Shire of Irwin is managing the fire.

  KEEP UP TO DATE:
  Visit www.dfes.wa.gov.au, call 13 DFES (13 3337), follow DFES on Twitter @dfes_wa or listen to news bulletins.
   
  Further information will be released as it becomes available.