Source: QLD Rural Fire Service
PREPARE TO LEAVE - Breakaway (Mt Isa) - fire as at 9:58am Friday,
27 October 2023
Warning Level: Watch and Act
Warning Area: Breakaway
A dangerous fire is burning along the Barkly Highway near
Breakaway. It is travelling towards Breakaway Drive.
Conditions could get worse quickly.
Firefighters are working to contain the fire. You should not
expect a firefighter at your door. Firefighting aircraft are
helping ground crews.
If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000)
immediately.
What you should do:
- If you have a bushfire survival plan, follow it now.
- Prepare now so you can leave quickly if the bushfire gets
close:
- Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This
could be with family or a friend away from the fire. Plan how you
will get there. Tell others where you will go.
- Charge mobile phones and power banks.
- Be ready to take your pets, pet food, pet lead or
crate/carrier.
- Pack a bag with a mobile phone charger, enough clothes for five
days, important documents (like ID, insurance papers, passports and
photos), medicine, cash and keys.
- If you do not drive, call your support service, a family member
or a friend to organise transport if you need to leave or want to
leave.
- If you find it hard to move quickly, leaving now is your safest
option.
- Keep medications close by.
- Move flammable items away from your house if you can.
- Help others if it's safe to do so.
- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.
- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air
operations.
- Stay informed:
- Keep checking the QFES Current Bushfires and Warnings
website.
- Follow QFES on Facebook and Twitter.
- Listen to your local radio station.
Impacts:
- Some properties are at risk.
- The fire is likely to impact the community in the coming
hours.
- Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.
- Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.
- Burning embers may reach properties. Try to put them out quickly
with water.
- Roads may be closed or impacted.
- Power, water, and mobile phone services may be impacted as the
fire gets closer.
Further Information:
- For all warnings, visit the QFES Current Bushfires and Warnings
website.
- Follow QFES on Facebook and Twitter.
- For road closures, visit the QLD Traffic website or call 13 19
40.
RFS
Current Bushfires
27/Oct/2023 12:16 AM