Source: QLD Rural Fire Service
PREPARE TO LEAVE - Gunpowder (near Mount Isa) - fire as at 11:34am
Sunday, 29 October 2023
Warning Level: Watch and Act
Warning Area: Lady Annie Mine and surrounding area
A fast-moving fire is burning near the Lady Annie Mine. It is
travelling towards the Lady Annie Mine and to the north of the Lady
Annie Mine.
Conditions could get worse quickly.
You should not expect a firefighter at your door.
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:
- 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
29/Oct/2023 01:50 AM