Source: Tasmania Fire Service

Bushfire Emergency Warning - Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands - Too Late to Leave - Take shelter now

This is a Bushfire Emergency Warning message for Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands.

There is a bushfire burning between Yellow Sand Banks Road and the end of the Dolphin Sands Spit that is out of control.

Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands is expected to be at High risk as early as now.

The fire is travelling towards Easterly direction on Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands.

Burning embers may threaten your home before the main fire arrives.

Smoke and ash may make it difficult to see and breathe.

Tasmania Fire Service is attending. Conditions are expected to worsen.

What to do:
If your home is built using contemporary bushfire design standards, is well prepared and you can actively defend it, it may provide shelter.

If your home is unprepared, go to a safer location now only if the path is clear.

There is a nearby safer place at Swansea Recreation Ground (this is for people that have left the area before Dolphin Sands Road was impeded).

There is an evacuation Centre at the Swansea Town Hall, 12 Franklin Street (this is for people that have left the area before Dolphins Sands Road was impeded).

If you have made a bushfire plan, use it now.

If you don't live near Dolphin Sands Road, Dolphin Sands, stay away.

For fire updates, listen to ABC Local Radio or visit tasalert.com

Community Information:
For information on current road closures, visit the Tasmania Police website: police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/

People at higher risk from the effects of smoke, including those with medical conditions, are advised to have a personal plan for avoiding smoke and managing their health. Advice is available from the Department of Health health.tas.gov.au/health-topics/environmental-health/air-quality or Asthma Australia asthma.org.au/triggers/wood-heaters-woodfires-and-bushfires/

If there is a fire and your plan is to evacuate or leave, the best option is to stay with family or friends.

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