Source: Tasmania Fire Service
Bushfire Watch and Act - Boat Harbour Creek - Monitor conditions,
Avoid the Area & Be Ready to Enact your Bushfire Plan
This is a Bushfire Watch and Act message for the Leeka and West
End Road area
There is an uncontrollable bushfire at Boat Harbour Creek.
This fire could put Leeka and West End Road at risk.
The fire is travelling towards West End Road.
Embers, smoke, and ash may fall on Leeka and West End Road and
threaten you and your home before the main fire arrives.
Tasmania Fire Service and Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service is
attending. Conditions are expected to be changeable.
What to do:
If you have prepared your home and can actively defend it, it
should provide shelter.
If you are going to leave, make sure you have a clear path to a
safer place.
If your family has made a bushfire plan, use it now.
If you do not live near Leeka and West End Road, stay away. The
roads could be very dangerous.
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/
TFS
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01/Oct/2023 03:04 AM