Source: Emergency WA

The following alert has been issued by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES).

Please note this warning has upgraded to an Emergency Warning - Leave Now as wind changes are forecasted, with increased fire behaviour and potential for fire to break containment lines. A community meeting will be held at the evacuation centre at Irwin Recreation Centre in Port Denison at 4pm today. Residents in Springfield Drive, Kailis Drive and Bottlebrush Cove are advised that back burning operations will be taking place and may produce smoke.

An evacuation centre is open. Please refer to the Centres section.

Issued: 14 Mar 2026 12:11 PM

Bushfire Emergency Warning
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LEAVE NOW - PORT DENISON and SPRINGFIELD

A Bushfire Watch and Act is in place for people bounded by Springfield Drive, the railway line, Beekeepers Nature Reserve, Kailis Drive in PORT DENISON and SPRINGFIELD in the SHIRE OF IRWIN.

v, with increased fire behaviour and potential for fire to break containment lines.

You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.

WHAT TO DO
If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place. This may be with family or friends away from the area.

If it is safe to do so, leave in a northerly direction.

A temporary evacuation centre has been established at Irwin Recreation Centre in Port Denison.

Do not wait and see, leaving at the last minute could put your life in danger.

Take your emergency kit with you.

If you become stuck in your car, park away from bushes, cover yourself with a woollen blanket, get onto the floor as the windows may break from the intense heat.

Close all doors and windows and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.

If you cannot leave, you need to get ready to shelter in your home.

You must shelter before the fire arrives, as the extreme heat will kill you before the flames reach you.

Go to a room in your home where you can shelter from the approaching fire.

The room should have running water, such as a kitchen or laundry, and have a clear exit so you can easily escape.

If you are not at home, it is too dangerous to return.

DFES Bushfires