Media Releases

BUSHFIRE ADVICE MESSAGETime Message Issued: 11:01Date Message Issued: 8/02/2012The CFS advises that the threat posed by the GLENCOE fire near Cram road and Agars road in the Lower South East has reduced.

BUSHFIRE ADVICE MESSAGETime Message Issued: 10:44Date Message Issued: 8/02/2012The CFS is currently attending a fire in near Glencoe in the Lower South East. The fire is burning near Cram road and Agars road. The fire is burning in a North Westerly direction

FIRE BAN & FIRE DANGER RATING ADVICE FOR SUNDAY 5TH FEB 2012Issued at: 4:30PM on Saturday, 4 February 2012TOTAL FIRE BANSMedia and the public are advised that TOTAL FIRE BANS have been declared for Sunday, 5th February 2012 in the following Fire Ban Districts:Northeast Pastoral - SevereRiverland - SevereMurraylands - SevereUpper South East - SevereWhere Total Fire Bans have been declared, very hazardous fire weather conditions are predicted.The Total Fire Ban will apply for 24 hours from midnight tonight to midnight tomorrow.The CFS recommends that you implement your Bushfire Survival Plan.FIRE DANGER RATINGSWhere fire ban districts have a forecast fire danger rating of Severe, well prepared and actively defended houses can offer safety during a fire.

Media and the public are advised that TOTAL FIRE BANS have been declared for Saturday, 4 February 2012 in the following Fire Ban Districts: Northwest Pastoral - SEVERE

The Country Fire Service (CFS) expects it may take up to a fortnight before it can declare the Wilpena fire as "contained".The fire started from a lightning strike in very steep and inaccessible terrain, south of Point Bonney, at around 9.30pm on Sunday, January 22.It has burnt about 880 hectares and smoke can still be seen over a wide area.

The Country Fire Service (CFS) expects it may take up to a fortnight before it can declare the Wilpena fire as ?contained?.

The Country Fire Service (CFS) is currently at the scene of a fatal road crash on the Marrabel to Saddleworth Road in the State?s Mid North.

The CFS advises that the threat posed by the KIMBA WHYALLA RD fire near the Iron Baron mine site, 30km south of Whyalla on the Eyre Peninsular has reduced.

The CFS is currently attending a fire in near near the Iron Baron mine site, 30km south of Whyalla on the Eyre Peninsula.

The CFS advises that a fire at WATTLE RANGE is causing smoke to be visible in the CALLENDALE FURNER AND MONBULLA AREA IN THE LOWER SOUTH EAST area(s).