SA Country Fire Service

 

BUSHFIRE WATCH AND ACT MESSAGE

Message ID: 0001144
Time Message Issued: 13:23
Date Message Issued: 24/10/2017

Fire Origin / Fire Name: ELLISTON

 

 

Issued for ELLISTON TOWNSHIP

CFS advises that a bushfire at ELLISTON AIRPORT, ELLISTON ON THE EYRE PENINSULA near FLINDERS HIGHWAY ,AIRSTRIP ROAD may threaten your safety.

Check and follow your Bushfire Survival Plan. If you are not prepared, leave now. Only leave if the path is clear to a safer place.

The ELLISTON fire is travelling in a SOUTH EASTERLY direction towards WARATAH ROAD, SPIN DRIFT ROAD, & CLEMENTINE DRIVE.

The fire is uncontrolled and burning in Scrub and conditions are continually changing.

You should not enter this area as the roads may not be safe.

 

Shapes on this map image indicate the Warning Area to which this message applies.
BLUE: Advice Message; YELLOW: Watch and Act Message; RED: Emergency Warning

 

Well prepared and actively defended homes can offer safety.

Stay tuned to your local ABC on a battery-powered radio for updates.

For information about bushfires, check the CFS website www.cfs.sa.gov.au or call the Bushfire Information Hotline on 1300 362 361.

 

 

This message will be updated once the situation changes or by: Oct 24 2017 16:30

Government of South Australia