18/02/2025
Stay Aware
Issued: 18 Feb 2025 05:03 PM
‼️Please note the Emergency Warning area excludes Bracken Rise and Parkfield Road subdivision.
‼️Please note Northcliffe Townsite is now included in the Watch and Act.
‼️Windy Harbour settlement remains under threat of fire impact.
‼️It is too late to leave. Windy Harbour Road is closed to traffic north and south.
‼️For your own safety do not attempt to leave.
‼️If required take shelter on the beach.
Bushfire Emergency Warning
TOO LATE TO LEAVE - WINDY HARBOUR and SOUTH WEST PARTS OF NORTHCLIFFE
A Bushfire Emergency Warning is in place for people in WINDY HARBOUR and properties south of Double Bridges Road in the SHIRE OF MANJIMUP. Please note the Emergency Warning area excludes Bracken Rise and Parkfield Road subdivision.
The alert level for this fire has been upgraded as conditions are changing.
You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.
The fire situation is rapidly changing.
Windy Harbour settlement remains under direct threat of fire impact. It is too late to leave.
Windy Harbour Road is closed to traffic north and south. For your own safety do not attempt to leave. If required take shelter on the beach.
People at Gardner River are also within the Emergency Warning area and need to act accordingly.
WHAT TO DO
It is too late to leave. Fire is threatening evacuation routes and leaving now will put your life in danger.
You need to identify a room in your home where you can shelter from the approaching fire. It should have running water, such as a kitchen or laundry, and have a clear exit so you can easily escape.
You must shelter before the fire arrives, as the extreme heat will kill you before the flames reach you.
Close all doors and windows and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.
Monitor both inside and outside of your home for fires and embers and turn on sprinklers if you have them.
If your home catches fire and the conditions inside become unbearable, go to an area that has already been burnt.
Protect yourself by wearing strong leather boots in case you need to leave your home.
If you are in immediate danger, call Triple Zero (000).
Bushfire Watch and Act
PREPARE TO LEAVE - SHANNON, BOORARA BROOK, BROKE, MEERUP and NORTHCLIFFE STATE FOREST including the NORTHCLIFFE TOWNSITE.
A Bushfire Watch and Act is in place for people in SHANNON National Park, BOORARA-GARDNER NATIONAL PARK AND D'ENTRECASTEAUX NATIONAL PARK, AND PARTS OF SHANNON, BOORARA BROOK, BROKE, MEERUP and NORTHCLIFFE STATE FOREST including the NORTHCLIFFE TOWNSITE in the SHIRE OF MANJIMUP.
There is a possible threat to lives and homes.
WHAT TO DO
If your plan is to leave, leave now.
Take your emergency kit with you. It should include an AM/FM radio that runs off batteries, a first aid kit, a woollen blanket, phones, protective clothing, medication and irreplaceable valuables.
Decide where you will go and how you will get there. This could be with family or friends away from the fire.
Keep your doors and windows closed to keep out smoke.
Turn off evaporative air conditioners, but keep water running through the system if possible to prevent embers entering your home.
Move flammable materials such as doormats, wheelie bins and outdoor furniture away from your home.
If you plan to stay and defend ensure you are mentally and physically prepared, with protective clothing and an independent water supply. Make final preparations now and start patrolling your property to put out spot fires.
Bushfire Advice
PREPARE NOW - NORTHCLIFFE, BOORARA BROOK, MEERUP, CALLCUP and YEAGARUP
A Bushfire Advice is in place for people in parts of NORTHCLIFFE, BOORARA BROOK, MEERUP, CALLCUP and YEAGARUP in the SHIRE OF MANJIMUP
Although there is no immediate danger you need to be aware and keep up to date in case the situation changes.
WHAT TO DO
Summertime track is closed. There is no access to Malimup beach. People currently camping at Malimup should leave now via Summertime track or leave the park northwards along Malimup Beach, over the Meerup River, to Warren Beach Track.
Stay alert and monitor your surroundings.
Read through your bushfire plan and decide what you will do if the situation gets worse. You can make a plan by visiting My Bushfire Plan.
Watch for signs of a bushfire, especially smoke and flames.
Close all doors and windows, and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.
If you have a respiratory condition and you have been affected by smoke you should contact your local doctor or call Health Direct on 1800 022 222.
If driving
Turn your headlights on and drive slowly.
Watch for emergency services personnel and follow their directions.
If you cannot see clearly, pull over, keep your headlights and hazard lights on, and wait until the smoke clears.
IMPACTS
There is a lot of smoke in the area.
Bushfire Advice
STAY INFORMED - NORTH WALPOLE, SHANNON, BROKE, BOORARA BROOK, CROWEA and NORTHCLIFFE
A Bushfire Advice is in place for people in parts of NORTH WALPOLE, SHANNON, BROKE, BOORARA BROOK, CROWEA, NORTHCLIFFE (excluding the townsite) in the SHIRE OF MANJIMUP.
There is no threat to lives or homes.
WHAT TO DO
Stay alert and monitor your surroundings.
Read through your bushfire plan and decide what you will do if the situation gets worse. You can make a plan by visiting My Bushfire Plan.
Watch for signs of a bushfire, especially smoke and flames.
Close all doors and windows, and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.
If you have a respiratory condition and you have been affected by smoke you should contact your local doctor or call Health Direct on 1800 022 222.
If driving
Turn your headlights on and drive slowly.
Watch for emergency services personnel and follow their directions.
If you cannot see clearly, pull over, keep your headlights and hazard lights on, and wait until the smoke clears.
Facility or Park Closure
Park Closure for Shannon National Park (and campground) south of Shannon Campground and west of the South Western Highway.
Facility or Park Closure
Park Closure for Boorara Gardner National Park including Lane Pool Falls walk trail in BOORARA BROOK in the SHIRE OF MANJIMUP
Facility or Park Closure
Park Closure for D'Entrecasteaux National Park between Windy Harbour Road and Broke Inlet.
Facility or Park Closure
Trail Closure for the Bibbulmun Track and Munda Biddi Trail between NORTHCLIFFE and WALPOLE in the SHIRE OF MANJIMUP.
Bushfire behaviour
It is not contained or controlled.
There are multiple bushfires burning in this location.
Road closures and conditions
A number of roads have been closed including:
Roads south of Double Bridge Road are now closed.
Windy Harbour Road, south of Summertime Track.
Deeside Coast Road south from Middleton Road.
Chesapeake Road south of Andrews Road to Broke Inlet Road.
Broke Inlet Road is closed from South Western Highway.
Parts of Shannon and D'Entrecasteaux national parks are closed, including all roads and tracks east and west of Windy Harbour Road, and tracks located west of South Western Highway, northwest of Broke Inlet Road, and north of Broke Inlet and the Southern Ocean. This includes Pingerup Rd, Chesapeake Rd, Nelson Rd, Preston Rd, Dog Road and other minor roads and tracks.
Summertime track leading to Malimup Beach is also closed.
Local road closures are also in place for the Greater Beedelup National Park. This is due to another fire 17km west of Manjimup.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area, reduce speed and drive carefully. Road information may also be available from Main Roads WA by visiting the Main Roads Travel Map, calling 138 138 or by contacting your Local Government Authority.
What firefighters are doing
Firefighters are actively fighting the fire.
Firefighters are also undertaking a combination of tracking, backburning and burning out unburnt areas within containment lines to contain the fire.
This work will continue over the coming days.
There are approximately 306 firefighters and incident control staff from Parks and Wildlife Service, DFES and local bushfire brigades working across the fire ground and supporting the incident.
Aerial support (including Large Air Tanker) is assisting ground crews in suppressing hop overs and protecting infrastructure and property.
Drones and aerial support
Never fly a drone, model aircraft or multirotor near bushfires. Doing so poses a major safety risk to firefighting personnel in the air and on the ground, and forces aircraft to be grounded or redirected, hindering firefighting efforts.
Animal Welfare
Owners or carers of livestock, pets and companion animals should activate their own animal welfare plan. During a bushfire take advice from Local Government Authorities to protect the lives of your animals while keeping yourself safe.
For more information on actions to take for each bushfire warning level, please see the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development website.
Extra information
Parks and Wildlife Service is managing the fire.
The cause of the incident is lightning.
Approximately 21,867 hectares has currently been burnt.
Keep up to date
Visit Emergency WA, call 13 DFES (13 3337), follow DFES on Facebook, listen to ABC Local Radio, 6PR, or news bulletins.
During a power outage, your home phone, computer or other electronic devices connected to the NBN will not work. Include a battery powered radio in your emergency kit.
Updates will be issued every hour unless the situation changes.
