For all current warnings, updates and mapping go to https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents.
STAY INFORMED – Russell Island – fire as at 5:05pm Friday, 6 September 2024
Warning level: ADVICE
Warning area: between Waratah Street and Waikiki Beach Road
A fire is burning near Turtle Swamp Wetlands. It is moving towards Centre Road.
What you should do:
– Stay informed because conditions could change:
– Check the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website regularly.
– Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.
– Listen to your local radio station.
– Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
– Decide what you will do if the bushfire gets closer.
– Follow your bushfire survival plan now. If you do not have a bushfire survival plan, make one on the QFD website.
– Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire.
– Keep medications close by.
– Avoid smoke – stay indoors, close windows and doors, and avoid driving through smoke.
– Watch out for firefighters working in the area.
– Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.
– If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
Impacts:
– No properties are at risk.
– Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.
– Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.
– Some roads may be closed.
Further Information:
– For all warnings, visit the https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents.
– Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com: https://x.com/QldFireDept.
– For road closures, visit the https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au or call 13 19 40.
– Visit the https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality for live air quality data.
– Find out how to get ready for a bushfire on the https://bushfire-survival-plan.qfes.qld.gov.au under Prepare – Bushfire.
Updates will be issued as the situation changes.
This warning is from Queensland Fire Department.
