Source: Tasmania Fire Service
A BUSHFIRE WATCH AND ACT MESSAGE FOR RESIDENTS OF MCNEILLS
ROAD
Issued At: 03/12/2019 5:14pm
There is a bushfire at McNeills Road, Swansea.
This fire may put residents of McNeills Road at high risk .
This fire will be difficult to control.
There may be embers, smoke and ash falling on residents of
McNeills Road.
What to do:
You need to start taking action now to protect your family and
your home.
If you are not prepared for a bushfire, be ready to leave for a
safer place.
If you don't live near residents of McNeills Road, stay
away.
If your family have made a bushfire survival plan, use it
now.
Keep updated by listening to ABC Local Radio or look at the TFS
website at www.fire.tas.gov.au.
Incident number: 19036749
Community Information:
For information on current road closures, please visit the
Tasmania Police website:
http://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/
People with medical conditions are advised to have a personal plan
to manage the risks of smoky days.
Advice is available from the Department of Health
https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/publichealth/air/bushfire_smoke/ or the
Asthma Foundation of Tasmanian https://www.asthmatas.org.au
Alert Level: WATCH AND ACT
Type: Vegetation Fire
Last Updated: 03-Dec-2019 05:14 PM
First Reported: 02-Dec-2019 09:04 PM
Location: McNeills Road, Swansea
Status: Going
Agency: Parks and Wildlife Service
Size: 60 ha
Attending Resources:
Tasmania Fire Service Resources Arrived:
1 x ROTARY WING: LIGHT
Parks and Wildlife Resources Arrived:
1 x LIGHT TANKER
1 x CAR
Tasmania Fire Service Resources Mobilised:
1 x PERSONNEL CARRIER
TFS
Current Bushfires
03/Dec/2019 05:22 PM