Source: SA Country Fire Service

Leave Now
Watch and Act - Bushfire
BIRCHMORE Bushfire
This warning replaces previous warning - Advice issued on 24 Nov 2025 15:38
Issued on
24 Nov 2025 16:07

Warning area
Birchmore and Nepean Bay at Birchmore Road, Beinke Way, Elesgood Road, Hog Bay Road on Kangaroo Island.

Warning level
Watch and Act - Leave Now

Action
Leave now. This bushfire may threaten your safety. Check that the path is clear and go to a safer place. Do not enter this area as conditions are dangerous.

The Birchmore Road bushfire is uncontrolled. This grass fire is burning in a easterly direction direction towards Birchmore and Nepean Bay at Birchmore Road, Beinke Way, Elesgood Road, Hog Bay Road. Conditions are continually changing.

For updates, check the CFS website at cfs.sa.gov.au or phone the Information Hotline on 1800 362 361.

This message will be updated as the situation changes or before: 24/11/2025 20:06
Message ID 0008708

Homes that have been built to withstand a bushfire, and are prepared to the highest level, may provide safety.

You may lose power, water, phone and data connections.

Fire crews are responding but you should not expect a firefighter at your door.

What you should do
- Check and follow your Bushfire Survival Plan.
- Protect yourself from the fire's heat - put on protective clothing.
- Tell family or friends of your plans.

If you are leaving
- Leave now, don't delay.
- Roads may become blocked or access may change. Smoke will reduce visibility.
- Secure your pets for travel.
- If you become stuck in your car, park away from bushes, cover yourself, get onto the floor as the windows may break from the intense heat.

If you are not leaving - prepare to defend
- Identify a safe place inside, with more than one exit, before the fire arrives. Keep moving away from the heat of the fire.
- Bring pets inside and restrain them.
- Move flammable materials such as doormats, wheelie bins and outdoor furniture away from your house.
- Close doors and windows to keep smoke out.
- If you have sprinklers, turn them on to wet the areas.
- If the building catches fire, go to an area already burnt. Check around you for anything burning.

Stay informed
- CFS website cfs.sa.gov.au
- Information Hotline 1800 362 361
- For hearing or speech impaired users, phone 1300 555 727 then ask for 1800 362 361
- For teletype service TTY 133 677 then ask for 1800 362 361
- CFS on Facebook or X
- Alert SA Mobile App
- On local ABC radio, FIVEaa, or one of our other Emergency Broadcast Partners

For emergencies call Triple Zero (000).

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