Source: Tasmania Fire Service

Bushfire Emergency Warning - Zeehan and Surrounds - Leave now if safe to do so or seek shelter

This is a Bushfire Emergency Warning message for Zeehan and Surrounds - Leave now if safe to do so or seek shelter.

An uncontrolled bushfire at Zeehan and Surrounds is expected to put lives in danger and may destroy unprepared homes on the outskirts of Zeehan in the next 1-2 hours.

Fire conditions are expected to be uncontrollable, unpredictable and fast moving.

The fire is travelling towards Zeehan.

There is expected to be thick smoke, and showers of embers which may cause fires all around you. Fires will move quickly and may come from many directions.

Tasmania Fire Service, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and Sustainable Timber Tasmania is attending. Conditions are expected to be changeable.
What to do:

The safest way to survive is to go to a safer location now.

If you can't stay with family or friends, there is an Evacuation Centre at Queenstown Sports Stadium - ESPLANADE QUEENSTOWN TAS 7467. Only travel if it is safe for you to do so.

If you don't have a safe route to a safer place, shelter inside the nearest building, regularly checking your surroundings and putting out any fires near the building until the fire passes.

There is a place of last resort (Nearby Safer Place) at Zeehan Primary School, 7 Belstead St, Zeehan.

If you are out of the area do not try to return.

For fire updates, listen to ABC Local Radio or visit tasalert.com
Community Information:

For information on current road closures, visit the Tasmania Police website: police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/

People at higher risk from the effects of smoke, including those with medical conditions, are advised to have a personal plan for avoiding smoke and managing their health. Advice is available from the Department of Health health.tas.gov.au/health-topics/environmental-health/air-quality or Asthma Australia asthma.org.au/triggers/wood-heaters-woodfires-and-bushfires/

If there is a fire and your plan is to evacuate or leave, the best option is to stay with family or friends.

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