Source: Tasmania Fire Service

Bushfire Watch and Act - Tikkawoppa and surrounds - Prepare to leave
This is a Bushfire Watch and Act message for Wilson Road, Tikkawoppa and surrounds.

There is an uncontrollable bushfire at Tikkawoppa plateau.

This fire is expected to put Wilson Road, Tikkawoppa and surrounds at High risk over the next 24 hours.

The fire is travelling towards Wilson Road.

Embers, smoke, and ash may fall on Wilson Road, Tikkawoppa and surrounds and threaten you and your home before the main fire arrives.

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

What to do:
If you have prepared your home and can actively defend it, it should provide shelter.

If you are going to leave, make sure you have a clear path to a safer place.

If your family has made a bushfire plan, use it now.

If you do not live near Wilson Road, Tikkawoppa and surrounds, stay away. The roads could be very dangerous.

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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