Source: Emergency WA

Please note warnings on the western side have been downgraded to Watch and Act and Advice. An evacuation centre is open in Jerramungup. South Coast Highway is closed between Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe. Anyone requiring assistance can contact the Department of Communities on the Disaster Relief Hotline on 1800 032 965.
Issued: 22 Jan 2026 03:58 PM

Bushfire Emergency Warning
Updated
LEAVE NOW - parts of JACUP, WEST FITZGERALD, WEST RIVER and FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK

A Bushfire Emergency Warning is in place for people in the area between South Coast Highway in the North and Fitzgerald River National Park in the south in parts of JACUP, WEST FITZGERALD, WEST RIVER and FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK in the SHIRE OF JERRAMUNGUP and SHIRE OF RAVENSTHORPE.

The alert level for this fire has been upgraded due to increased bushfire behaviour.

You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.

WHAT TO DO
If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place. This may be with family or friends away from the area.

If it is safe to do so, leave in a westerly direction towards Jerramungup or an easterly direction towards Ravensthorpe.

Temporary evacuation centres have been established at Jerramungup and Hopetoun.

Do not wait and see, leaving at the last minute could put your life in danger.

Take your emergency kit with you.

If you become stuck in your car, park away from bushes, cover yourself with a woollen blanket, get onto the floor as the windows may break from the intense heat.

Close all doors and windows and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.

If you cannot leave, you need to get ready to shelter in your home.

You must shelter before the fire arrives, as the extreme heat will kill you before the flames reach you.

Go to a room in your home where you can shelter from the approaching fire.

The room should have running water, such as a kitchen or laundry, and have a clear exit so you can easily escape.

If you are not at home, it is too dangerous to return.

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