LEDGE Point residents are being asked to leave and head to an evacuation centre at Lancelin Community Sports Centre due to an emergency bushfire warning.
The bushfire, which is burning towards Ledge Point townsite, is moving in a west-northwesterly direction and is not contained or controlled.
An alert issued by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) at 7.34am said people in the emergency warning area should leave in an easterly direction along Ledge Point Rd towards Indian Ocean Dr and travel north to Lancelin.
Ledge Point Rd between Indian Ocean Dr and Old Ledge Point Rd is however closed to returning traffic.
The bushfire emergency warning is in place for people in the Ledge Point townsite, in an area bounded by Old Ledge Point Rd to the north, Indian Ocean Dr to the east, Bennies Rd to the south and the coast to the west in Ledge Point.
A bushfire advice – stay informed – is in place for people south of Bennies Rd, bounded by Indian Ocean Dr to the east, Ledge Point Sands Access to the south and the coast to the west in northern parts of Breton Bay and southern parts of Ledge Point.
DFES says people in the emergency warning area should leave in an easterly direction along Ledge Point Rd towards Indian Ocean Dr and travel north to Lancelin. Picture: MapboxA bushfire advice – threat is reduced – is in place for people south of Ledge Point Sands Access, bounded by Indian Ocean Dr to the east, Seabird Rd to the south and the coast to the west in parts of Breton Bay and Seabird.
- At 8.33am DFES said the advice area south of the emergency warning has been downgraded to threat is reduced.
Keep up to date:
- Visit Emergency WA or download the Emergency WA app from the App Store or Google Play.
- Call 13 DFES (13 3337).
- Follow DFES on Facebook.
- Listen to ABC Local Radio, 6PR, or news bulletins.
During a power outage, your home phone, computer or other electronic devices connected to the NBN will not work. Include a battery powered radio in your emergency kit.
