STAY INFORMED – Russell Island – fire as at 5:05pm Friday, 6 September 2024

Warning area: between Waratah Street and Waikiki Beach Road

A fire is burning near Turtle Swamp Wetlands. It is moving towards Centre Road. ‎

– Stay informed because conditions could change:

– Check the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website regularly.

– Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.

– Listen to your local radio station.

– Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.

– Decide what you will do if the bushfire gets closer.

– Follow your bushfire survival plan now. If you do not have a bushfire survival plan, make one on the QFD website.

– Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire.

– Keep medications close by.

– Avoid smoke – stay indoors, close windows and doors, and avoid driving through smoke.

– Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

– Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.

– If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

– No properties are at risk.

– Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.

– Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.

– Some roads may be closed.

Updates will be issued as the situation changes.

This warning is from Queensland Fire Department.