Type |
Status |
Location |
Last Updated |
Emergency Warning - Fire
- Evacuate Immediately
|
Extreme
|
Nelson
|
172722276100025/09/2024
|
This
Emergency Warning to
Evacuate
Immediately is being issued for
Nelson.
- There is a
bushfire at TestFireEvacArea. The bushfire is under control.
- This bushfire is
travelling from testloc in a northerly direction
towards testloc123.
- The fire is
expected to impact testloc at 9.11 AM.
If you choose to
stay, emergency services may not be able to help you.If you are located in testloc, it is recommended
you evacuate immediately and move to a safer location away from the fire.
What you should do:This Emergency Warning is
current until 25-09-2024, 12.00.
Evacuation after this time is considered
life threatening.
After 25-09-2024, 12.00 it
may be too late to leave. Shelter indoors when the fire arrives - protect
yourself from the radiant heat.
Evacuate immediately:
- Evacuate immediately with all members of your
household.
- When you leave, remember to take your pets,
mobile phone and charger.
- If you are away from home, do not return.
Travel to a safer location. Options include:- A relief centre is open at testloc.
- The home of family or friends away from the
warning area.
- If you evacuate to a family member or
friend's house you should register with [online (if activated) / at an
evacuation centre] to help others find you.
Residents in testloc should leave via testroad and head towards testloc.
In the car:
- If you are travelling, do not enter the area.
Make a u-turn and travel to safety.
- Slow down and turn on your headlights. Smoke
will make it difficult to see.
If you are unable to leave, you should seek
shelter inside:- Protect yourself by
wearing long sleeves and trousers, made from pure cotton or wool. Wear
leather boots and heavy duty leather gloves.
- Close all exterior doors, windows and vents.
Turn off cooling systems.
- Shelter in a room that has a door and or a window
to the outside. The
building can protect you from radiant heat. It is critical to keep an eye
on what is happening with the fire.
If your home catches on fire:- Move away from the rooms that are on fire, closing doors
behind you.
- As soon as the bushfire has passed the house, or the
conditions inside become unbearable, you need to get out and go to an area
that has already been burnt. Staying inside a burning building will almost
certainly end in death.
- It may still be too hot to remain outside, so you’ll need
to seek shelter in another structure or last resort option.
Impacts in your
area:- The following roads are: testlist.
This
message was issued by
Country Fire Authority.
The next update
is expected by 25/09/2024 11:10 am or as the situation changes.
Use multiple sources to
stay informed:
The following services can
help you, or someone you know, access information during an emergency.
- To access this information in other languages, call the Translating
and Interpreting Service on 131
450 (freecall) and ask them to call VicEmergency Hotline.
- If you are deaf, hard of
hearing, or have a speech/communication impairment contact National Relay Service on 1800 555 677 and ask them to call the
VicEmergency Hotline.