DSE Planned Burns in my area
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
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Yarra
Expires 10/04/2013 11:00 am Smoke may be visible
in the following locations as well as from surrounding areas:
Badger Creek,
Balnarring, Bittern, Cambarville,Chum Creek, Coldstream, Don Valley, Gruyere,
Hastings, Healesville, Launching Place, Lilydale, McMahons Creek, Merricks
North, Millgrove, Mount Martha, Mornington, Moorooduc, Mount Evelyn, Mount
Toolebewong, Reefton, Seville, Seville East, Silvan, Somerville, Tarrawarra,
Tuerong, Tyabb, Wandin East, Wandin North, Warburton, East Warburton, Woori
Yallock and Yarra Junction.
What To Do:
Be aware of planned burns happening in your local area and stay clear of
areas where burns are taking place.
If you are experiencing any symptoms that may be due to smoke exposure, the
Department of Health advises people to seek medical advice or call “Nurse on
Call” on 1300 606 024.
Additional Information:
Road users are advised to take extra care as road travel may be hazardous
due to low visibility from smoke.
Traffic management will be in place where smoke may affect local roads.
Drivers are also asked to be alert to fire vehicles in burn areas and fire
crews working close to roadsides.
Road Closures:
Check www.traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au
Park
Closures:
Please refer to Parks Victoria on 13 1963 or visit http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/
Stay Informed:
For information about planned burning in Victoria visit the DSE website at
www.dse.vic.gov.au/burns or the Country Fire Authority (CFA)
at www.cfa.vic.gov.au or
call the Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL) on freecall 1800 240 667.
Callers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech/communication
impairment can contact VBIL via the National Relay Service on 1800 555
677.
For up-to-date information about air quality visit www.epa.vic.gov.au/air/bulletins
If you have a smart phone you can download the free CFA FireReady
application to see planned burns on a map.
Keep informed by listening to ABC Local Radio, commercial radio stations or
watching Sky News TV.
Information about fires is available at www.cfa.vic.gov.au or by calling the VBIL.
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