FIRE BAN & FIRE DANGER RATING ADVICE FOR 19 November 2019
Issued at: 16:06 on 18 November 2019
TOTAL FIRE BANS
Despite forecast Fire Danger Ratings of Very High or below, SA Country Fire Service (CFS) has declared Total Fire Bans throughout the State.
Media and the public are advised that TOTAL FIRE BANS have been declared for 19 November 2019 in the following Fire Ban Districts:
Northwest Pastoral
Northeast Pastoral
West Coast
Eastern Eyre Peninsula
Lower Eyre Peninsula
Flinders
Mid North
Mount Lofty Ranges
Adelaide Metropolitan
Yorke Peninsula
Kangaroo Island
Riverland
Murraylands
Upper South East
Lower South East
Where Total Fire Bans have been declared, very hazardous fire weather conditions are predicted.
The Total Fire Ban will apply for 24 hours from midnight tonight to midnight tomorrow.
The CFS recommends that you implement your Bushfire Survival Plan.
If you don't have a plan to ensure your survival, leaving early before a fire starts is your safest option.
In making your plan, you should be aware that in high fire danger conditions, essential services including mains-fed electricity and water supply may not be available due to the prevailing weather conditions.
Landowners are asked to adhere to local harvest codes of practice which are available from your local council.
Landowners are also asked to ensure that any burn-off activities conducted today are fully extinguished before midnight tonight.
Forecast Fire Danger Ratings are available on the CFS website.
Agencies are advised to activate their Total Fire Ban procedures in preparation for these predicted fire weather conditions.
For further information contact the Bushfire Information Hotline on 1800 362 361 or visit https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au
