SA Country Fire Service

Message ID: 0005362
Time Message Issued: 08:01
Date Message Issued: 25/01/2021

Fire Origin / Fire Name: CHERRY GARDENS, HICKS HILL ROAD

Media please note SEWS required.

EMERGENCY WARNING FOR A BUSHFIRE BURNING UNDER SEVERE OR EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS

Issued for Longwood, Mylor and Biggs Flat in Mount Lofty Ranges

This fire may pose a threat to lives directly in its path.

Act now. Leave, if the path is clear to a safer place, as it will soon be too dangerous to drive.

If you cannot leave, identify where you will seek shelter from the bushfire. Heat from the fire will kill you. Do not enter this area as conditions are dangerous.

The CHERRY GARDENS, HICKS HILL ROAD fire is uncontrolled. This scrub fire is burning in a North Easterly direction towards Longwood, Mylor and Biggs Flat. Conditions are continually changing.

CFS is currently experiencing continually changing wind conditions. This may cause the fire to change direction unexpectedly .

People in the area should leave now or prepare to defend their homes before the wind changes direction.

Power, water and mobile phone services may be lost. Road conditions may become very dangerous over the next few hours.

Fire fighters may soon be unable to prevent the fire spreading.

Shapes on this map image indicate the Warning Area to which this message applies.
YELLOW: Advice Message; ORANGE: Watch and Act Message; RED: Emergency Warning

For updates listen to your local ABC radio station on a battery powered radio, visit the CFS website www.cfs.sa.gov.au or phone the Bushfire Information Hotline on 1800 362 361.

This message will be updated as the situation changes or before: Jan 25 2021 10:00

You may lose power, water, phone and data connections.

Fire crews are responding but you should not expect a firefighter at your door.

WHAT TO DO:

  • Check and follow your Bushfire Survival Plan.
  • Protect yourself from the fire's heat, put on protective clothing.
  • Tell family or friends of your plan.

IF YOU CAN'T LEAVE:

  • Identify a spot to shelter in, with more than one exit. Keep moving so you are away from the heat of the fire.
  • Move flammable materials such as doormats, wheelie bins and outdoor furniture away from your house.
  • Close doors and windows to keep smoke out.
  • Bring pets inside and restrain them.
  • If you have sprinklers, turn them on to wet the area.
  • If the building catches fire, go to an area already burnt. Check around you for anything burning.

IF YOU ARE LEAVING:

  • Leave now, don't delay
  • Roads may become blocked or access may change. Smoke will reduce visibility
  • Secure your pets for travel
  • If you become stuck in your car, park away from bushes, cover yourself, get onto the floor as the windows may break from the intense heat.

KEEP UP TO DATE:

Do not rely on a single source for warning information.

For emergencies call Triple Zero (000)

End of Message

MEDIA PLEASE NOTE:

  • Emergency Warning Messages are to be broadcast immediately and then every 15 minutes following.
  • Watch and Act Messages are to be broadcast immediately and then every 30 minutes following.
  • Bushfire Advice Messages are to be broadcast at the discretion of the broadcaster.
Government of South Australia