Advice Issued For: Black Range, Stawell Fire Origin: BLACK RANGE - STAWELL Incident Name: Issued: 19/01/14 6:03 AM This is a DOWNGRADED Advice message issued by Department of Environment and Primary Industries for Black Range, Stawell. Firefighters have stopped the spread of the bushfire in the BLACK RANGE - STAWELL area and fire activity has subsided. The bushfire is not yet under control. You are no longer under any threat. Some roads in the area remain closed. Check VicRoads website for up to date information. Work continues in establishing control lines in the difficult granite boulder country of the Black Range. Smoke may be visible from nearby communities and roads. A Relief Centre is operating from Stawell Leisure Centre,49-51 Houston Street. The next update is expected by 19/01/14 12:00 PM or as the situation changes. Safety Information: If you have time, check your neighbours to see if they are monitoring conditions. Continue to stay informed and monitor conditions. Contact a family member or friend to tell them what you plan to do now. If you are experiencing smoke exposure, seek medical advice or call Nurse on Call on 1300 606 024. Stay Informed: Via cfa.vic.gov.au. Tune to ABC Local Radio, commercial and designated community radio stations, or Sky News TV. Call the Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL) on freecall 1800 240 667. Deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech/communication impairment can contact VBIL via the National Relay Service on 1800 555 677. Download the FireReady App or follow CFA on Twitter or Facebook. Road closures: check VicRoads website.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:04:01 +0000
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