DEWNR Prescribed burn at Little Para Reservoir Reserve A prescribed burn is planned at Little Para Reservoir today, Wednesday, 5 October 2014. - The prescribed burn will start at 10am and should be completed by 7pm. - The burn will affect about 24.3ha of land in the central-southern area of the reserve about 1km north-east of Richardson Road, Greenwith. - There will be no public access to the reserve during the burn. - Smoke may be visible in the area for several days and may impact Black Top Road, Gould Creek. - Crews will be on site until it is safe to leave. The burn will be carried out by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) and SA Water on behalf of the Mount Lofty Ranges Fire Co-operative. The primary objective of this burn is to reduce fuels in the area to prevent the spread of bushfire. It is part of a state-wide program of prescribed burning in high-risk public land areas this spring. Creating strategically-located, fuel-reduced areas through prescribed burning is essential in helping to reduce the potential spread and impact of bushfires on communities and the environment by providing earlier containment options for firefighters. A list of the week’s planned burns is available on the DEWNR website, at environment.sa.gov.au/firemanagement/Burns_and_bushfires. Subscribe to DEWNR’s fire management email updates for information on prescribed burns and other fire management activities at environment.sa.gov.au/firemanagement/Home/stay-informed. Prescribed burns will only be carried out when it is deemed safe to do so and may be cancelled at short notice.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:47:40 +0000
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