{"id":478989,"date":"2025-12-30T01:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478989\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T01:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:58:14","slug":"warnbro-bushfire-watch-and-act-warning-in-place-as-residents-alerted-to-ember-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/478989\/","title":{"rendered":"Warnbro bushfire: Watch and act warning in place as residents alerted to ember attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A train line is closed and roads are shut as firefighters continue to battle an out-of-control bushfire in the City of Rockingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Residents in parts of Warnbro, Coolongup and Waikiki were warned of a possible ember attack about 7.15am on Tuesday, more than 12 hours after a fire reportedly ignited near the Warnbro train station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Trains on the Mandurah line between Rockingham and Mandurah remained cancelled as a result of the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Transperth said replacement buses were running between Rockingham and Mandurah, urging commuters to \u201cplease allow extra travelling time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Parts of Safety Bay Road, including between Baldivis Road to Ennis Avenue, are shut, while Ennis Avenue between Wilmott Drive to Royal Palm Drive are also closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">In the latest watch and act warning issued on Tuesday morning, residents were alerted to a possible ember attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cA bushfire watch and act is in place for people in an area bounded by Mandurah Road, Safety Bay Road, Read Street, The Avenue, Wilmott Drive and Seagate Street in parts of Cooloongup, Waikiki and Warnbro in the City of Rockingham,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cBurning embers are likely to be blown around your home and could spark a fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cIf your plan is to leave, leave now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said 100 firefighters were actively fighting the blaze on Tuesday morning,<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">DFES said the fire, which is out-of-control and uncontained, is moving in a north-north westerly direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Residents are warned there is a possible threat to lives and homes as the fire buns and conditions change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Three separate bushfire advice warning are in place for parts of Safety Bay, Waikiki, Cooloongup and Baldivis, with residents urged to visit <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emergency.wa.gov.au\/\">emergency WA<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/744569a141ed826eeba6643ed555a0842e53dd77.jpg\" alt=\"The Watch and Act warning area and surrounding advice warnings on Tuesday morning at 8.20am.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe Watch and Act warning area and surrounding advice warnings on Tuesday morning at 8.20am. Credit: Emergency WA\/Supplied<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25cae6e13234874c228519c4438901435a5917a0.jpg\" alt=\"The fire continued to rage overnight. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe fire continued to rage overnight.  Credit: Night News\/Night News WHAT TO DO <\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-hocug1-StyledPNBaseList e1tb42w52\">\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">If your plan is to leave, leave now.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Take your emergency kit with you. It should include an AM\/FM radio that runs off batteries, a first aid kit, a woollen blanket, phones, protective clothing, medication and irreplaceable valuables.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Decide where you will go and how you will get there. This could be with family or friends away from the fire.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Keep your doors and windows closed to keep out smoke.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Turn off evaporative air conditioners, but keep water running through the system if possible to prevent embers entering your home.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">If you plan to stay and defend ensure you are mentally and physically prepared, with protective clothing and an independent water supply. Make final preparations now and start patrolling your property to put out spot fires.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A train line is closed and roads are shut as firefighters continue to battle an out-of-control bushfire in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":477817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4740,164887,50,14737,8632],"class_list":{"0":"post-478989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-bushfires","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-perth","12":"tag-wa-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115806044856088170","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}