{"id":647931,"date":"2026-03-11T12:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/647931\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:04:19","slug":"perth-hills-bushfire-blaze-in-beechina-in-the-shire-of-mundaring-downgraded-to-watch-and-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/647931\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth Hills bushfire: Blaze in Beechina in the Shire of Mundaring downgraded to watch and act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A bushfire in the Perth Hills has been downgraded from an emergency to a watch and act level as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Emergency WA issued the update at 6.38pm, alerting residents in parts of the Shire of Mundaring to remain vigilant as conditions are changing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cA bushfire watch and act is in place for people in an area bounded by Great Eastern Highway, Doconing Road and Old Northam Road in parts of Beechina,\u201d the warning stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThe alert level for this fire has been downgraded as the fire is currently stationary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThere is a possible threat to lives and homes as a fire is burning in the area and conditions are changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/673021f4a7860c10afa83d45a0ff36ce7acf6299.jpg\" alt=\"A bushfire watch and act is in place in the area outlined in orange. An advice warning has also been issued for the zone in yellow.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconA bushfire watch and act is in place in the area outlined in orange. An advice warning has also been issued for the zone in yellow. Credit: Emergency WA<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Aerial support has been sent to assist crews who are battling the inferno on the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The bushfire is stationary but is not contained or controlled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">An advice alert is also in place for residents to the north-west of the watch and act zone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4a014dc1078521cb5af77d0c75e4c0fde59b01b9.jpg\" alt=\"The Beechina bushfire from above.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe Beechina bushfire from above. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">People bounded by Liberton Road, Government Road and Forge Drive in parts of Chidlow and Wooroloo are told to stay alert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Great Eastern Highway between Carter Road and Doconing Road has been closed as a result of the blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Motorists are advised to avoid the area and exercise caution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Earlier at 3.03pm, an emergency order urged people to \u201cact immediately to survive\u201d as the blaze threatened lives and homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Photos captured from the 7NEWS helicopter showed a property engulfed in flames as the fire tore through the area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/417eceb3617bebaff57328308a41ed5f566a7a95.jpg\" alt=\"A property has been engulfed in flames. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconA property has been engulfed in flames.  Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">People in the watch and act zone are urged to follow the safety advice below:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-hocug1-StyledPNBaseList e1tb42w52\">\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Stay alert and monitor your surroundings as conditions could change.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">You may need to act quickly so ensure you are prepared if the situation gets worse.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Read through your plan. If you do not have a plan, make one now on Emergency WA or in the Emergency WA app.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">Have your emergency kit ready.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-174hqq1-StyledPNParagraph-StyledPNTextListItem-StyledPNListItem-StyledPNTextListItem e1tb42w50\">If you find it hard to move quickly, leaving now is your safest option.<\/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\">Continue to patrol your property and be ready to put out spot fires.<\/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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Bushfire updates can be found at <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emergency.wa.gov.au\/\">Emergency WA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A bushfire in the Perth Hills has been downgraded from an emergency to a watch and act level&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":647932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[4740,164887,50,8632],"class_list":["post-647931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-australia","tag-bushfires","tag-news","tag-wa-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116210452534363653","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647931","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=647931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}