Source: Emergency WA


The following alert has been issued by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES).
Please note this warning has been upgraded to Emergency Warning - Leave Now. There is also an additional Watch and Act - Leave now if not prepared. See changes throughout.
Issued: 18 Jan 2026 02:03 PM

A Bushfire Emergency Warning is in place for people in Fitzgerald River National Park, bounded by South Coast Highway, Quiss Road, Fitzgerald Road, including the park, in the SHIRE OF RAVENSTHORPE and SHIRE OF JERRAMUNGUP.

The alert level for this fire has been upgraded as fire activity has increased.

You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes.

WHAT TO DO

If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place. This may be with family or friends away from the area.

If it is safe to do so, leave in an easterly direction towards Ravensthorpe or westerly direction towards Jerramungup.

Do not wait and see, leaving at the last minute could put your life in danger.

Take your emergency kit with you.

If you become stuck in your car, park away from bushes, cover yourself with a woollen blanket, get onto the floor as the windows may break from the intense heat.

Close all doors and windows and turn off evaporative air conditioners but keep water running through the system if possible.

If you cannot leave, you need to get ready to shelter in your home.

You must shelter before the fire arrives, as the extreme heat will kill you before the flames reach you.

Go to a room in your home where you can shelter from the approaching fire.

The room should have running water, such as a kitchen or laundry, and have a clear exit so you can easily escape.

If you are not at home, it is too dangerous to return.

SAFEST ROUTE

If it is safe to do so, leave in an easterly direction towards Ravensthorpe or westerly direction towards Jerramungup.

The bushfire is moving in a northerly direction.

It is not contained or controlled.

Currently there has been 33,003 hectares burnt.



DFES Bushfires