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Severe fire danger advice for Lower West including Perth hills on Saturday

Friday 26 February 2010 – 5:35 PM

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a Severe Fire Danger Rating for Saturday 27 February 2010 for the Lower West, including the Perth hills.

This includes:

• City of Armadale
• City of Bayswater
• City of Belmont
• City of Canning
• City of Cockburn
• City of Fremantle
• City of Gosnells
• City of Joondalup
• City of Mandurah
• City of Mellville
• City of Nedlands
• City of Perth
• City of Rockingham
• City of South Perth
• City of Stirling
• City of Subiaco
• City of Swan
• City of Wanneroo
• Town of Bassendean
• Town of Cambridge
• Town of Claremont
• Town of Cottesloe
• Town of East Fremantle
• Town of Kwinana
• Town of Mosman Park
• Town of Victoria Park
• Town  of Vincent
• Shire of Chittering
• Shire of Gingin
• Shire of Kalamunda
• Shire of Mundaring
• Shire of Murray
• Shire of Peppermint Grove
• Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
• Shire of Waroona
• Shire of Toodyay

Keep up to date with fire information through local radio, websites and TV. Do not wait for an emergency warning before you act. Your safest option for survival is away from the fire. If you see flames call triple zero.

If a fire starts:

• It will be unpredictable, difficult to control and move very fast.
• Embers will be blown around your home causing other fires.
• Spot fires may start six kilometres ahead of the main fire.
• Only very well prepared, well constructed and actively defended homes may offer any degree of safety.

If you live within 100 metres of bushland:

• It is safest to leave early if a fire starts, that is hours before a fire reaches you, put your survival first.
• Put your bushfire survival plan into action.
• Only stay and defend your home if it is well prepared, well constructed and you can actively defend it. If you are in doubt about defending your home, leave.

To find out how to prepare your property, how to develop a bushfire survival plan and what the Fire Danger Rating means to you visit www.fesa.wa.gov.au or call 9323 9300 during normal office hours.

Check the Fire Danger Rating for your area by visiting www.bom.gov.au or call 1900 955 366 (call charges apply).

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