Bushfire information: Warnings, fire bans and updates

There are multiple state and territory bushfire-related emergency services. Here's a list of live links to warnings, fire bans, incident updates, hotlines, smartphone apps, social media services and advice.

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Published 18 January 2013 10:15am

Updated 3 September 2013 6:14pm

By Andy Park

Source: SBS

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OFFICIAL TWEETS FROM FIRE AGENCIES

<span>&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_0.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt; Today's warnings and Incidents:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=683 "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=683 &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Today's fire bans:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=1109 "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=1109 &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Bush fire Information Line: 1800 679 737&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Twitter:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="https://twitter.com/NSWRFS" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"https://twitter.com/NSWRFS","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"https://twitter.com/NSWRFS","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee160000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee160001","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">https://twitter.com/NSWRFS</a>"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;@NSWRFS&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Facebook:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http:// http://www.facebook.com/nswrfs "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; http://www.facebook.com/nswrfs &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Fires near me NSW iPhone app:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fires-near-me-nsw/id370891827?mt=8 "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fires-near-me-nsw/id370891827?mt=8 &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_1.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Today's warnings and incidents:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colCurrentBushfires "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colCurrentBushfires &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Today's fire bans:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colTotalFireBans "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/Show?pageId=colTotalFireBans &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Mobile site:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/mobile" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/mobile","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/mobile","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee160002","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee160003","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.fire.tas.gov.au/mobile</a>."&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;www.fire.tas.gov.au/mobile.&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Twitter:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="https://twitter.com/TasFireService" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"https://twitter.com/TasFireService","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"https://twitter.com/TasFireService","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170001","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">https://twitter.com/TasFireService</a>"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;@TasFireService&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;People in the areas affected by the Tasmanian bushfires, including those who might be travelling in the area and people who have been evacuated from their homes, are being urged to register their details with Red Cross under the National Registration and Inquiry System.&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; People can register their details or look up friends and family who are thought to be in the bushfire affected areas online at &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.redcross.org.au"&amp;amp;gt;redcross.org.au&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; or by calling the State Inquiry Centre on 1800 727 077.&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; To make a donation to the &amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;Tasmanian Bushfires 2013 Appeal&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;, go to &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.redcross.org.au"&amp;amp;gt;redcross.org.au&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; or telephone 1800 811 700.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_2.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's warnings and Incidents:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/warnings-and-incidents/ "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/warnings-and-incidents/ &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's fire bans and ratings:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/ "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/total-fire-bans-and-ratings/ &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL): 1800 240 667&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; CFA FireReady App:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/cfa-fireready/id356559665?mt=8 "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/cfa-fireready/id356559665?mt=8 &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Twitter:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="https://twitter.com/CFA_Connect" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"https://twitter.com/CFA_Connect","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"https://twitter.com/CFA_Connect","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170002","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170003","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">https://twitter.com/CFA_Connect</a>"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;@CFA_Connect&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="https://twitter.com/CFA_Updates" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"https://twitter.com/CFA_Updates","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"https://twitter.com/CFA_Updates","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170004","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170005","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">https://twitter.com/CFA_Updates</a>"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;@CFA_Updates&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Facebook:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/cfavic "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.facebook.com/cfavic &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;For fire incidents on public land, contact The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) on 136 186&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; DSE's Fires today:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fire-and-other-emergencies/fires-today-incident-summary"&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fire-and-other-emergencies/fires-today-incident-summary&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fire-and-other-emergencies/fires-today-incident-summary&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fire-and-other-emergencies/fires-today-incident-summary&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170006","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee170007","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/fire-and-other-emergencies/fires-today-incident-summary&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_3.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's warnings and incidents:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/news_media/current_incidents.jsp "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/news_media/current_incidents.jsp &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Today's fire bans:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/fire_restrictions/fire_bans.jsp "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/fire_restrictions/fire_bans.jsp &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; CFS Bushfire Information hotline: 1300 362 361&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;ALERT SA: Social media messages in an emergency in one place:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.alert.sa.gov.au/ "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.alert.sa.gov.au/ &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Twitter: &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="https://twitter.com/CFSAlerts" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"https://twitter.com/CFSAlerts","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"https://twitter.com/CFSAlerts","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee180000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee180001","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">https://twitter.com/CFSAlerts</a>"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;@CFSAlerts&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Facebook:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/countryfireservice?ref=stream "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.facebook.com/countryfireservice?ref=stream &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_4.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's warnings and Incidents:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/map.html "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/map.html &amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; Today's fire bans:&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Fire_bans_restrictions.html "&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Fire_bans_restrictions.html&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Fire_bans_restrictions.html&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Fire_bans_restrictions.html&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee180002","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee180003","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Fire_bans_restrictions.html&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_5.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's warnings and Incidents:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/default.aspx"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/default.aspx&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/default.aspx&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/default.aspx&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee180004","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee180005","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/alerts/Pages/default.aspx&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's fire bans:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/totalfirebans/Pages/default.aspx"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/totalfirebans/Pages/default.aspx&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/totalfirebans/Pages/default.aspx&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/totalfirebans/Pages/default.aspx&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190001","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/totalfirebans/Pages/default.aspx&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Emergency information hotline: &amp;amp;lt;span class="emergency_number"&amp;amp;gt;1300 657 209&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;span class="emergency_number"&amp;amp;gt;Twitter:&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="https://twitter.com/dfes_wa" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"https://twitter.com/dfes_wa","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"https://twitter.com/dfes_wa","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190002","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190003","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">https://twitter.com/dfes_wa</a>"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;@dfes_wa&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Emergency Alert:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190004","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190005","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Disater Watch Phone app:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.em.gov.au/Resources/Pages/DisasterWatchPhoneApp.aspx"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.em.gov.au/Resources/Pages/DisasterWatchPhoneApp.aspx&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.em.gov.au/Resources/Pages/DisasterWatchPhoneApp.aspx&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.em.gov.au/Resources/Pages/DisasterWatchPhoneApp.aspx&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190006","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190007","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.em.gov.au/Resources/Pages/DisasterWatchPhoneApp.aspx&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_6.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's warnings and Incidents:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/bushfires/media#.UOYMh1KJJ5c"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/bushfires/media#.UOYMh1KJJ5c&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/bushfires/media#.UOYMh1KJJ5c&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/bushfires/media#.UOYMh1KJJ5c&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190008","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee190009","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/bushfires/media#.UOYMh1KJJ5c&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Conatct numbers:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Contact-Us.aspx"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Contact-Us.aspx&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Contact-Us.aspx&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Contact-Us.aspx&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0001","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Contact-Us.aspx&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;img src="/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/images/b/u/bushfire-information-warnings-fire-bans-and-updates_embedded_7.jpg" /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's warnings and Incidents:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://esa.act.gov.au/community-information/incidents-map/"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://esa.act.gov.au/community-information/incidents-map/&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://esa.act.gov.au/community-information/incidents-map/&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://esa.act.gov.au/community-information/incidents-map/&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0002","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0003","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://esa.act.gov.au/community-information/incidents-map/&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Today's fire bans:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://esa.act.gov.au/"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://esa.act.gov.au/&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://esa.act.gov.au/&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://esa.act.gov.au/&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0004","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0005","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://esa.act.gov.au/&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Twitter:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="<a href="https://twitter.com/ACTRFS" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"https://twitter.com/ACTRFS","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"https://twitter.com/ACTRFS","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0006","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0007","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">https://twitter.com/ACTRFS</a>"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;@ACTRFS&amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Facebook:&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Rural-Fire-Service/192766927406060"&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;strong&amp;amp;gt;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Rural-Fire-Service/192766927406060&amp" target="_blank" link-data="{"link_rte.link_text":"http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Rural-Fire-Service/192766927406060&amp","link_rte.link":{"link.target":"NEW","link.attributes":[],"external_link.url":"http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Rural-Fire-Service/192766927406060&amp","_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0008","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000186-25e0-d585-abd6-7ff6ee1a0009","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">http://www.facebook.com/pages/ACT-Rural-Fire-Service/192766927406060&amp</a>;amp;amp;lt;/strong&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; All states: In true emergencies, 000 will connect you with the relevent state emergency services.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;</span>

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