Lachlan bushfire warning downgraded

TASMANIA FIRE SERVICE

A BUSHFIRE WATCH AND ACT MESSAGE FOR MOSS BEDS RD, TOP SWAMP RD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, LACHLAN
Issued At: 29/10/2019 8:01pm

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There is a bushfire at Glenfern Rd, Glenfern. This fire may put Moss Beds Rd, Top Swamp Rd and surrounding areas at Lachlan at high risk within six to 24 hours.

This fire will be difficult to control. There may be embers, smoke and ash falling on Moss Beds Rd, Top Swamp R and surrounding areas at Lachlan.

Spot fires have been reported in the Lachlan area.

What to do:

• You need to start taking action now to protect your family and your home.
• If you are not prepared for a bushfire, be ready to leave for a safer place.
• If you don't live near Moss Beds Rd, Top Swamp Rd and surrounding areas at Lachlan, stay away.
• If your family have made a bushfire survival plan, use it now.
• Keep updated by listening to ABC Local Radio or look at the TFS website at www.fire.tas.gov.au.

Incident number: 19032354

Community Information:

• For information on current road closures, please visit the Tasmania Police website: http://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/
• People with medical conditions are advised to have a personal plan for avoiding smoke from the burn.
• Advice is available from the Department of Health www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/publichealth/air/bushfire_smoke or the Asthma Foundation of Tasmania www.asthmatas.org.au

Alert Level: WATCH AND ACT
Type: Vegetation Fire
Last Updated: 29-Oct-2019 08:01 PM
First Reported: 29-Oct-2019 12:55 PM
Location: Glenfern Road, Glenfern
Status: Going
Agency: Tasmania Fire Service
Size: ~ 20 hectares
Attending Resources:
Tasmania Fire Service Resources Arrived:
  9 x LIGHT TANKER
  9 x HEAVY TANKER
  2 x MEDIUM TANKER
  1 x TFS
  1 x OTHER
  1 x PERSONNEL CARRIER
  1 x CAR

Tasmania Fire Service Resources Mobilised:
  1 x LIGHT TANKER
  1 x PERSONNEL CARRIER