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Relocation and road closures


The priority of firefighters during a bushfire is the protection of lives, and a decision may be made to relocate residents who are in immediate danger. Once you have been asked to leave your property and relocate to a safer place, it may be several days before emergency services give the all clear to allow you to return home.

During a bushfire, roads will be closed for your safety and for safe access to the fire by emergency services. These road closures are managed by police and they will not allow you to return home under any circumstance. It is important that you take everything with you when you leave your home.

Emergency services will provide you with information on which roads are closed and, where possible, what route to take to get to a relocation centre if one has been established. The Main Roads Traffic Operations Centre is in regular contact with emergency services about road closures during incidents to ensure up to date information is available.

In regional areas roads may be closed for days. It will be extremely hot and unpleasant waiting in a car with little or no shade and no toilet facilities. If you live or are travelling in a rural area check at roadhouses and police stations if any roads have been closed in the area. You should always take water and food with you to last a number of hours.

Where to find information about road closures:
  • Main Roads: www.mainroads.wa.gov.au or 138 138
  • In Alerts on DFES's Alerts and Warnings page or 1300 657 209
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