Labor Day Long weekend travel warning for Goldfields-Esperance, West Australia due to bush fires

Friday, March 1, 2019

Fire conditions in West Australia, prompts travel warning for long weekend visitors. The Goldfields-Esperance region is witnessing seven bush fires fanned by hot and windy weather. More than 200 firefighters and 11 aircrafts are combating the fires, which have burnt through more than 230,000 hectares. Over 2,000 people are expected in the region for the Labor Day long weekend.

Roads and highways around Esperance are ‘under some level of threat’. A watch and act alert has been issued for parts of Boyatup, Howick, Beaumont and Cape Arid in the Shire of Esperance, where an out of control bushfire has burnt through 19,200 hectares.

As per Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES), these fires are going to go for some time.  There is minimal threat to life and assets at this point in time but with hot and windy weather and the potential for dry lightning, things may chance. These fires have been caused by lightning. The roads and the highways near and around Esperance are under some level of threat.

Temperatures were unusually hot in areas like Kalgoorlie, which today equalled its hottest temperature on record for the month of 44.9 degrees Celsius.

Parks and Wildlife have closed a number of camp grounds in and around the region. Tourist are requested to check their websites prior to planning camping.

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