Fire ban advice

Bushfires NT

Issued at 1500 hours CST on Wednesday16 October 2019.

The Chief Fire Control Officer, Bushfires NT and the Acting Director, NT Fireand Rescue Service have declared a 24HOUR FIRE BAN PERIODfor Thursday 17 October 2019 for thefollowing areas.

DARWIN AND ADELAIDE RIVER FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA

The Fire Ban is declared for a 24 hour period commencing at 0000hours on Thursday 17 October 2019.

No person shall light a fire or cause a fire to be lit in the open in theportion of the Northern Territory within the fire ban areas.

This includes DARWIN, BATCHELORand ADELAIDE RIVER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AREAS and the LITCHFIELD MUNICIPALITY andCOOMALIE SHIRE.

TheFire Ban is valid from midnight to midnight.

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