Issued at 1430 hours CST on Friday 21 September 2018.

The Chief Fire Control Officer, Bushfires NT and the Acting Executive Director, NT Fire and Rescue Service have declared a 24 HOUR FIRE BAN PERIOD for Saturday 22 September 2018 for the following areas.                

DARWIN and ADELAIDE RIVER, CARPENTARIA WEST and CARPENTARIA EAST FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREAS and the KATHERINE FIRE PROTECTION ZONE.

This includes the following EMERGENCY RESPONSE AREAS: DARWIN, BATCHELOR, ADELAIDE RIVER, KATHERINE and BORROLOOLA and includes the LITCHFIELD MUNICIPALITY and the COOMALIE SHIRE.

The Fire Ban is declared for a 24 hour period commencing at 0000 hours on Saturday 22 September 2018. 

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

The Fire Ban is valid from midnight to midnight.

For further information regarding Fire Bans and other Fire Restrictions contact Bushfires NT on (08) 8922 0844 or visit www.securent.nt.gov.au or www.pfes.nt.gov.au/fireandrescue.aspx