Issued at 1530 hours CST on Saturday 13 July 2019.

The Executive Director, Bushfires NT and the Acting Executive Director, NT Fire and Rescue Service have declared a 24 HOUR FIRE BAN PERIOD for Sunday 14 July 2019 for the following areas.                      

DARWIN and ADELAIDE RIVER FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA and the NORTHERN FIRE PROTECTION ZONE.

This includes DARWIN, BATCHELOR, PINE CREEK and ADELAIDE RIVER EMERGENCY RESPONSE AREAS and the LITCHFIELD MUNICIPALITY and COOMALIE SHIRE.

 The Fire Ban is declared for a 24 hour period commencing at 0000 hours on Sunday 14 July 2019. 

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 https://securent.nt.gov.au/alerts