IDDFIREB032          

Issued at 1530 hours CST on Tuesday 08 October 2019.

The Chief Fire Control Officer, Bushfires NT and the Acting Director, NT Fire and Rescue Service have declared a 24 HOUR FIRE BAN PERIOD for Wednesday 09 October 2019 for the following areas.                 

DARWIN AND ADELAIDE RIVER, CARPENTARIA EAST AND GREGORY SOUTH EAST FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREAS

The Fire Ban is declared for a 24 hour period commencing at 0000 hours on Wednesday 09 October 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.

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

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 or www.bushfires.nt.gov.au/incidentmap