No images? Click here BUSHFIRES NT MESSAGE - FIRE BAN 20 / 9 / 2021 Issued at 15:00 hours on Monday 20 September 2021 The Chief Fire Control Officer, Bushfires NT and the Director, Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service have declared a 24 HOUR FIRE BAN PERIOD for Tuesday 21 September 2021 for the following areas. DARWIN and ADELAIDE RIVER, THE DALY SOUTH, THE GREGORY, and THE CARPENTARIA FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREAS, THE NORTHERN and KATHERINE FIRE PROTECTION ZONES The Fire Ban is declared for a 24 hour period commencing at 0000 hours on Tuesday 21 September 2021. 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 the DARWIN, BATCHELOR, ADELAIDE RIVER, PINE CREEK, MATARANKA, BORROLOOLA, TIMBER CREEK, KATHERINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AREAS, 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/respond/bushfire-alerts or www.bushfires.nt.gov.au/incidentmap For all Bushfires NT bushfires information, visit RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: |