THE Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) is warning motorists to take care on the roads near Margaret River with smoke likely in the area from prescribed burns.
DPaW is today conducting prescribed burns to manage bushfire risk 15 kilometres south-west of Margaret River and said moke may be visible from these burns.
Their advice to motorists is as follows:
- Motorists should take care, turn on headlights and carefully follow traffic management signs when driving through areas affected by smoke.
- People with conditions exacerbated by smoke should take precautions in line with their medical advice for these circumstances.
A spokesperson for DPaW said prescribed burns create low-fuel areas in a mosaic of burnt and unburnt patches across the landscape, which help stem the spread of bushfires.
"Prescribed burning is the primary tool available to Parks and Wildlife to manage fuel loads, which helps protect the community by minimising the impact of bushfires," they said.
More details about the prescribed burns are available on the DPaW website at www.dpaw.wa.gov.au
