CFS Warnings Explained

Understanding warnings

The way we display incidents adheres to the Australian Warning System.
You should never wait to receive an official warning before you leave. Fires can start quickly and threaten homes and lives within minutes. Warnings are issued when a fire has started and you need to take action. Warnings can be issued in any order, for example, the first warning you could get could be an Emergency Warning.

The three levels of warnings are:

Advice
Watch and act
Emergency warning

5KIxFM 90.7 will only post alerts when they reach the following levels.

Bushfire Advice Message

A Bushfire Advice Message will be issued when bushfires pose a threat to property or public safety, or when:

a bushfire has been reported and we are attending but no further information is available (Incident notification).
a bushfire is producing smoke in an area that may cause concern to the public
there is a need to advise of a specific event.

Bushfire Watch and Act Message

A Bushfire Watch and Act Message is regularly issued for bushfires that pose a localised threat to property or public safety where:

a bushfire is threatening or is a potential threat to public safety in the immediate area of a fire
a bushfire is producing smoke in an area that may cause concern to the public on a day of elevated fire danger
there is a need to advise of a specific event.

Bushfire Emergency Warning Message

Bushfire Emergency Warning Messages will be issued for wide area community affect when:

an uncontrolled bushfire is burning under Extreme to Catastrophic Fire Weather conditions; and
the risk of loss of life or threat to properties is almost certain or has occurred; or
where special circumstances exist, for example when a life or house has been lost.

Keep updated on the CFS Incident Map: https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/warnings/incidents-warnings/