🚨 Smoke Warning – Port Lincoln Area 🚨 🕛 Issued:…

🚨 Smoke Warning – Port Lincoln Area 🚨
🕛 Issued: 12:15 PM, Thursday 10 April 2025

🔥 Grass Fire Smoke Alert – PASSAT STREET, Port Lincoln (Eyre Peninsula)

Smoke is drifting across the Port Lincoln area due to a grass fire on Passat Street. Authorities are urging residents to take precautions as smoke can seriously impact your health.

👉 Symptoms to watch for include:

Shortness of breath
Wheezing or coughing
Burning eyes or runny nose
Chest tightness or pain
Dizziness or feeling light-headed
💡 If you or someone in your care is having trouble breathing, contact your GP. If symptoms are severe, call 000 immediately.

🛑 What You Should Do:
✔️ Stay indoors as much as possible
✔️ Close all windows, doors, and vents
✔️ Use air conditioning on ‘recirculate’ mode in homes and vehicles
✔️ Avoid smoking, candles, gas cooking, or vacuuming indoors
✔️ Head to air-conditioned public spaces like shopping centres or libraries
✔️ Avoid outdoor exercise – especially if you have asthma or heart/lung conditions

👶 The following groups are more sensitive to smoke exposure and should take extra care:

Children under 14
Adults over 65
Pregnant or breastfeeding people
People with asthma, diabetes, or heart/lung conditions
📲 Stay Informed:
🌐 www.cfs.sa.gov.au
📞 Info Hotline: 1800 362 361
📱 Alert SA App
📻 Tune in to ABC Radio, FIVEaa, or your local emergency broadcaster

📍 Follow SA Country Fire Service on Facebook or X for updates.
📞 For emergencies, call Triple Zero (000).

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Please take care and look out for each other, Port Lincoln 💛

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