A bushfire burning at Gingin, north of Perth, has been downgraded to a watch and act message.
Despite the downgrading, the hot, dry conditions forecast for the next 24 hours are threatening to test the fire s containment lines.
Crews are still working to extinguish embers left in its wake.
The Emergency Warning for the fire burning at the Shire of Gingin has been downgraded to a Watch and Act.(Franziska Rimrod) As you can imagine though, as you feel the weather out here today, the crews are working hard continually to mop up under pretty trying conditions, DFES Incident Controller Sven Andersen said.
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Authorities are calling the situation extremely fragile and are bringing in extra support from the Pilbara and Kimberley regions to help control the blaze.
There are already more than 200 WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services crew members and volunteers on the scene working in shifts to protect the community. I m confident we will get on top of it, but the weather we ve been having and the weather coming have been testing us, Incident Controller Sven Andersen said. We ve had a day or so where it hasn t busted out, but people shouldn t become complacent.
The weather over the next two days is expected to be very hot, dry and windy and tomorrow temperatures in the fire affected area are expected to peak at around 42C.