Overview
- DFES issued an emergency warning for parts of Crossman, Dwarda, Williams and Wandering near Boddington, telling residents to act immediately.
- Aerial support was deployed east of Mandurah as the out-of-control fire moved north-east, with Albany Highway shut between Jarrahdale Road and Williams.
- Around Fitzgerald River National Park, several alerts were downgraded to watch-and-act and the Newdegate evacuation centre closed, though the fire remains uncontained and the South Coast Highway between Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe is still closed.
- Local officials reported roughly 14 ignitions across Williams Shire from lightning storms, contributing to a multi-front emergency across the South West and Great Southern.
- A passing trough with low humidity and 40–60 km/h gusts is driving volatile fire behaviour as hundreds of firefighters work into the night, with DBCA coordinating operations in the national park.