Prescribed burn at Bascombe Well Conservation Park
Date posted: 22 Aug. 2025
A prescribed burn is planned at Bascombe Well Conservation Park on the Eyre Peninsula on Monday, weather conditions permitting.
• The prescribed burn will start at 12pm Monday August 25 and is likely to be completed by 6pm the same day.
• The area to be burnt is 20 hectares along the northern boundary of the park, which is about 30km west of Lock.
• This is a landscape protection burn to reduce the likelihood of the whole park burning in a single bushfire event
• Internal park tracks adjacent the prescribed burn will be closed throughout the burn.
• Smoke is likely to drift south of the park.
• National Parks and Wildlife Service crews will remain on site until safe.
NPWSSA conducts a statewide program of prescribed burns to reduce the spread and intensity of bushfires, protect communities and enhance biodiversity. Prescribed burning is just one tool used to reduce fuel loads across strategic areas of public and private land.
Prescribed burns will only be carried out when it is deemed safe to do so and may be cancelled at short notice.
For the most up-to-date information and to find a list of planned prescribed burns, visit the DEW website.
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