WA premier Mark McGowan urged people to leave the area as soon as possible due to high fuel loads and dangerous conditions.
[6] The fires burned out an area close to 8,000 ha (20,000 acres) of bushland and has resulted in the closure of many tourist sites along Caves Road.
[7] On 26 December, over 250 fire fighters were battling a large bushfire near Wooroloo that was burning through some 155 ha (380 acres) of regional parkland and farmland in the first two hours and was threatening Karakamia, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's first sanctuary.
[11] On 6 January, a fire burned through 4 ha (9.9 acres) of bushland on Mount Clarence less than 1 km (0.62 mi) from the central business district of Albany.
[13] Families were evacuated from their house when a bushfire started on 4 February near the south coast town of Denmark, Western Australia in the area of Shadforth and William Bay National Park.
[17] Residents in Corrigin, Kulin and Kondinin were sheltered at home or evacuated when a bushfire moved through the area on 6 February burning 40,000 ha (99,000 acres) of bush needing over 70 fires to try to contain it.