Dry conditions underline fire season extension
The Country Fire Service (CFS) says dangerous fire conditions on Eyre Peninsula show why the fire danger season needs to be extended.
Normally, the season would end today for the west coast, eastern and lower Eyre fire ban districts.
However, it has been extended until the end of the month due to a lack of rain.
CFS regional commander Kevin May says recent farm burn-offs getting out of control demonstrate why the extension is needed.
"We just need to be horribly, horribly careful at the moment because it looks like the opening rains could be into May before we get any substantial moisture and it's going to take a lot of moisture in the ground to turn around and change soil dryness indicators because it's been so dry for so long," he said.
"Quite mild conditions burning off but two of them got away so that just shows exactly how dry it is out there at the moment.
"I would say it's mid-summer conditions we've got out there."