Flare Sighting

On Monday, 9 March 2026 at 0550 hours our Group was notified of a flare sighting and several people were also woken up by a loud noise.

After investigating, someone had inappropriately let off a parachute flare and caused a spot fire on the corner of Seaward Drive and Harbour Road at Jurien Bay.

A BIG SHOUT OUT to our Local Firies and our radio operator, Jan Ackland.  Well done to everyone involved.

A reminder that there are severe penalties for the improper use of flares.  Flares have a very serious purpose.   Falsely indicating distress rightly carries a severe penalty, but it also wastes a lot of time and resources – possibly weakening the ability to respond to a genuine emergency.   Do not leave flares in your vessel when it is not in use and keep them away from children.

Please do not discard unserviceable or out of date EPIRBs or Flares in general rubbish or land fill.  Take them to the Shire of Dandaragan’s Jurien Bay Landfill Facility office during opening hours.  Please note that Marine Rescue Jurien Bay can no longer accept expired or unwanted flares and EPIRBs.