Firefighters injured and burned while battling an out-of-control fire near Wedge Island in Midwestern Washington state

A firefighter injured in a fire in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt has been airlifted to a hospital in Perth, while another firefighter is being treated for minor injuries.

The men were responding to a bushfire 165 kilometers north of Perth, with parts of Wedge Island, Cooljarloo and Nambung in Dandaragan County under a state of emergency.

St John WA confirmed that one firefighter, believed to be a man in his 60s, was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The man was flown by St John WA from the scene of the fire to a local oval in nearby Gingin, where he was picked up by a rescue helicopter.

Another firefighter was treated at the scene for minor injuries and did not require transport to the hospital.

The accident caused a fire

The fire was sparked on Monday morning after a car accident ignited surrounding bushland.

After initially worsening, the threat level returned to warning levels around noon Wednesday.

The bushfire spread in multiple directions due to changing winds and was not contained or controlled.

About 60 firefighters from the Bush Fire Service, Parks and Wildlife Service and the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service are on scene, and air support has also been dispatched to crews on the ground.

A ‘Beware and Act’ warning is also in force in parts of Nambung and Cervantes, and residents there have been advised to prepare to leave the country.

So far, the fire has burned over 37,000 hectares of land.

Visit Emergency WAcall DFES on 133 337, follow DFES on Twitter or listen ABC local radio to stay up to date.

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