00:00Gearing up for a long weekend of scorching temperatures.
00:06In the last hour I almost got 20 customers, so it was a rush.
00:11Lifeguards ramping up patrols as beachgoers seek to escape the heat.
00:16We usually have a lot more people come. Obviously we've got the surf ski which is here, we've got jet boats and we've got the helicopter.
00:21Catastrophic fire conditions have been forecast for the York and Eastern Eyre Peninsula on Saturday,
00:27with 12 other districts classed as extreme.
00:30Total fire bans will also be in place across most of the state.
00:34Records may be broken, so make no mistake, the state is set to bake.
00:39The CFS warns the hot and gusty conditions are set to be the most significant fire weather the state has experienced in recent years.
00:48If major fires develop tomorrow, they will test our firefighting capabilities
00:53and they will put our people on the front line of a major challenging scenario.
00:59A revised maximum of 45 degrees for Adelaide on Australia Day is set to be the hottest day since 2019, forcing changes to public holiday plans.
01:09Unfortunately we've needed to postpone the Auslights parade this year, it's too hot.
01:14People are being urged to rethink going away for the long weekend.
01:18We have had to contact the campers who are planning to come, tell them to rethink their travel plans just out of due diligence due to the catastrophic fire danger rating.
01:27Additional firefighting aircraft will be at the ready to assist crews on the ground this weekend,
01:32but authorities are warning people to prepare for power outages and the possibility triple zero services could be inundated.
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