WA bushfire downgraded

Firefighters have contained a bushfire burning in a plantation north of Perth, and the risk to nearby homes is easing.

An emergency warning for the fire, which has burned about 500 hectares of the Gnangara pine plantation, has been downgraded to watch-and-act.

"The bushfire is contained but not yet controlled," according to a statement from the Department of Parks and Wildlife.

Weather conditions are prone to change and residents in the area bounded by Timely Hostess Mews, Neaves Rd, Dempster Place, Adams Rd, Coogee Rd, Rousset Rd and Townsend Rd are warned to remain vigilant.