Fire and Rescue NSW conducts hazard reduction burns ahead of Total Fire Ban - NSW
Published: 16 Oct 2023 01:57pm
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have carried out a critical series of hazard reduction burns ahead of today's extreme fire conditions in parts of the state.
A 13 hectare low-intensity burn has been conducted at Guyra, in the Northern Tablelands, to reduce the fuel loads across the eastern side of town.
This is designed to protect homes on the urban-bush interface as well as an isolated property in the area.
An eight hectare controlled burn has been completed at Kahibah, near Newcastle.
This will safeguard homes near the bush, while also protecting a popular walking track used by approximately six-thousand people a day.
Other recent mitigation efforts have focused on reducing fuel loads near properties in Glenhaven, in Sydney's north-west, and Golden Grove, in the city's Northern Beaches.
FRNSW has now paused its hazard reduction program due to a Total Fire Ban, declared across large parts of the state today.
Our firefighters are ready to work alongside the NSW Rural Fire Service in protecting communities should any fires occur during the elevated conditions.
Residents are also being urged to put in place their own preparations around their own homes in case of fire.
More information is available on the FRNSW (http://fire.nsw.gov.au [external link]) and NSW RFS (http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au [external link]) websites.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Video of the HR burns, including footage captured by FRNSW's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), is available for download - https://vimeo.com/874623669/165a607c2d [external link]
Updated: 16 Oct 2023 02:01pm
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