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Bushfire danger starts today
Published Date: 30 Sep 2015
Summary
The bushfire danger period for the Mid Lachlan Valley starts today.
That means you require a permit to start any fire.
Mid Lachlan Valley Superintendent Ken Neville said it was also a time for property owners to ensure they had fire breaks around stock, infrastructure and haysheds.
A local Rural Fire Service photograph taken last summer of a fire at Bedgerabong. The official bushfire danger period starts again today.
“The potential is definitely there for a big fire season, depending on the weather - whether we get the forecast El Nino ,” he said.
“There is a lot of fuel out there.”
He said property owners should undertake hazard reduction such as slashing or ploughing firebreaks.
To apply for permits for hazard reduction burns, contact the Rural Fire Service Mid Lachlan Valley on 6851 541.
