Current Incidents in NSW
Current Incidents Map
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Current Incidents List
The NSW Rural Fire Service responds to a range of incidents across the State. This table provides an indication of current incidents being attended by RFS volunteers. The information provided in the Current Incident table below does not include Hazard Reductions. Information on planned Hazard Reductions is available on our Hazard Reduction Burns page.
Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the RFS Incident Database. It is not 'real time' information, but is provided as a general indication of current activity.
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| Incident Name | Alert Level | Location | Council Area | Status | Type | Size (Ha) | Agency | Last Updated |
| Blackbird Fire | Advice | Armidale/Kempsey Rd between Lagoon Creek and Blackbird Flat Creek Lower Creek | Armidale Dumaresq | Out of Control | Bush | 100 | Rural Fire Service | 06/09 : 03:45PM |
| Stockrington Rd | Advice | Stockrington Rd Stockrington | Cessnock | Out of Control | Scrub | 0 | Rural Fire Service | 06/09 : 04:27PM |
| Mackenzies Creek Fire | Advice | On the southern side of McKenzies Creek Road. | Kempsey | Out of Control | Bush | 360 | Rural Fire Service | 06/09 : 03:03PM |
| Bush Alight - Callala Bay | Advice | 15 km SE of Nowra | Shoalhaven | Under Control | Grass | 36 | Rural Fire Service | 03/09 : 12:30PM |
| Warrawong | Advice | Prentice Ave,Old Erowal Bay | Shoalhaven | Under Control | Grass | 10 | Rural Fire Service | 03/09 : 11:30AM |
| Shoalhaven SES Assistance | Not Applicable | Shoalhaven LGA | Shoalhaven | Being Controlled | Flood & Storm | 0 | Rural Fire Service | 06/09 : 03:50PM |
| Shoalhaven Wind Storm | Not Applicable | Shoalhaven LGA | Shoalhaven | Out of Control | Flood & Storm | 0 | State Emergency Service | 05/09 : 04:25PM |
| Structure Fire Talbingo | Not Applicable | 3 and 5 Day Street,Talbingo | Tumut | Under Control | Structure | 0 | Rural Fire Service | 06/09 : 03:40PM |
| Sturt Hwy MVA | Not Applicable | Sturt Hwy 2km from Hume Hwy Junction | Wagga Wagga | Out of Control | MVA | 0 | Rural Fire Service | 06/09 : 04:05PM |
| Wollongong SES ASsistance | Not Applicable | WOLLONGONG LGA | Wollongong | Out of Control | Flood & Storm | 0 | Rural Fire Service | 06/09 : 03:42PM |
Key to Terms Used
| Incident Name | |
| Each incident is given a name by the incident controller to assist in the management of multiple incidents. The name does not always reflect the exact location of an incident but rather serves as a point of reference for Incident Management Teams. | |
| Type | |
| Grass | Grass fire |
| Bush | Bush fire |
| Scrub | Scrub fire |
| Structure | A fire involving a residential, commercial or industrial building |
| Hazmat | The RFS provides operational support to the NSWFB for hazardous materials incidents |
| MVA/Transport | Motor vehicle accident |
| Aircraft | Incident involving aircraft |
| Train | Incident involving railway rolling stock |
| Status | |
| Out of Control | Indicates any fire that is spreading on one or more flanks. Effective control strategies are not in place for the entire perimeter |
| Being Controlled | Effective strategies are in operation or planned for the entire perimeter |
| Under Control | The fire is at a stage where fire fighting resources are only required for patrol purposes and major re-ignition is unlikely |
RSS Feed
The information contained on this map and in this chart is available as an Geospatial RSS feed. For more information on how to use RSS feeds and the range of feeds available, please visit our RSS Feed page.
http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/feeds/majorIncidents.xml
While care is taken to ensure accuracy, the NSW Rural Fire Service cannot guarantee that information contained in RSS feeds is correct and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.
Although every care is taken to ensure that all information in the NSW Rural Fire Service web site is accurate and up to date, NSW Rural Fire Service cannot accept any responsibility for mistakes or omissions. Incident spatial location (burnt area and fire origin) update times may differ from the update time of incident details. The location of mapped incidents may be placed in the centre of the Local Government Area (LGA) until accurate spatial information is available. These incidents are titled Incident Name (Unmapped Incident). The geographic coordinate system for the feed is World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). Incident information is updated every 30 minutes.
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