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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.


The More info icon indicates more information is available by clicking on the incident name.

Incident Name Alert Level Location Council Area Status Type Size (Ha) Agency Last Updated
Mt Whaite Watch and Act igntion 11km south of Hazelbrook Blue Mountains Being Controlled Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 05:20PM
Bell Complex More info Watch and Act 4km North-East of Bell Village Blue Mountains Being Controlled Bush 2 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:45PM
Hurley Heights More info Watch and Act 9 km north of township of Hazelbrook,Blue Mountain within Blue Mountains National Park Blue Mountains Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:45PM
Warrumba fire Watch and Act approx 15km south of Gooloogong Cowra Being Controlled Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 04:14PM
Silent Grove Fire More info Watch and Act NPWS Estate 1500m from Silent Grove Rd,N of Torrington Glen Innes Severn Being Controlled Bush 450 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:50PM
Flagstone Creek Fire More info Watch and Act Fire burning north of Gulf Road approx 11 km west of Torrington Township Glen Innes Severn Out of Control Bush 200 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:40PM
Short Creek More info Watch and Act 5 km north west of Mt Irvine Lithgow Being Controlled Bush 125 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 01:15PM
Mt Morgan Complex Watch and Act 26 SE Glen Davis and 40 km north of Bells Line of Road within Wollemi National Park 3 fires within this complex 1. Wolgan Creek - GR 632 217 (15ha) 2. Camp Creek - GR 605 179 (50ha) 3. Mt Morgan - GR 530 253 (80ha) Lithgow Out of Control Bush 145 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 01:00PM
Wollemi NP Cudgegong-Lithgow LGA Complex More info Watch and Act Wollemi NP and various tenures NW Nullo Mtn,Tayar area Mid-Western Out of Control Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 09:50PM
Pinnacle Swamp Fire More info Watch and Act 13km West of Rylstone Mid-Western Out of Control Bush,Grass 1,600 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 09:30PM
WOLLEMI COMPLEX - Mt Pomany Fire More info Watch and Act 30 km North West Rylstone Mid-Western Out of Control Bush 6 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 09:00AM
Bush Alight - Sawn Rocks More info Watch and Act 40km North East Narrabri on Bingara Road Narrabri Being Controlled Bush,Scrub 602 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:30AM
Old Saw Mill More info Watch and Act Clover Flat Road,Canobolas SF Orange Under Control Bush 63 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:46PM
BLACK JACK Watch and Act Carrowbrook Rd,Carrowbrook,40 km NE of Singleton. Singleton Out of Control Bush,Scrub 40 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 06:16PM
Boorook Watch and Act North of Lindrook Road,West of Boorook Road and East of Colongon Road. Part in Private Property and part in Boorook State Forest. Tenterfield Out of Control Bush 176 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:35PM
Carpet Snake Creek Watch and Act NE of Tenterfield Tenterfield Being Controlled Bush,Scrub 100 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:30PM
Rivertree rd fire Watch and Act Rivertree Rd Liston Tenterfield Being Controlled Scrub,Grass 50 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 08:54AM
Mt Erin Fire Watch and Act 25 km NNW Merriwa Upper Hunter Out of Control Scrub 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 09:45PM
Millers Hut Creek Fire Watch and Act 14km South East Timor Upper Hunter Out of Control Scrub,Grass 2 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 09:37PM
Moonan Fire Watch and Act 5km ESE Rouchel Upper Hunter Out of Control Scrub 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 06:11PM
Caneens Gap Fire Watch and Act 7km SSE Stewarts Brook Upper Hunter Out of Control Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 05:40PM
Cooba Bulga Road Fire Watch and Act 45km North West Cassilis Upper Hunter Out of Control Scrub 150 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 04:00PM
Glen Dhu Fire Watch and Act 20 East of Willow Tree - Timor Upper Hunter Under Control Bush 5 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 04:00PM
Connection Road - Nadgee State Forest Advice 20 Km South Of Eden,Within Nadgee SF Bega Valley Under Control Bush 30 Forests NSW 21/11 : 05:15AM
Hall Parade Fire,Hazelbrook Advice On the fire trail east of Hall Parade Blue Mountains Under Control Bush 2 Rural Fire Service 20/11 : 07:50PM
Orica Advice 10km South of Kurri Kurri Cessnock Under Control Bush 3 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 07:28PM
Bucketty Advice 1 Km east of Private Rd 7 on George Downs Drive Cessnock Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 06:02PM
The Basin Forest Road Fire Advice 1.5km North of The Basin Camping Area Cessnock Under Control Bush 0 Forests NSW 21/11 : 04:30PM
Hardens rd Fire Advice Fire is burning with low intensity to the east of Hardens Rd Clarence Valley Being Controlled Bush 50 National Parks 21/11 : 06:50PM
Sheep Station Creek Rd Advice Approx 5-10km West of Dundurabin Clarence Valley Under Control Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 12:30PM
Brookfield Advice 21 ks North Dubbo Dubbo Under Control Scrub,Grass 27 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:00PM
Horse Creek Advice 5KM South of Loststock Dam Dungog Under Control Bush 3 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 07:09PM
Neddys Mountain Advice 10 km nw Tooraweenah Gilgandra Under Control Grass 4 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:45PM
'Banksia' Fire Advice 'Banksia' Property approx 15km NE of Deepwater Glen Innes Severn Under Control Bush,Scrub,Grass 50 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 04:00PM
Bundanoon Creek Advice 3 km north of Tallowa Dam,south of stored water at Bundanoon Creek (20 km west of Kangaroo Valley) Goulburn Mulwaree Under Control Bush 11 National Parks 21/11 : 02:15PM
Basin Fire Advice 12km South of Tingha on Moredun Rd Guyra Under Control Scrub 10 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 07:02PM
Diamond Swamp Fire Advice 30km South of Copeton Dam and 25km North West of Barraba Gwydir Being Controlled Scrub,Grass 411 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 12:00AM
Terry Hie Hie Road 26kms from Gravesend Advice 26kms from Gravesend on the Terry Hie Hie Road Gwydir Under Control Bush 110 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:00PM
Mangrove Dam More info Advice 1km East of Great North Road,Little Mogo,west of Mangrove Dam Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 07:00PM
Hawkesbury Complex More info Advice Various locations within Hawkesbury Local Government Area Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 50 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:50PM
Clews Ridge More info Advice 12KM West of Colo Heights Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:44PM
Hanlons Road More info Advice 1.5 Km North of Bilpin Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 10 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:42PM
Dooli Creek Fire More info Advice 22km NNW of Colo Heights Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:55PM
D'Arcy Range More info Advice 6kn NW Bilpin,5KM NW Mt Lagoon Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 30 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:52PM
Baileys Trig More info Advice 6 km NW of St Albans township on western side of Macdonald River Hawkesbury Out of Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:52PM
Bala Creek More info Advice 14 km NNW of St Albans township Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:49PM
Webbs Creek More info Advice 11 km west of St Albans township Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 68 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:39PM
Bowen Hill More info Advice 4km North Mt Tootie,8km North of Bilpin Village Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 50 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:38PM
Mount MacLeod More info Advice 2km west of Bowen Mountain Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 01:52PM
Mountain Lagoon More info Advice 1.5 Km NW of Mountain Lagoon Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 6 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 01:42PM
Tree Fire Advice Crossland Rd,Galston Area Hornsby Under Control Bush,Grass 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 08:44PM
THUNDERBOLTS FIRE More info Advice 6km South of Gilgai 6Km west Tingha Inverell Under Control Bush,Scrub 3,786 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 06:00PM
Macintyre River Fire Advice 13km SE of Boggabilla,1km NNE of Toomelah Mission Inverell Under Control Scrub,Grass 150 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 04:10PM
Lake Cargelligo Tip Advice In the tip. 2km NW of Town Lachlan Under Control Other 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 05:50PM
Wolgan Creek Advice Near the Junction of the Wolgan and Capertee Rivers Lithgow Out of Control Bush 75 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 01:00PM
black fellow hands Advice 10kms north Lithgow Lithgow Under Control Bush 2 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 12:00PM
petries gully Advice 20 kms north east Lithgow - Wolgan Valley Lithgow Out of Control Scrub 5 Rural Fire Service 20/11 : 06:29PM
Ramsay Road Rossmore Advice 1008 Ramsay Road,Rossmore Liverpool Under Control Grass 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 10:39AM
Oakleigh Hay Shed Fire Advice Oakleigh Property 80km West of Moree on Watercourse Rd,near Collarenabri Moree Plains Under Control Structure 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 04:40PM
Gum Flat Reserve Pallamallawa Advice Gwydir Highway 8km West of Pallamallawa Turnoff Moree Plains Under Control Scrub,Grass 3 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 02:15PM
"KOONWARRA" HAYSTACK FIRE Advice "KOONWARRA" CATTNACH RD DARLINGTON POINT Murrumbidgee Out of Control Other 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 01:56PM
White Advice 8 klms ENE Mt Monundilla 10 klms WSW Raspberry Junction Muswellbrook Out of Control Bush 0 National Parks 21/11 : 04:05PM
Oakleigh Advice 50kms SW of Denman Muswellbrook Under Control Bush 2 National Parks 21/11 : 04:00PM
Gungalwa Creek Advice 15km South West of Denman Muswellbrook Under Control Bush 8 National Parks 21/11 : 04:00PM
Blackwater Advice East of Widden Brook,Widden Valley Muswellbrook Being Controlled Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:40PM
Kerringle(Pilliga) Forest More info Advice 46km SSW of Narrabri,East of the Newell Highway in the Pilliga State Forest. Narrabri Under Control Bush 870 Forests NSW 21/11 : 11:00PM
Haystack Fire Advice Finlays property. Weethale Road Narrandera Under Control Other 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 10:55AM
Parish Rd Fire Kangaroo Valley Advice 4km North of Kangaroo Valley Shoalhaven Being Controlled Bush 11 National Parks 21/11 : 06:30PM
Medhurst Creek Advice Putty State Forest Singleton Under Control Bush 1 National Parks 21/11 : 04:00PM
Monundilla Advice GR 722/776 approx 11 klms SSW of Raspberry Junction (on the Hunter Main) Singleton Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:50PM
Head of Peel Advice 15 km s Nundle,60 km SE Tamworth Tamworth Being Controlled Bush,Scrub 9 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 06:20PM
Nerstane Advice 35km north of Tamworth Tamworth Under Control Bush,Scrub,Grass 20 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 05:50PM
Biddys Gully Fire Advice 30km NE of Tenterfield (approx 4km S of Boorook Fire) Tenterfield Out of Control Bush,Scrub,Grass 20 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 08:58AM
Old Cockatoo Rd Advice Old Cockatoo Rd,23.5km NNW of Tumut (Buccleuch SF) Tumut Under Control Bush 0 Forests NSW 21/11 : 10:40AM
Templemoore Fire Advice 20km NW of Merriwa on Idaville Rd Upper Hunter Under Control Scrub,Grass 50 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:30AM
Little Jackys Mountain Fire Advice 12 km NE Rouchel Upper Hunter Out of Control Scrub 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 05:55PM
Scratch Road Advice 2 km east Borah Ck homestead. Warrumbungle Under Control Scrub 2 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 04:35PM
Narrawa Road Advice 20 kms north Coonabarabran Warrumbungle Under Control Scrub 2 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 03:50PM
Gunning Fires - Zephyr and Gun Gun Advice Gunning Map,Gun Gun Fire Grid ref 142332 & 114298 Zephyr Fire Yass Valley Under Control Bush,Scrub,Grass 0 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 09:00AM

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
GrassGrass fire
BushBush fire
ScrubScrub fire
StructureA fire involving a residential, commercial or industrial building
HazmatThe RFS provides operational support to the NSWFB for hazardous materials incidents
MVA/TransportMotor vehicle accident
AircraftIncident involving aircraft
TrainIncident involving railway rolling stock
 
Status
Out of ControlIndicates any fire that is spreading on one or more flanks. Effective control strategies are not in place for the entire perimeter
Being ControlledEffective strategies are in operation or planned for the entire perimeter
Under ControlThe fire is at a stage where fire fighting resources are only required for patrol purposes and major re-ignition is unlikely

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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.

RSS Feed 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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