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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
Pinnacle Swamp Fire More info Emergency Warning 6km west north west Rylstone,6 NW Kandos Mid-Western Out of Control Scrub,Grass 4,451 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 08:58PM
Camp Creek Fire Watch and Act 16km Southeast of Newnes Blue Mountains Out of Control Bush 100 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:56PM
Wolgan River Fire Watch and Act 16km Esat of Newnes Blue Mountains Out of Control Bush 28 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:47PM
Nayook Fire Watch and Act 18km Northwest of Mt Morgan Blue Mountains Out of Control Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:44PM
Bungleboori Creek Watch and Act 8km Northwest of Mt Wilson Blue Mountains Out of Control Bush 0 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:03PM
Bell Complex More info Watch and Act 4km North-East of Bell Village Blue Mountains Under Control Bush 2 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 11:21AM
Warrumba fire Watch and Act approx 15km south of Gooloogong Cowra Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 09:45PM
Flagstone Creek Fire More info Watch and Act Fire burning north of Gulf Road approx 11 km west of Torrington Township Glen Innes Severn Being Controlled Bush 342 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Silent Grove Fire More info Watch and Act NPWS Estate 1500m from Silent Grove Rd,N of Torrington Glen Innes Severn Under Control Bush 863 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Stock Road Bush Alight More info Watch and Act Gunnedah Under Control Bush 37 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 09:50PM
Webbs Creek Watch and Act 11 km west of St Albans township Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 67 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:28PM
D'Arcy Range Watch and Act 6kn NW Bilpin,5KM NW Mt Lagoon Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 20 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:25PM
Bowen Hill Watch and Act 4km North Mt Tootie,8km North of Bilpin Village Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 50 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:00PM
Mt Morgan Fire 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 Being Controlled Bush 350 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:23PM
Short Creek More info Watch and Act 5 km north west of Mt Irvine Lithgow Being Controlled Bush 125 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:28PM
WOLLEMI - Mt Pomany Fire Watch and Act 30 km North West Rylstone Mid-Western Out of Control Bush 300 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Wollemi NP Cudgegong-Lithgow LGA Complex Watch and Act Wollemi NP and various tenures NW Nullo Mtn,Tayar area Mid-Western Out of Control Bush 930 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 12:00PM
Lee Creek Fire Watch and Act 30km NNE of Rylstone Mid-Western Being Controlled Bush 2 Rural Fire Service 21/11 : 10:44AM
White Watch and Act 8 kms ENE Mt Monundilla 10 klms WSW Raspberry Junction Muswellbrook Out of Control Bush 43 National Parks 22/11 : 04:00PM
Blackwater Watch and Act East of Widden Brook,Widden Valley Muswellbrook Being Controlled Bush 24 National Parks 22/11 : 03:45PM
Gungalwa Creek Watch and Act 15km South West of Denman Muswellbrook Under Control Bush 8 National Parks 22/11 : 03:30PM
Oakleigh Watch and Act 50km SW of Denman Muswellbrook Under Control Bush 2 National Parks 22/11 : 03:30PM
Bush Alight - Sawn Rocks More info Watch and Act 40km North East Narrabri on Bingara Road Narrabri Being Controlled Bush,Scrub 1,202 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 07:57PM
BLACK JACK Watch and Act Carrowbrook Rd,Carrowbrook,40 km NE of Singleton. Singleton Out of Control Bush,Scrub 48 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:36PM
Monundilla Watch and Act Approx 11 kms SSW of Raspberry Junction (on the Hunter Main) Singleton Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:30PM
Medhurst Creek Watch and Act Putty State Forest Singleton Under Control Bush 1 National Parks 22/11 : 03:30PM
Rivertree rd fire Watch and Act Rivertree Rd Liston Tenterfield Being Controlled Bush,Scrub 50 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Carpet Snake Creek Watch and Act NE of Tenterfield Tenterfield Being Controlled Bush,Scrub 100 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:10PM
Bush Fire - Cabarita Watch and Act Tamerind Ave,Cabarita Tweed Being Controlled Grass 5 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:58PM
Potsville Watch and Act South of Pottsville Tweed Being Controlled Bush 5 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:49PM
Cooba Bulga Road Fire Watch and Act 45 km North West Cassilis Upper Hunter Being Controlled Scrub 675 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Connection Road - Nadgee State Forest Advice 20 Km South Of Eden,Within Nadgee SF Bega Valley Under Control Bush 30 Forests NSW 22/11 : 06:00PM
Hurley Heights Advice 9 km north of township of Hazelbrook,Blue Mountain within Blue Mountains National Park Blue Mountains Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 01:29PM
Windera Fire More info Advice MITCHELL Hwy Orange Cabonne Under Control Grass 137 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 11:50PM
Watagan Ck Advice 6Km SE of Laguna Cessnock Under Control Bush 4 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 06:40PM
Glider Point Road Fire Advice 4km NNW of The Basin Camping Area,Olney State Forest Cessnock Under Control Bush 7 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:00PM
Congewoi Advice 14Kms SW of Mulbring at the top of the Congewoi Valley Cessnock Out of Control Bush 3 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 01:15PM
Bucketty Advice 1 Km east of Private Rd 7 on George Downs Drive Cessnock Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 10:15AM
Orica Advice 10km South of Kurri Kurri Cessnock Under Control Bush 3 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 07:57AM
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
Grass Fire Bumbullgumbie road Dubbo Advice 4k west of Dubbo Dubbo Under Control Grass 0 NSW Fire Brigades 22/11 : 08:00PM
Brookfield Advice 21 ks North Dubbo Dubbo Under Control Scrub,Grass 27 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 06:55PM
Horse Creek Advice 5KM South of Loststock Dam Dungog Under Control Bush 3 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 10:10AM
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 22/11 : 09:10AM
Diamond Swamp Fire Advice 30km South of Copeton Dam and 25km North West of Barraba Gwydir Being Controlled Scrub,Grass 487 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:54PM
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 22/11 : 02:30PM
Clews Ridge More info Advice 12KM West of Colo Heights Hawkesbury Being Controlled Bush 30 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 10:00PM
Dooli Creek Fire Advice 22km NNW of Colo Heights Hawkesbury Under Control Bush 1 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:36PM
THUNDERBOLTS FIRE More info Advice 6km South of Gilgai 6Km west Tingha Inverell Under Control Bush,Scrub 3,786 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 06:30PM
Lake Cargelligo Tip Advice In the tip. 2km NW of Town Lachlan Under Control Other 0 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:35PM
Mt Iris More info Advice 3km North West Glen Davis Village Lithgow Out of Control Bush 40 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 09:00PM
Goolma Creek Fire Advice 30km North West of Mudgee Mid-Western Under Control Grass 3 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 09:17AM
Dolomite rd Advice 829 Dolomite Rd from tongbong rd from Rylstone Mid-Western Out of Control Scrub 1 Rural Fire Service 20/11 : 05:36PM
Gum Flat Reserve Pallamallawa Advice Gwydir Highway 8km West of Pallamallawa Turnoff Moree Plains Under Control Scrub,Grass 3 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:30PM
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 22/11 : 01:45PM
"KOONWARRA" HAYSTACK FIRE Advice "KOONWARRA" CATTNACH RD DARLINGTON POINT Murrumbidgee Under Control Grass 0 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 09:00AM
Kerringle(Pilliga) Forest Advice 46km SSW of Narrabri,East of the Newell Highway in the Pilliga State Forest. Narrabri Under Control Bush 870 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:10PM
Haystack Fire Advice Finlays property. Weethale Road Narrandera Under Control Grass 0 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 09:25AM
Old Saw Mill Advice Clover Flat Road,Canobolas SF Orange Under Control Bush 63 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 10:11PM
Parish Rd Fire Kangaroo Valley Advice 4km North of Kangaroo Valley Shoalhaven Being Controlled Bush 11 National Parks 22/11 : 07:15PM
298 Glennies Crk Rd Glennies Creek Advice 298 Glennies Crk Rd Glennies Creek Singleton Under Control Grass 1 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 02:58PM
Back Creek Advice 7km SSW off campfire rd woolbrook Tamworth Being Controlled Bush,Scrub,Grass 12 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 10:00PM
Rutherglen Advice 25km NE of Tamworth Tamworth Under Control Bush 4 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 09:55PM
Nerstane Advice 35km north of Tamworth Tamworth Under Control Bush,Scrub,Grass 20 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 05:34PM
Head of Peel Advice 15 km s Nundle,60 km SE Tamworth Tamworth Under Control Bush,Scrub 9 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 05:33PM
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 22/11 : 04:00PM
Boorook Advice 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 22/11 : 04:00PM
Old Cockatoo Rd Advice Old Cockatoo Rd,23.5km NNW of Tumut (Buccleuch SF) Tumut Under Control Bush 0 Forests NSW 22/11 : 08:40AM
Caneens Gap Fire Advice 7km SSE Stewarts Brook Upper Hunter Being Controlled Bush 50 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 11:00PM
Horse Swamp Fire Advice 2km West Horse Swamp Upper Hunter Being Controlled Bush 10 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 10:50PM
Glen Dhu Fire Advice 20 East of Willow Tree - Timor Upper Hunter Under Control Bush 5 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Little Jackys Mountain Fire Advice 12 km NE Rouchel Upper Hunter Under Control Scrub 9 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Templemoore Fire Advice 20km NW of Merriwa on Idaville Rd Upper Hunter Under Control Scrub,Grass 6 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 04:00PM
Moonan Fire Advice 5km ESE Rouchel Upper Hunter Under Control Scrub 14 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:30PM
Millers Hut Creek Fire Advice 14km South East Timor Upper Hunter Under Control Scrub,Grass 6 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:30PM
Mt Erin Fire Advice 25 km NNW Merriwa Upper Hunter Under Control Scrub 2 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:30PM
Back Creek Advice Bac Creek,Campfire Rd Woolbrook Walcha Under Control Bush,Scrub 40 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 07:50PM
Narrawa Road Advice 20 kms north Coonabarabran Warrumbungle Under Control Scrub 2 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:50PM
Scratch Road Advice 2 km east Borah Ck homestead. Warrumbungle Under Control Scrub 2 Rural Fire Service 22/11 : 03:45PM

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

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.

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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