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HAZARD REDUCTION ADVISORY FOR 5 NOVEMBER 2009 - 13 NOVEMBER 2009
The following hazard reduction burns are planned by NSW land managers (such as Department of Environment Climate Change & Water, Forests NSW, Dept of Lands and Local Government Authorities) and fire agencies (NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW Fire Brigades) over coming days, weather permitting.
| Due Date | LGA | Location | Tenure | HR By |
| 6/11/09 | Port Macquarie Hastings | Cairncross State Forest, Reids Road | Forests NSW | Forests NSW |
| 6/11/09 | Hawkesbury | 345 West Portland Road Sackville | Private | Private |
| 7/11/09 | Cootamundra | Cootamundra Golf Course | Other | Rural Fire Service |
| 7/11/09 | Cootamundra | Little Hurley Lane Cootamundra | Local Government Authority | NSWFB, Rural Fire Service |
| 7/11/09 | Hawkesbury | Browns Road Kurrajong | Private | Rural Fire Service |
| 7/11/09 | Armidale Dumaresq | Armidale Airport | Local Government Authority | Rural Fire Service |
| 7/11/09 | The Hills | 3-5 Burrawang Drive Nelson | Private | Rural Fire Service |
| 7/11/09 | The Hills | Mills Road Glenhaven | Private |
Rural Fire Service |
| 11/11/09 | Hawkesbury | 6/06 Pebbly Hill Corner Scheyville NP | DECCW |
DECCW |
| 12/11/09 | Sutherland | Fishermans Bay, Royal National Park | DECCW | DECCW/Rural Fire Service |
| 12/11/09 | Wyong | Delta Area 11, rear of Ulana & Woolana Avenue, Halekulani | Private | Rural Fire Service |
These hazard reduction burns are part of a planned bushfire fuel reduction designed to protect life and property from intense wildfires. Hazard reduction will not completely stop bushfires from starting and spreading, but can assist firefighters with containment strategies and property protection.
All landholders, including private property, must treat bushfire hazards on their own land and prepare their own properties adequately and effectively to cope with bushfire.
Residents around the hazard reduction burn areas are reminded to take the following precautions:
- Keep doors and windows closed to prevent smoke entering homes
- Keep outdoor furniture under cover to prevent ember burns
- Retract pool covers to prevent ember damage
- Remove washing from clotheslines
- Ensure pets have a protected area
- Vehicles must slow down, keep windows up, turn headlights on
- Sightseers must keep away from burns for their own safety
- If you have asthma or a lung condition, reduce outdoor activities if smoke levels are high and if shortness of breath or coughing develops, take your reliever medicine or seek medical advice
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