Assessment of last week’s fire affected areas completed
Published Date: 18 Feb 2017
Summary
The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has completed the assessment of areas affected by last weekend’s bush fires.
NSW RFS Building Impact Assessment Teams have confirmed a total of 45 homes were destroyed in the fires, some of which occurred during Catastrophic fire conditions.
This does not include properties affected by the Carwoola bush fire near Queanbeyan yesterday.
The final damage assessment is as follows:
Sir Ivan Fire (Warrumbungle LGA)
- 35 homes destroyed
- 11 homes damaged
- 1 church destroyed
- 1 community hall destroyed
- 131 outbuildings destroyed, 42 damaged
Pappinbarra (Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA)
- 6 homes destroyed
- 3 homes damaged
- 11 outbuildings destroyed
Spring Hill Road Dondingalong Fire (Kempsey LGA)
- 2 homes destroyed (one uninhabited)
- 7 outbuildings destroyed
Binalong Road, Boggabri (Narrabri LGA)
- 1 home destroyed
- 2 outbuildings destroyed
White Cedars Road (Mid Western LGA)
- 1 home (uninhabited)
- 2 outbuildings destroyed
The Department of Primary Industries has also advised of extensive stock losses, including more than 2000 sheep and nearly 400 cattle. An estimated 5,700 kilometres of fencing has been potentially affected.
An initial assessment of the Carwoola grass fire is underway and an update will be made available today.
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