Nsw Rural Fire Service

Hey guys, love the new "Fires Near Me" site - easy to use and understand and being able to quickly move between the different views (terrain, satellite etc) is magic. Keep up the good work!

Man honestly, I've been around the whole country and this is the best lunch bar so far

Good little cafe attached to this place. Great for a work lunch feed. Good value and friendly staff. The guys working there (maybe the owner) is always happy and gets along with all the regulars really well. Food is normal chips etc but also a sandwich bar, nice salads and home cook style food like roast pork Mmmmm.

Limited street parking and only 4 visitor spaces out front. Cafe in the back of RFS has decent coffee.

After a long couple of days working the Yankee's Gap fire near Bega, Remote Area Firefighters from Cumberland yesterday had a complete change of scenery driving through a snow storm only 30 minutes from Bega. #fireandice #nswrfs #nswfires #winterisfinallyhere
Video: Cumberland RAFT

All fires burning across NSW are now at Advice. Crews will continue to work throughout the night to strengthen containment lines.

Due to significant bush fire activity and a cold night in the states north east, smoke will be trapped at low levels.
There is the high likelihood that very thick levels of smoke will settle across a wide area.
This is likely to affect the areas surrounded in the attached map.
... There is the potential for smoke from these bush fires to reach hazardous levels.
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-inf…/ma jor-fire-updates/mfu…
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At 5:00pm there are 75 fires burning across NSW, of which 39 are not yet contained. Two Watch and Acts remain in place for Richmond Valley, in the north of the state. More than 790 firefighters have been in the field today. Once again winds are forecast to strengthen tomorrow, which could see gusts of 30-40kph over most firegrounds. Residents in all bush fire prone areas should continue to monitor the situation and know what to do in the event of a fire. www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

Advice: Mount Faulk Rd, Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie LGA).
This footage is of a fire burning to the west of Lake Macquarie on Mount Faulk Rd at Cooranbong. There are no threats to homes at this stage.

Watch & Act: Mothersoles Road, Ellangowan (Glen Innes Severn LGA).
A linescan of the Mothersoles Road fire shows the fire making run to the north. Firefighters are undertaking back burning in a bid to contain the fire.

Watch & Act: Mothersoles Road, Ellangowan (Glen Innes Severn LGA). Fire activity is increasing at the Mothersoles Road fire. The fire is burning in an easterly direction towards isolated properties. Residents should enact their bush fire survival plan. #nswrfs #nswfires

Watch & Act: Brewers Road, Kippenduff (Richmond Valley LGA).
Fire activity on this fire has increased, being fanned by strong winds. The fire is heading towards Old Tenterfield Road however firefighters are in place at a number of isolated properties. Residents in this area should enact their bush fire survival plan.

Yankees Rd Fire, Bemboka (Bega LGA) A community meeting will be held tonight at the Brogo NSW RFS Station on Warrigal Range Rd in Brogo at 6:00pm.

The Salt Ash Fire running under strong winds on Saturday night, in Winter!

Fire activity has increased on the Mothersoles Road Fire west of Coraki. The fire is moving towards Lagoon Rd. Firefighters from FRNSW and NSW RFS are on scene to protect properties if required.

Advice: Old Glen Innes Road, Buccarumbi (Clarence Valley LGA).
Conditions are easing across the fireground which has seen the alert level dropped to Advice. Residents should continue to monitor the situation.

The Jacobs Creek Fire is burning in bushland within the Corrabare State Forest, south west of Millfield (Cessnock LGA). Currently there are no properties at threat however properties owners advised to monitor the situation.

Conditions continue to ease across the Salt Ash fireground. Crews will patrol and strengthen containment lines across the day. Backburning may be undertaken if conditions allow. More than 60 firefighters from the NSW RFS, FRNSW and NPWS will once again be on the fireground. Lemon Tree Passage Road is currently open.

At 8:30am there are 76 fires burning across NSW, of which 33 are not yet contained. A Watch and Act remains in place for the Clarence Valley, approximately 30km south-west of Grafton. More than 570 firefighters are are out in the field and this number will grow across the day. Winds are forecast to strengthen today which will increase fire activity. Residents in all bush fire prone areas should continue to monitor the situation and know what to do in the event of a fire. www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

WATCH AND ACT: Old Glen Innes Rd, Buccarumbi (Clarence Valley LGA) - This fire continues to impact a small number of isolated properties in the vicinity of Old Glen Innes Road at Buccarumbi. Firefighters are currently door knocking further properties in the area that may come under threat as this fire progresses further to the north-east.
People in the area of this fire should enact their Bush Fire Survival Plan. If you don’t have a Bush Fire Survival Plan and your home is unprepared, leaving early is your safest option.
Major Fire Update: http://ow.ly/h4BA30lsXWl

WATCH AND ACT: Old Glen Innes Rd, Buccarumbi (Clarence Valley LGA) - Fire activity increasing on the fire burning near Old Glen Innes Road, Buccarumbi as a result of strong, gusty winds throughout the area.
The fire is burning in a north-easterly direction, threatening a small number of isolated properties along Setters Road, Weasel Road, Old Glen Innes Road and Doboy Road.
Firefighters are in attendance, liaising with local residents.
... People in the area should monitor the situation closely and follow advice from firefighters on the ground.
Major Fire Update: http://ow.ly/PTfm30lsSTD
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