Advice Alert for Grass Fire on Billirimba Rd, Rocky River
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NSW RFS has issued an advice alert for a grass fire at Billirimba Rd, Rocky River in the Tenterfield council area.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Tenterfield, New South Wales
- Issued
- August 31, 2026
- Source feed
- NSW RFS
- Incident type
- Grass Fire
The NSW RFS source feed includes fires, planned burns, emergency responses, and other incidents. Use the source incident notice to identify the event type, current status, responsible agency, boundary, and instructions because those details can change quickly.
A grass fire burns grassland or crop stubble rather than forest, and can spread faster than a bushfire in dry, windy conditions even though it usually covers a smaller area. Grass Fire records make up 33% of the 3,453 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,151 of them). Areazine has recorded 80 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
Record status: published 2 weeks ago; current incident status is not stored here. Check NSW RFS Fires Near Me before acting.
Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Advice TYPE: Grass Fire STATUS: Not yet controlled RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service UPDATED: 31 Aug 2026 19:15
Affected Areas
BILLIRIMBA RD, ROCKY RIVER 2372 COUNCIL AREA: Tenterfield
What You Should Do
No specific action steps provided in the source alert.
Expected Conditions
SIZE: 0 ha FIRE: Yes
Timeline
Alert updated 31 Aug 2026 19:15. Status remains not yet controlled.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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