Advice Alert for Grass Fire on George St, Coonabarabran
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An advice-level alert is active for a grass fire on George St in Coonabarabran, NSW, currently being controlled by Fire and Rescue NSW.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Coonabarabran, New South Wales
- Issued
- August 28, 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 3,721 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,221 of them). Areazine has recorded 16 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
Record status: published 4 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: Being controlled RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Fire and Rescue NSW UPDATED: 28 Aug 2026 17:09
Affected Areas
George St, Coonabarabran, NSW 2357 COUNCIL AREA: Warrumbungle
What You Should Do
No specific action steps are provided in the source alert.
Expected Conditions
No temperature, wind, or accumulation details are provided.
Timeline
The alert was updated 28 Aug 2026 at 17:09. Fire size reported as 0 ha.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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