Bush Fire Advice for Old Maitland Rd, Cessnock
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An Advice-level bush fire alert is active at Cessnock Waste Depot on Old Maitland Rd in Cessnock.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Cessnock, NSW
- Issued
- September 15, 2026
- Source feed
- NSW RFS
- Incident type
- Bushfire
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 bushfire burns bushland, forest, or scrub. NSW RFS advice level (Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning) reflects how much danger the fire poses right now, which this archived record does not update. Bushfire records make up 39% of the 3,396 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,317 of them). Areazine has recorded 4 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Advice TYPE: Bush Fire STATUS: Not yet controlled RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service UPDATED: 15 Sep 2026 12:00
Affected Areas
LOCATION: CESSNOCK WASTE DEPOT, OLD MAITLAND RD, CESSNOCK 2325 COUNCIL AREA: Cessnock
What You Should Do
Follow advice from NSW RFS for the area.
Expected Conditions
FIRE: Yes SIZE: 0 ha
Timeline
Alert updated 15 Sep 2026 12:00. Status remains not yet controlled.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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