Bush Fire Alert: John Renshaw Dr, Black Hill

Source: NSW RFS · Cessnock, New South Wales

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A bush fire at John Renshaw Dr, Black Hill is under control according to NSW RFS.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Cessnock, New South Wales
Issued
September 23, 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 3,721 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,460 of them). Areazine has recorded 51 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

Bush Fire alert issued by Rural Fire Service. Status: Under control. Updated: 24 Sep 2026 09:34. Type: Bush Fire. Size: 0 ha.

Affected Areas

JOHN RENSHAW DR, BLACK HILL 2322, Cessnock council area.

What You Should Do

No specific action steps provided in the source data.

Expected Conditions

No temperature, wind, or accumulation details provided in the source data.

Timeline

Alert updated 24 Sep 2026 09:34. No effective time window or duration stated.

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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.
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