Bushfire Advice Issued for Bobs Ridge Rd, Gearys Flat
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NSW RFS issues Advice alert for bush fire at Bobs Ridge Rd, Gearys Flat in Port Macquarie-Hastings council area.
The NSW incident record, at a glance
- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Port Macquarie-Hastings
- Issued
- August 31, 2026
- Source feed
- NSW RFS
- Incident type
- Bushfire
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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. Bushfire records make up 39% of the 3,453 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,342 of them). Areazine has recorded 7 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Advice AGENCY: NSW RFS TYPE: Bush Fire STATUS: Under control RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW UPDATED: 31 Aug 2026 10:50
Affected Areas
Bobs Ridge Rd, Gearys Flat 2441 Council Area: Port Macquarie-Hastings
What You Should Do
No specific action steps provided in the alert.
Expected Conditions
SIZE: 0 ha FIRE: Yes
Timeline
Alert updated 31 Aug 2026 10:50. Status remains under control.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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