Bushfire Alert: Nelson Bay Rd, Salt Ash
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A bushfire alert is active for Nelson Bay Rd in Salt Ash with status not yet controlled.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Port Stephens, New South Wales
- Issued
- September 25, 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 3,721 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,460 of them). Areazine has recorded 28 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
Bushfire alert issued by NSW RFS. Status: Not yet controlled. Type: Other. Fire: Yes. Size: 0 ha. Updated: 25 Sep 2026 13:46.
Affected Areas
Nelson Bay Rd, Salt Ash 2318, Port Stephens council area.
What You Should Do
No specific action steps provided in the source data.
Expected Conditions
No temperature, wind, or accumulation details provided.
Timeline
Alert updated 25 Sep 2026 13:46. No start or end times specified.
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