Bushfire Alert on Old Northern Rd, Dural

Source: NSW RFS · The Hills, New South Wales

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A fire incident is responding at Dural Public School on Old Northern Rd, Dural 2158 in The Hills council area.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
The Hills, New South Wales
Issued
September 17, 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 3,453 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,342 of them).

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Alert Details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable TYPE: Other FIRE: Yes SIZE: 0 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service STATUS: Responding UPDATED: 17 Sep 2026 14:00

Affected Areas

Dural Public School, Old Northern Rd, Dural 2158, The Hills 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 17 Sep 2026 14:00. Status is responding.

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What is a bushfire?
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.
How common is this type of NSW RFS record?
Bushfire records account for 39% (1,342 of 3,453) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
Which source feed published this record?
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