Grass Fire Advice for George St, Coonabarabran

Source: NSW RFS · Coonabarabran, NSW

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An Advice-level grass fire alert is being controlled in Coonabarabran, NSW.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Coonabarabran, NSW
Issued
August 28, 2026
Source feed
NSW RFS
Incident type
Grass Fire

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 grass fire burns grassland or crop stubble rather than forest, and can spread faster than a bushfire in dry, windy conditions even though it usually covers a smaller area. Grass Fire records make up 33% of the 3,721 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,221 of them). Areazine has recorded 30 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

Record status: published 4 weeks ago; current incident status is not stored here. Check NSW RFS Fires Near Me before acting.

Alert Details

Alert Level: Advice Type: Grass Fire Status: Being controlled Responsible Agency: Fire and Rescue NSW Updated: 28 Aug 2026 17:09

Affected Areas

George St, Coonabarabran, NSW 2357 Council Area: Warrumbungle

What You Should Do

Monitor official updates from responsible agencies.

Expected Conditions

Size: 0 ha

Timeline

Alert updated 28 Aug 2026 17:09; status listed as being controlled.

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Questions & Answers

Questions readers often have about this NSW incident notice.

What is a grass fire? ▾
A grass fire burns grassland or crop stubble rather than forest, and can spread faster than a bushfire in dry, windy conditions even though it usually covers a smaller area.
How common is this type of NSW RFS record? ▾
Grass Fire records account for 33% (1,221 of 3,721) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Coonabarabran, NSW? ▾
Areazine has archived 30 NSW RFS incident notices for Coonabarabran, NSW, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
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This record comes from the NSW RFS public incident feed. The responsible agency may differ and is identified in the source notice.