Grass Fire Advice for Racecourse Rd, Teralba

Source: NSW RFS · Lake Macquarie, NSW

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Advice level alert issued for a grass fire at Racecourse Rd, Teralba in Lake Macquarie council area.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Lake Macquarie, NSW
Issued
September 16, 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 3,453 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,151 of them). Areazine has recorded 10 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

Advice level alert for a grass fire issued by Fire and Rescue NSW. Status is not yet controlled. Updated 17 Sep 2026 07:23.

Affected Areas

Racecourse Rd, Teralba, NSW 2284 in the Lake Macquarie council area.

What You Should Do

Follow advice from local emergency services.

Expected Conditions

Grass fire reported with size listed as 0 ha.

Timeline

Alert updated 17 Sep 2026 07:23. Pub date 16/09/2026 9:23:00 PM. Not yet controlled.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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% (1,151 of 3,453) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Lake Macquarie, NSW?
Areazine has archived 10 NSW RFS incident notices for Lake Macquarie, NSW, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
Which source feed published this record?
This record comes from the NSW RFS public incident feed. The responsible agency may differ and is identified in the source notice.