Grass Fire Advice for Scott Rd, South Tamworth

Source: NSW RFS · Tamworth, NSW

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Advice level alert for a grass fire at Scott Rd, South Tamworth, NSW 2340. Status not yet controlled.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Tamworth, NSW
Issued
September 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 2 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice TYPE: Grass Fire FIRE: Yes SIZE: 0 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Fire and Rescue NSW STATUS: Not yet controlled UPDATED: 28 Sep 2026 10:51

Affected Areas

Scott Rd, South Tamworth, NSW 2340 COUNCIL AREA: Tamworth

What You Should Do

Category: Advice

Expected Conditions

No specific conditions provided in source data.

Timeline

Alert updated 28 Sep 2026 10:51. Status remains not yet controlled.

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Common questions 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 Tamworth, NSW? ▾
Areazine has archived 2 NSW RFS incident notices for Tamworth, 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.