Grass Fire Advice for Vincent St, Cessnock

Source: NSW RFS · Cessnock, New South Wales

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Advice level alert for a grass fire at Vincent St, Cessnock that is not yet controlled.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Cessnock, New South Wales
Issued
September 19, 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 43 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

Advice level alert issued by Fire and Rescue NSW for a grass fire. Status: Not yet controlled. Updated: 19 Sep 2026 11:38.

Affected Areas

Vincent St, Cessnock 2325 in the Cessnock 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 19 Sep 2026 11:38. Fire size: 0 ha. Not yet controlled.

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Common Questions

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% (1,151 of 3,453) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Cessnock, New South Wales?
Areazine has archived 43 NSW RFS incident notices for Cessnock, New South Wales, 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.