Grass Fire Alert for Sir Thomas Mitchell Dr, South Bowenfels
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A grass fire is reported at Sir Thomas Mitchell Dr, South Bowenfels with Rural Fire Service responding.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- South Bowenfels, Lithgow
- Issued
- September 17, 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).
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable TYPE: Grass Fire FIRE: Yes SIZE: 0 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service UPDATED: 17 Sep 2026 13:43
Affected Areas
LOCATION: SIR THOMAS MITCHELL DR, SOUTH BOWENFELS 2790 COUNCIL AREA: Lithgow
What You Should Do
Status: Responding
Expected Conditions
No additional details provided.
Timeline
pub_date: 17/09/2026 3:43:00 AM
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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