Grass Fire on Newell Hwy, Gurley

Source: NSW RFS · Moree Plains, New South Wales

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A grass fire is responding on Newell Hwy, Gurley in the Moree Plains council area.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Moree Plains, New South Wales
Issued
September 14, 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 34% of the 3,370 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (1,133 of them). Areazine has recorded 45 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable LOCATION: NEWELL HWY, GURLEY 2398 COUNCIL AREA: Moree Plains STATUS: Responding TYPE: Grass Fire FIRE: Yes SIZE: 0 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service UPDATED: 14 Sep 2026 10:43

Affected Areas

Newell Hwy, Gurley 2398, Moree Plains council area.

What You Should Do

No specific instructions provided.

Expected Conditions

No details provided.

Timeline

Updated 14 Sep 2026 10:43. Pub date 14/09/2026 12:43:00 AM.

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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 34% (1,133 of 3,370) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Moree Plains, New South Wales?
Areazine has archived 45 NSW RFS incident notices for Moree Plains, New South Wales, 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.