Grass Fire on Washpool Rd, Collum Collum
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NSW RFS responding to a grass fire at Washpool Rd, Collum Collum in Clarence Valley.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Clarence Valley, New South Wales
- Issued
- September 24, 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 77 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
Record status: published 3 days ago; current incident status is not stored here. Check NSW RFS Fires Near Me before acting.
Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable. TYPE: Grass Fire. FIRE: Yes. SIZE: 0 ha. RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service. STATUS: Responding. UPDATED: 24 Sep 2026 13:10.
Affected Areas
WASHPOOL RD, COLLUM COLLUM 2460. COUNCIL AREA: Clarence Valley.
What You Should Do
No specific action steps provided in the source data.
Expected Conditions
No temperature, wind, or accumulation details provided.
Timeline
Updated 24 Sep 2026 13:10. Status: Responding.
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