Planned Burn Alert: Cairncross West
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A planned burn is active in Cairncross West, Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, covering 35 hectares and listed as under control.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales
- Issued
- September 23, 2026
- Source feed
- NSW RFS
- Incident type
- Planned Burn
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 planned or hazard-reduction burn is deliberately lit by fire authorities under controlled conditions to reduce fuel loads ahead of the fire season, not an uncontrolled incident. Planned Burn records make up 24% of the 3,622 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (883 of them). Areazine has recorded 22 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn LOCATION: CAIRNCROSS WEST COUNCIL AREA: Port Macquarie-Hastings STATUS: Under control TYPE: Hazard Reduction FIRE: Yes SIZE: 35 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW UPDATED: 23 Sep 2026 12:54
Affected Areas
Cairncross West, Port Macquarie-Hastings council area
What You Should Do
Status reported as under control by responsible agency.
Expected Conditions
Hazard reduction burn of 35 ha.
Timeline
Updated 23 Sep 2026 12:54. Status: Under control.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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