Planned Burn Alert for Blaxland Rd, Wentworth Falls
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A hazard reduction burn is under control on Blaxland Rd in Wentworth Falls, NSW.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Blue Mountains, NSW
- Issued
- September 17, 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 25% of the 3,453 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (857 of them). Areazine has recorded 3 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn TYPE: Hazard Reduction FIRE: Yes STATUS: Under control RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service UPDATED: 17 Sep 2026 10:00
Affected Areas
LOCATION: BLAXLAND RD WENTWORTH FALLS NSW 2782 COUNCIL AREA: Blue Mountains SIZE: 1 ha
What You Should Do
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Expected Conditions
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Timeline
Status reported as under control as of 17 Sep 2026 10:00.
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