Planned Burn Alert for Capertee Village South
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Hazard reduction burn under control on Turon Gully Rd, Capertee.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Lithgow, New South Wales
- Issued
- September 28, 2026
- Source feed
- NSW RFS
- Incident type
- Planned Burn
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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 3,721 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (896 of them). Areazine has recorded 8 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn. TYPE: Hazard Reduction. STATUS: Under control. RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service. SIZE: 74 ha. UPDATED: 29 Sep 2026 09:59.
Affected Areas
Turon Gully Rd, Capertee 2846, Lithgow council area.
What You Should Do
Monitor local conditions and follow advice from Rural Fire Service.
Expected Conditions
Hazard reduction fire activity on 74 hectares.
Timeline
Burn is under control as of the latest update on 29 Sep 2026.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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