Planned Burn Alert for Capertee Village South

Source: NSW RFS · Lithgow, New South Wales

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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

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 3,721 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.

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What is a planned burn? ▾
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.
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