Planned Burn Alert for Cope Pl, Bulli NSW 2516
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A hazard reduction planned burn is under control at Cope Pl, Bulli NSW 2516 in the Wollongong council area.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Wollongong, NSW
- Issued
- September 16, 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 11 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn LOCATION: COPE PL, BULLI NSW 2516 COUNCIL AREA: Wollongong STATUS: Under control TYPE: Hazard Reduction FIRE: Yes SIZE: 0 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Fire and Rescue NSW UPDATED: 17 Sep 2026 09:56
Affected Areas
Cope Pl, Bulli NSW 2516, Wollongong council area.
What You Should Do
No specific action steps provided in the source data.
Expected Conditions
Size: 0 ha. Status: under control. Type: hazard reduction burn.
Timeline
Updated 17 Sep 2026 09:56. Pub date 16/09/2026 11:56:00 PM.
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