Planned Burn Alert for Safari Dr, Silverdale
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A hazard reduction burn is underway on Safari Dr in Silverdale under the control of Water NSW.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Wollondilly Council Area, NSW
- Issued
- August 31, 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 3,396 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (851 of them).
Record status: published 2 weeks ago; current incident status is not stored here. Check NSW RFS Fires Near Me before acting.
Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn TYPE: Hazard Reduction STATUS: Under control RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Water NSW UPDATED: 1 Sep 2026 09:14
Affected Areas
LOCATION: Safari Dr, Silverdale 2752 COUNCIL AREA: Wollondilly
What You Should Do
No specific action steps provided in the alert.
Expected Conditions
SIZE: 0 ha FIRE: Yes
Timeline
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