Planned Burn Alert for Scheyville National Park Old Pitt Town Rd

Source: NSW RFS · Hawkesbury, New South Wales

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Hazard reduction burn underway in Scheyville National Park, Hawkesbury council area.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Hawkesbury, New South Wales
Issued
September 14, 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 3,370 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (848 of them). Areazine has recorded 10 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn LOCATION: SCHEYVILLE NATIONAL PARK OLD PITT TOWN RD, SCHEYVILLE 2756 COUNCIL AREA: Hawkesbury STATUS: Under control TYPE: Hazard Reduction FIRE: Yes SIZE: 50 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service UPDATED: 14 Sep 2026 10:20

Affected Areas

Scheyville National Park, Old Pitt Town Rd, Scheyville 2756, Hawkesbury council area.

What You Should Do

No specific action steps provided in source data.

Expected Conditions

No temperature, wind speed, or accumulation details provided in source data.

Timeline

Updated 14 Sep 2026 10:20. Status: Under control.

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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.
How common is this type of NSW RFS record?
Planned Burn records account for 25% (848 of 3,370) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Hawkesbury, New South Wales?
Areazine has archived 10 NSW RFS incident notices for Hawkesbury, New South Wales, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
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