Planned Burn Alert for Wattle Trail Werakata SCA, Nulkaba

Source: NSW RFS · Cessnock, New South Wales

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A hazard reduction burn is under control at Wattle Trail in Werakata SCA near Nulkaba, NSW.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Cessnock, New South Wales
Issued
September 18, 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 43 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn TYPE: Hazard Reduction FIRE: Yes STATUS: Under control SIZE: 96 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service UPDATED: 18 Sep 2026 10:17

Affected Areas

Wattle Trail Werakata SCA, NULKABA NSW 2325 COUNCIL AREA: Cessnock

What You Should Do

No specific action steps provided in the source data.

Expected Conditions

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

Timeline

Effective as of 18 Sep 2026 10:17. No end time provided in the source data.

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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% (857 of 3,453) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Cessnock, New South Wales?
Areazine has archived 43 NSW RFS incident notices for Cessnock, New South Wales, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
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