Planned Burn Alert for Wattle Trail Werakata SCA, Nulkaba
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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.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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