Planned Burn Alert: Guy Fawkes River NP Pantons Creek

Source: NSW RFS · Clarence Valley

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A planned burn covering 2449 ha is under control in Guy Fawkes River NP Pantons Creek, Clarence Valley.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Clarence Valley
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 3,453 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (857 of them). Areazine has recorded 66 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 RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service UPDATED: 1 Sep 2026 09:51

Affected Areas

LOCATION: Guy Fawkes River NP Pantons Creek COUNCIL AREA: Clarence Valley SIZE: 2449 ha

What You Should Do

No specific action steps provided in source data.

Expected Conditions

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

Timeline

pub_date: 31/08/2026 11:51:00 PM UPDATED: 1 Sep 2026 09:51

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Frequently Asked Questions

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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 Clarence Valley?
Areazine has archived 66 NSW RFS incident notices for Clarence Valley, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
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