Planned Burn Alert: Mt White HR, Central Coast
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A planned burn of 1009 ha is under control along Pacific Hwy at Mount White 2250 in the Central Coast council area.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Central Coast
- Issued
- August 8, 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 24% of the 3,721 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (896 of them). Areazine has recorded 17 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.
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Alert Details
ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn TYPE: Hazard Reduction STATUS: Under control FIRE: Yes RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service UPDATED: 8 Aug 2026 10:41
Affected Areas
LOCATION: PACIFIC HWY, MOUNT WHITE 2250 COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast SIZE: 1009 ha
What You Should Do
No specific resident actions are provided in the source alert.
Expected Conditions
No temperature, wind, or accumulation details are provided in the source.
Timeline
Effective as of the update on 8 Aug 2026 at 10:41. No end time is stated.
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