Planned Burn Alert: River Road, Yellow Rock

Source: NSW RFS · Blue Mountains, New South Wales

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A planned burn is underway at Yellomundee regional park on Bungaree Rd, Yellow Rock, under control by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Issued
September 12, 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 3,303 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (828 of them). Areazine has recorded 9 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

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Alert Details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn TYPE: Hazard Reduction STATUS: Under control RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service FIRE: Yes SIZE: 25 ha UPDATED: 12 Sep 2026 10:10

Affected Areas

Yellomundee regional park, Bungaree Rd, Yellow Rock 2777, Blue Mountains council area.

What You Should Do

No specific action steps provided in the source data.

Expected Conditions

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

Timeline

Status reported as under control with update at 12 Sep 2026 10:10.

Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗

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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% (828 of 3,303) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Blue Mountains, New South Wales?
Areazine has archived 9 NSW RFS incident notices for Blue Mountains, New South Wales, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
Which source feed published this record?
This record comes from the NSW RFS public incident feed. The responsible agency may differ and is identified in the source notice.