Planned Burn at Nundle Forestry Depot Point Street Nundle

Source: NSW RFS · Tamworth, New South Wales

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A planned burn is under control at the Nundle Forestry Depot in the Tamworth council area.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Tamworth, 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 24% of the 3,721 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (896 of them). Areazine has recorded 13 NSW RFS incident notices for this area.

Record status: published 11 days ago; current incident status is not stored here. Check NSW RFS Fires Near Me before acting.

Alert Details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn. LOCATION: Forestry HR Nundle Depot. COUNCIL AREA: Tamworth. STATUS: Under control. TYPE: Hazard Reduction. FIRE: Yes. SIZE: 3 ha. RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW. UPDATED: 18 Sep 2026 13:01.

Affected Areas

Nundle Forestry Depot, Point Street Nundle, Tamworth council area.

What You Should Do

No specific resident action steps are provided in the source data.

Expected Conditions

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

Timeline

Alert updated 18 Sep 2026 13:01. No start or end times are specified beyond the update.

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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.
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Planned Burn records account for 24% (896 of 3,721) of the NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived.
How many NSW RFS incidents has Areazine recorded for Tamworth, New South Wales? ▾
Areazine has archived 13 NSW RFS incident notices for Tamworth, New South Wales, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
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