Planned Burn Under Control at Rockvale Road, Armidale State Forest
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A 39-hectare hazard reduction burn in Armidale State Forest remains under control as of 28 Aug 2026.
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- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Armidale, New South Wales
- Issued
- August 28, 2026
- Source feed
- NSW RFS
- Incident type
- Planned Burn
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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 57 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 SIZE: 39 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW UPDATED: 28 Aug 2026 14:16
Affected Areas
LOCATION: Forestry HR Armidale SF Plantation, Rockvale Road COUNCIL AREA: Armidale
What You Should Do
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Expected Conditions
No temperature, wind, or accumulation details are provided.
Timeline
Effective as of the update on 28 Aug 2026 at 14:16. Status remains under control.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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