Planned Burn Under Control in Chichester State Forest
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A 154-hectare hazard reduction burn is underway and under control in Middle Ridge Plantation, Chichester State Forest.
The NSW incident record, at a glance
- Record type
- NSW incident notice
- Affected area
- Mid-Coast, New South Wales
- Issued
- August 8, 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 25% of the 3,396 NSW RFS incident notices Areazine has archived (851 of them). Areazine has recorded 113 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: Forestry Corporation of NSW UPDATED: 8 Aug 2026 14:25
Affected Areas
Middle Ridge Plantation, Chichester State Forest, Mid-Coast council area.
What You Should Do
No specific resident actions provided in the source data.
Expected Conditions
SIZE: 154 ha
Timeline
Status reported as under control as of 8 Aug 2026 14:25.
Original source: NSW RFS Official Notice ↗
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