Planned Burn Under Control in Ravensdale, Central Coast

Source: NSW RFS · Central Coast, New South Wales

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A hazard reduction burn covering 86 hectares is underway at Beavens Ridge Forest Rd, Ravensdale, and remains under control.

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Record type
NSW incident notice
Affected area
Central Coast, New South Wales
Issued
August 28, 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 18 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: 28 Aug 2026 16:35

Affected Areas

LOCATION: Beavens Ridge Forest Rd, Ravensdale 2259 COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast SIZE: 86 ha

What You Should Do

No specific public safety instructions provided in the alert.

Expected Conditions

No temperature, wind, or accumulation details provided.

Timeline

The burn is active with a status of under control as of the latest update on 28 Aug 2026.

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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 Central Coast, New South Wales? ▾
Areazine has archived 18 NSW RFS incident notices for Central Coast, New South Wales, across all incident types tracked in this archive.
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