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Fires Near Me
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page displays all bush and grass fires attended by fire services in NSW and other incidents attended by NSW RFS volunteers.
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incident to see more information, and zoom in to see the latest mapped incident
area. Incident maps may differ from the update time of each incident.
When there is insufficient information about an incident location, the incident may be placed in the centre of the local government area. These are marked as an unmapped incident.
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Incident Type
Incident Description
Bush Fire
Forest and/or Scrub Fire
Grass Fire
Grass Fire
Hazard Reduction
Planned controlled burns to reduce bush fire hazards
Structure Fire
A fire involving a residential, commercial or industrial building
Haystack Fire
Haystack fire
HAZMAT
The NSW RFS provides operational support to the Fire & Rescue NSW for hazardous materials incidents
MVA/Transport
Transport incidents including motor vehicle accident, aircraft incident and incidents involving a railway or railway rolling stock
Assist Other Agency
Assist other agency such as Fire & Rescue NSW, NSW Police, NSW SES, NSW Ambulance, Defence Force, interstate deployments etc
Search/Rescue
Search and Rescue, rescue animal
Flood/Storm/Tree Down
Assisting with Flood or storm damage or tree down
Vehicle/Equipment Fire
Vehicle or Equipment fire such as car fire, farm machinery fire, transformer fire etc
Burn off
Burn off such as stubble fire, pile burn etc
Fire Alarm
Automatic Fire Alarm or Domestic Smoke Alarm
Medical
Medical incident such as medical evacuation
Other
Other incidents such as smoke in vicinity, gas leak, building collapse etc
Status and alert levels
Status
Description
Responding
An incident has been reported in this location, firefighters are currently responding.
Not Yet Controlled
A fire which is spreading on one or more fronts. Effective containment strategies are not in place for the entire perimeter.
Being Controlled
Effective strategies are in operation or planned for the entire perimeter.
Under Control
The fire is at a stage where fire fighting resources are only required for patrol purposes and major re-ignition is unlikely.
Alert Level
Description
Emergency Warning
An Emergency Warning is the highest level of Bush Fire Alert. You may be in danger and need to take action immediately. Any delay now puts your life at risk.
Watch and Act
There is a heightened level of threat. Conditions are changing and you need to start taking action now to protect you and your family.
Advice
A fire has started. There is no immediate danger. Stay up to date in case the situation changes.
Fire Danger Ratings
Total Fire Bans
The
Bush Fire Danger Ratings
give you an indication of the consequences of a fire if one was to start. Check the Fire Danger Rating for your area.
Learn about fire bans in your area
View our fire danger ratings
Hazard reduction
Smoke in your area could be from a hazard reduction, an important part of preparing for bush fires. You can check the location of these burns here.
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Permits. Burn Notifications. Fire Trails.
Click here if you need to apply for a Fire Permit or Total Fire Ban exemption, notify us of a planned burn, or to submit Fire Trails enquiries.
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One ember can end it
It’s important you take the time now to get ready for bush fires. Make your plan now.
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Bush Fire Risk Management Plans
Bush Fire Risk Management Plans set out the work we will do to deal with bush fire risk in your area.
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Fire information
Fires Near Me
Alerts and Warnings
Hazard Reductions
Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans
Bush Fire Danger Period and Fire Permits
Prevent bush fire arson
Report a cigarette butt tosser
Emergency information
Plan and prepare
Bush fire survival plan
Know your risk
Prepare your home
Prepare yourself and family
Fire Danger Ratings
Alert Levels
Neighbourhood Safer Places
Building on bush fire prone land
Travelling in a bush fire area
Managing bush fire risk
AIDER
Home fire safety
Information for Social and Health Services
10/50 vegetation clearing
Rural Boundary Clearing Tool
Farm fire safety
Fire Trails
Static Water Supply (SWS)
Volunteer
Join the NSW RFS
Training
Awards
Supportive employer
Youth in the NSW RFS
Support your local brigade
Support for RFS members and their families
News and media
General news
Media releases
Ministerial media releases
Information for the media
Stay up to date
Film and photo requests
Advertising
Have your say
PFAS environmental investigations
St Florian's Day 2025
Fire Danger Ratings have changed
NSW Emergency Services Volunteers Memorial 2025
Resources
Bush fire survival plan
Fact sheets
Publications and documents
Bush Fire Bulletin
Access to information
Library
Research
Schools
NSW RFS Insignia and name
About us
Contact us
Fast facts
History
Structure
Our Commissioner
Our Districts
Our Strategic Direction
Doing business with the NSW RFS
NSW RFS and Brigades Donations Fund
RFS Benevolent Fund
Fundraising and sponsorship
Bush Fire Risk Mitigation and Resilience Support Program
Careers at the RFS
One NSW RFS
Coffee4Kids
Fire Control Centres
NSW RFS Glossary
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