Major Fire Updates Emergency Warning - State Mine Fire (Lithgow and Blue Mountains) 19/10/13 20:02 Posted: 19/10/2013 A large bush fire is burning between Lithgow and Bilpin. There is a threat to properties in areas including Bell and Dargan, and Berambing and Bilpin. Current Situation There are two areas covered by an emergency warning: IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA AROUND BILPIN The fire has crossed Tootie Creek and is moving towards Bilpin and is threatening properties in the area. If you are west of Mountain Lagoon Road (on the Lithgow side) seek shelter as the fire impacts to protect yourself from the heat of the fire. If you are east of Mountain Lagoon Road (on the Kurrajong side), leave now if the path is clear towards Kurrajong. IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA OF BELL OR DARGAN Fire activity has also intensified near the communities of Dargan and Bell. There is a threat to properties in this area. If you are in this area, seek shelter as the fire impacts. Protect yourself from the heat of the fire. The Bells Line of Road is closed in a number of locations. Emergency Alert telephone warning messages are being sent to people in this area. Damage Assessment – Building Impact Analysis House (Habitable Dwelling) – 1 damaged, 3 destroyed Outbuilding (Shed, Business etc) – 1 damaged, 7 destroyed Advice Seek shelter as the fire impacts to protect yourself from the heat of the fire. Marrangaroo: People in vicinity of Reserve Road east of the Great Western Highway should be mindful of fire buring to the east, behind the Army Camp. Whilst the fire is burning at a low intensity there is a lot of smoke moving across the area. Evacuation centres - Open Richmond Club - East Market Street, Richmond Lithgow Workers Club - 3 Tank Street, Lithgow Springwood Sports Centre - 83 Macquarie Road, Springwood Evacuation centres - Closed Blackheath Community Centre - Great Wester Highway, Blackheath Road Closures Bells Line of Road is blocked in both directions between Lithgow and the township of Bilpin. This closure is over a 50km stretch of Bells Line of Road. The Great Western Highway is open and can be used as an alternative, however, motorists should consider avoiding all non essential travel in this area. Due to bush fire activity there are numerous road closures and roads may be closed without notice. Road closures continue to be assessed across the day, however, there is no forecast as to when they will reopen. Motorists are urged to avoid all bushfire affected areas. For the latest traffic information, visit livetraffic or call 132 701. Public Transport Closures For the latest public transport information visit 131500.au or call 131 500. Other information If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. Continue to stay up to date with the bush fire situation by checking rfs.nsw.gov.au, listening to your local radio station or by calling the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737. If you live in the area but are away from home, it may not be safe to return to your property. If you are concerned about the welfare of family and friends, please contact the Police Information Centre on 1800 227 228. Disaster Welfare Assistance Line (1800 018 444) provides information about disaster relief grants for content and structural repairs, available to low income earners with no insurance. The next update on this fire will be issued by 9:00pm or if the situation changes. Emergency Warning - Linksview Road Fire, Springwood (Blue Mountains) 19/10/13 19:51 Posted: 19/10/2013 An emergency warning is in place for the fire in the Springwood area due to an increase in fire activity. Emergency Alert telephone warning messages are being sent to people in the area. Current Situation Fire activity has intensified in the area around Muru Avenue and St Columbas High School at Springwood. There is thick smoke in the area. Be alert to burning embers. Put out any spot fires which start where you are. Firefighters and helicopters are working in the area. Follow the advice of firefighters on the scene. An emergency alert is being sent to people in this area. NSW Health has evacuated Springwood Hospital as a precaution. 24 patients have been transferred to Nepean Private Hospital where they will remain until further notice. A Community Meeting is being held tonight (Saturday 19 October) at the Faulconbridge Primary School on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Grose Rd at 7:30pm. Damage Assessment – Building Impact Analysis House (Habitable Dwelling) – 109 damaged, 193 destroyed Outbuilding (Shed, Business etc) – 0 damaged, 0 destroyed Advice Put your Bush Fire Survival Plan into action. If you do not have a Bush Fire Survival Plan, know what you will do if the fire threatens your property. Evacuation Centres Evacuation Centres have been established at: Springwood Sports Club, 83 Macquarie Road, Springwood is OPEN. Lithgow Workers Club, 3-7 Tank Street, Lithgow is OPEN. Road Closures Due to bush fire activity there are numerous road closures. Please also be aware that road closures may occur without notice. These closures will continue to be assessed across the day, however, there is no forecast as to when these roads will reopen. Motorists are urged to avoid all bushfire affected areas. For the latest traffic information, visit livetraffic or call 132 701. Public Transport Closures For the latest public transport information visit 131500.au or call 131 500. Other Information If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. If you are concerned about the welfare of family and friends, please contact the Police Information Centre on 1800 227 228. Continue to stay up to date with the bush fire situation by checking rfs.nsw.gov.au, listening to your local radio station or by calling the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737. If you live in the area but are away from home, it may not be safe to return to your property. Disaster Welfare Assistance Line (1800 018 444) provides information about disaster relief grants for content and structural repairs, available to low income earners with no insurance. The next update on this fire will be issued by 8pm or if the situation changes. Advice - Ruttleys Road Fire (Wyong LGA) 19/10/13 19:53 Posted: 19/10/2013 The fire is currently being controlled by firefighters and is at Advice. The Ruttleys Road Fire has burnt more than 2,700 hectares of bushland. Current Situation Backburning operations are continuing under favourable conditions along Campbell Dr and Elizabeth Bay Dr in Conservation Sector. The threat has reduced to properties in Chain Valley Bay North, Gwandalan and Summerland Point communities following successful backburning operations in these areas. Firefighters are continuing to backburn in the Munmorah State Conservation Area from the Pacific Highway to Birdie Beach Drive. There is a potential threat to properties in Elizabeth Bay Drive, Lake Munmorah. Aproximately 80 firefighters are on scene. Munmorah State Conservation Area is closed due to the fire activity. Crews are stengthening back burns and mopping up around Catherine Hill Bay, Nords Wharf and Cams Wharf - where the threat to properties has reduced but still remains. There are reports that some properties have been damaged or destroyed. Damage Assessment – Building Impact Analysis House (Habitable Dwelling) – 3 damaged, 3 destroyed Outbuilding (Shed, Business etc) – 4 damaged, 15 destroyed Advice Conditions may be changing. Continue to monitor the situation and follow your Bush Fire Survival Plan. Evacuation Centres Evacuation Centres have been established at: Swansea RSL, 5 Bridge Street, Swansea is OPEN until 10pm tonight (Saturday 19 Oct). It will re-open at 8am Sunday 20 October. Staff will be on standby if required. Road Closures Please also be aware that local road closures may occur without notice. These closures will continue to be assessed across the day, however, there is no forecast as to when these roads will reopen. Motorists are urged to avoid all bushfire affected areas. For the latest traffic information, visit livetraffic or call 132 701. The Munmorah State Conservation Area is closed due to significant fire activity. Public Transport Closures For the latest public transport information visit 131500.au or call 131 500. Other information If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. If you are concerned about the welfare of family and friends, please contact the Police Information Centre on 1800 227 228. Continue to stay up to date with the bush fire situation by checking rfs.nsw.gov.au, listening to your local radio station or by calling the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737. If you live in the area but are away from home, it may not be safe to return to your property. Disaster Welfare Assistance Line (1800 018 444) provides information about disaster relief grants for content and structural repairs, available to low income earners with no insurance. The next update on this fire will be issued by 8:00pm or if the situation changes. Advice - Hank St Fire (Heatherbrae) 19/10/13 20:06 Posted: 19/10/2013 The Hank Street Fire is burning in the Heatherbrae area. The fire is being controlled. Current Situation The Hank Street Fire has been burning under difficult weather conditions and has burnt over 5,000 hectares of bushland. This fire is still active and is currently burning in the area of Tomago Road, near the industrial development. Where conditions allow crews have been conducting backburning. Containment is now at around 90%. There is potential for the fire to spread into the Botanical Gardens if containment lines are breached. Damage Assessment – Building Impact Analysis House (Habitable Dwelling) – 6 damaged, 0 destroyed Outbuilding (Shed, Business etc) – 6 damaged, 8 destroyed Advice The fire has burnt along Richardson Road, Medowie Road, Grahamstown Road, Lisadell Road, Ferodale Road, Hank Street and Tomago Road. Follow your Bush Fire Survival Plan. If you do not have a Bush Fire Survival Plan, ensure you know what you will do if the fire threatens your property. Road Closures Due to bush fire activity there are numerous road closures. Please also be aware that road closures may occur without notice. These closures will continue to be assessed across the day, however, there is no forecast as to when these roads will reopen. Motorists are urged to avoid all bush fire affected areas. For the latest traffic information, visit livetraffic or call 132 701. There is currently smoke and fog within the surrounding areas of this fire, please be aware of these conditions when travelling in the local area. Public Transport Closures For the latest public transport information visit 131500.au or call 131 500. Other information If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. Continue to stay up to date with the bush fire situation by checking rfs.nsw.gov.au, listening to your local radio station or by calling the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737. If you are concerned about the welfare of family and friends, please contact the Police Information Centre on 1800 227 228. Disaster Welfare Assistance Line (1800 018 444) provides information about disaster relief grants for content and structural repairs, available to low income earners with no insurance. The next update on this fire will be issued by 9:00pm or if the situation changes. Watch and Act - Hall Road Fire, Balmoral Village (Southern Highlands / Wollondilly) 19/10/13 20:06 Posted: 19/10/2013 A fire is continuing to burn near the villages of Balmoral, Yanderra, Bargo, Pheasants Nest, Wilton, Hill Top and Yerrinbool in the Southern Highlands. Current Situation Wilson Drive, Balmoral is currently closed between Balmoral Village and Hill Top due to fire activity. There is a potential threat to properties on the eastern side on Wilson Drive, 4km north of Hill Top. To avoid the road closure, residents of Hilltop are advised to head south to Mittagong, residents of Balmoral should travel north to Buxton. An uncontained fire has burnt over 9,300 hectares, crossing Picton Road and is burning within the Sydney Catchment area near Macarthur Drive, Wilton. The fire has crossed the railway line where it crosses the freeway at Yerrinbool. The rail line was reopened this morning. Where conditions allow crews have been backburning to strengthening containment lines, this work will continue today. Damage Assessment – Building Impact Analysis House (Habitable Dwelling) – 2 damaged, 2 destroyed Outbuilding (Shed, Business etc) – 0 damaged, 10 destroyed Advice There are reports of ash and smoke are drifting into Mittagong however there is no threat to Mittagong at this stage. Continue to monitor the situation closely. Significant back burning is underway and will be for days to come. This will produce significant amounts of smoke. There will be increased activity from both ground and air crews. Some of this burning is very close to residential buildings. Crews are working to have containment lines in place before the arrival of warm, windy weather forecast for Sunday. Community Meeting A community meeting will be held at 7.00pm tonight (Saturday 19 October) at Yanderra Public School - Harley St, Yanderra If you live in Yanderra Residents are now able to return to their properties via Tylers Road. If you live in Balmoral or Bargo Residents are now able to return to their properties. Significant backburing operations will take place around Bargo and Balmoral. If you live in Yerinbool or Hill Top Check and follow your Bush Fire Survival Plan and prepare for a bush fire in your area. If your plan is to leave, or you are not prepared, leave early. Well prepared and actively defended homes can offer safety during the fire. Road Closures Due to bush fire activity there are numerous road closures. Please also be aware that road closures may occur without notice. These closures will continue to be assessed across the day, however, there is no forecast as to when these roads will reopen. Motorists are urged to avoid all bushfire affected areas. For the latest traffic information, visit livetraffic or call 132 701. Public Transport Closures For the latest public transport information visit 131500.au or call 131 500. Other information If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. If you live in the area but are away from home, it may not be safe to return to your property. Residents and people in the area should continue to stay up to date with the bush fire situation by checking rfs.nsw.gov.au, listening to your local radio station or by calling the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737. If you are concerned about the welfare of family and friends, please contact the Police Information Centre on 1800 227 228. Disaster Welfare Assistance Line (1800 018 444) provides information about disaster relief grants for content and structural repairs, available to low income earners with no insurance. The next update will be issued by 8:30pm or if the situation changes. Watch and Act - Mount York Road, Mt Victoria Fire (Blue Mountains) 19/10/13 19:54 Posted: 19/10/2013 The fire burning near Mount York Road at Mount Victoria in the upper Blue Mountains, is being controlled by more than 60 firefighters. Current Situtation The fire is burning in the Grose Valley, and is approaching the Great Western Highway from the north near Berghoffers Pass. The fire has not crossed the Great Western Highway to the west. Darling Causeway is closed in both directions. There is significant smoke throughout the area from Katoomba to Glenbrook and beyond. Damage Assessment – Building Impact Analysis House (Habitable Dwelling) – 1 damaged, 7 destroyed Outbuilding (Shed, Business etc) – 0 damaged, 0 destroyed Advice At this stage, the Great Western Highway will remain open unless affected by fire activity. Monitor the situation. Ensure you know what you will do if the situation changes. Put your Bush Fire Survival Plan into action. If you do not have a Bush Fire Survival Plan, know what you will do if the fire threatens your property. Well prepared and actively defended homes can offer safety during the fire. Evacuation Centres Evacuation Centres have been established at: Lithgow Workers Club is OPEN. Springwood Sports Club is OPEN. Road Closures Darling Causeway is closed. Due to bush fire activity there are numerous road closures. Please also be aware that road closures may occur without notice. These closures will continue to be assessed across the day, however, there is no forecast as to when these roads will reopen. Motorists are urged to avoid all bushfire affected areas. For the latest traffic information, visit livetraffic or call 132 701. Public Transport Closures For the latest public transport information visit 131500.au or call 131 500. Other information If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. If you are concerned about the welfare of family and friends, please contact the Police Information Centre on 1800 227 228. Continue to stay up to date with the bush fire situation by checking rfs.nsw.gov.au, listening to your local radio station or by calling the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737. If you live in the area but are away from home, it may not be safe to return to your property. For health information about the impact of smoke on your health visit NSW Health. Disaster Welfare Assistance Line (1800 018 444) provides information about disaster relief grants for content and structural repairs, available to low income earners with no insurance. The next update will be 9pm or if the situation changes.
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