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Tonight Winmalee Pumper Alpha, Pumper Bravo and RP455 responded to and made safe a 2 car MVA on Hawkesbury Rd, Winmalee, New South Wales

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Another view of the hazard reduction referred to in an earlier post.

A pager message received from Katoomba Firecom just a short while ago.

For your information, the large column of smoke visible to our south is a combination of the hazard reductions at Little Crater, west of Warragamba and Mount Bedford, South of Woodford. National Parks & Wildlife and NSW Rural Fire Service report that the burn is progressing well.

Last night Winmalee Pumper responded to a MVA on Hawkesbury Rd, Winmalee. Crews were in attendance for a short while, assuring the incident was made safe.

Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade shared a link.

A photo taken by one of the crew at the Hazard Reduction (HR) we assisted Linden Brigade with last Tuesday evening. As you can see the ground fuel and understory burnt very well and achieved the desired result. That was to reduce the fuel that a Bushfire feeds on and to do it under controlled conditions. The additional benefit from this exercise is that our crews gain invaluable experience in dealing with live fire and particularly our newer members who have passed their basic training.

FYI only – major delays on Hawkesbury Rd due to a MVA on the Great Western Highway. The highway is closed Eastbound at Springwood.

NPWS and NSWRFS crews will be conducting HR activities during this week. Smoke may be visible from these burns.