Today Winmalee 1A, Winmalee PC, Winmalee Pumper (on standby) Faulconbridge 1, Yarrumundi 1 & 9, Mt Riverview 1, Grose Wold 1, East 2 and FIU extinguished a large area of bush and grass alight below Hawkesbury lookout.

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Blue Mountains Bush Fire Management Committee
Hazard Reduction Notification

Please be advised that on behalf of the Blue Mountains Bush Fire Management Committee (BMBFMC) crews from the NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are intending to undertake Hazard Reduction (HR) burning, weather permitting, at the following locations this week:

Date Saturday – Sunday 1-2 September 2012
Name of HR GBK – Blue Pool
Location Station St, GLENBROOK
Size 60 hectares
Lead Agency RFS

Date Saturday 1st September 2012
Name of HR WAR – Black East
Location Rickard Rd x Railway Pde WARRIMOO
Size 3.8
Lead Agency RFS

Date Sunday 2nd September 2012
Name of HR VHT – Lalor Drive (Part of Martins Lookout HR)
Location Lalor Drive x Florey St, SPRINGWOOD
Size 0.55
Lead Agency RFS

Further information regarding these activities can be found at

http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/hr

or by contacting the relevant lead agency

NSW Rural fire Service
Blue Mountains District
4784 7444

There will be Hazard Reduction work this weekend. Please refer to the following Statements from the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service Shane Fitzsimmons.

Things are calming down with the fire at Bowen Mountain at this stage.

Today Winmalee was paged to bush alight behind Summerhayes Park, Winmalee. Crews assisted FRNSW to extinguish the small scrub fire.

Last night at 2130hrs Winmalee was paged to a persons trapped MVA on Hawkesbury Rd, Winmalee. Crews assisted FRNSW, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance.

Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade shared a link.

Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade shared a link.

Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade shared a link.