FYI – Winmalee and surrounds are currently experiencing Smoke Drift from a large Bush Fire burning in the Lithgow District. There is a large plume visible from Winmalee. Remember if you see a fire unattended dial 000 straight away.
Please share this post as there are a lot of people wondering!
2013-10-16 04:04:20
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2013-10-16 04:33:48
Keep sharing this page people! Encourage your friends and family to like it, so they can stay in the loop. Especially if they live in the Winmalee area. Facebook is one of many methods we use to get really important information out to the community. Thanks.
Gillian is the smoke you are seeing from the fire in lithgow or towards that way?
2013-10-16 04:03:30
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2013-10-16 04:31:29
FYI – The Great Western Highway is closed in both Directions at Woodford, due to a 2 car MVA. Significant delays.
Yesterday Winmalee 1A deployed to Valley Heights RFB to form part of a strike team. At 1730hrs Winmalee was responded to reports of Bush Alight along Hawkesbury Rd, Hawkesbury Heights. On arrival crews found a patch of bush burning within the burnt area of the previous fire. Crews extinguished the fire with the assistance of Blaxland RFB.
Tomorrow will be a TOTAL FIRE BAN, a fire weather warning has been issued. National Parks in the Blue Mountains Area are closed due to conditions. Prepare a Bush Fire Survival Plan Now. Please share with family and friends.
Jayden not if Luke is any where near it.
2013-10-12 07:21:32
We have been pretty quiet today, which is a good thing! We had truck respond to reports of logs alight well within The burnt area of the Hawkesbury Rd Fire, this was dealt with. Crews are still at station on standby. The southerly change is expected at Midnight.
Reminder a Total Fire Ban and fire weather warning has been issued for today. We will endeavour to update this page through out the day where practicable with any information that happens In the area.
TOTAL FIRE BAN – Tomorrow, Thursday 10/10/2013. With Extreme Fire Danger Rating. NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said hot, dry and windy conditions are forecast, and there is the potential for some locations to reach Catastrophic if the weather deteriorates beyond what is forecast.
Please share with friends and family.
Prepare a Bush Fire Survival Plan ASAP.
Be advised Blue Mountains National Park will be closed tomorrow due to the predicted Fire weather.
2013-10-09 05:05:16
Hi Kristina. The Hawkesbury Rd fire is still on the system because there is still a chance, without having had significant rain, that something may pop up in this hot windy weather. All residence need to remain vigilant and call 000 if you see an unattended fire.
2013-10-09 23:04:33
Winmalee Rural Fire Brigade shared a link.
The meeting at Yellow Rock last night was very well attended with a lot of information shared and questions asked. Notes were taken at the meeting and we will endeavour to summarise these over the next few days and present these on our FB Page.
All residents received a copy of the meeting agenda along with a Bushfire Survival Plan. We encourage every resident to read this document and complete their Plan as soon as possible, particularly in light of the expected fire weather this Thursday.
Stay safe everyone.