Current Incidents in NSW
The NSW Rural Fire Service responds to a range of incidents across the State. This table provides an indication of current activity by listing notifiable incidents being attended by RFS volunteers.
A notifiable incident is one which has significance in terms of resources used, or could impact on the community. Not all incidents are recorded. For example, a small fire in a remote area may not be entered in this table.
Definitions of terms used are provided below.
Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the RFS Incident Database. It is not 'real time' information, but is provided as a general indication of current activity.
| Council Name | Incident Name | Location | Class | Type | Size (Ha) | Status | Latest Report |
| Clarence Valley | Bom Bom State Forest | Foleys Road and Lilly Pool Road | 1 | Bushfire activity | 90 | Patrol | 27/08 : 02:19PM |
| Eurobodalla | Dignams Milk Tanker Accident | 10km North of Cobargo. 50m North of Dignams Creek | 0 | Non Bushfire activity | 0 | Contained | 28/08 : 11:20AM |
| Hornsby | ASSIST AMBULANCE - ARCADIA | VISION VALLEY ARCADIA,VISION VALLEY ROAD ARCADIA | 0 | Non Bushfire activity | 0 | Going | 30/08 : 03:51PM |
Key to Terms Used
| Incident Name | |
| Each incident is given a name by the incident controller to assist in the management of multiple incidents. The name does not always reflect the exact location of an incident but rather serves as a point of reference for Incident Management Teams. | |
| Type | |
| Grass | Grass fire |
| Bush | Bush fire |
| Structure | A fire involving a residential, commercial or industrial building |
| Hazmat | The RFS provides operational support to the NSWFB for hazardous materials incidents |
| MVA/Transport | Motor vehicle accident |
| Aircraft | Incident involving aircraft |
| Train | Incident involving railway rolling stock |
| Class | |
| Class 0 | A non-bushfire activity such as a motor vehicle accident |
| Class 1 | A bushfire under the control of the responsible fire authority, which may include the provision of low level assistance by another agency |
| Class 2 | A bushfire involving, by necessity, more than one agency and where the local Bush Fire Management Committee Fire Classification Group have appointed a person to take charge of firefighting operations |
| Class 3 | A major bush fire(s) where an appointment has been made or is imminent under the provisions of Section 44 of the Rural Fires Act, 1997, giving the Rural Fire Service Commissioner coordination of the incident through an appointed Incident Controller |
| Status | |
| Going | Indicates any fire that is spreading on one or more flanks. Effective control strategies are not in place for the entire perimeter |
| Being Controlled | Effective strategies are in operation or planned for the entire perimeter |
| Contained | The whole of the fire perimeter is behind identifiable control lines. Active fire fighting and/or mop up are proceeding. Active fire may be located inside the perimeter |
| Patrol | The fire is at a stage where fire fighting resources are only required for patrol purposes and major re-ignition is unlikely |
| Out | The fire is at a stage that allows its removal from the list of current fires |
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