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Major Fire Updates and Current Incidents in NSW
The NSW Rural Fire Service website provides updates on major fires and advice on what you can do if fire is in your area or approaching your property.
Major Fire Updates
Current Incidents in NSW
What to do if Fire Approaches
Dangerous fire days ahead for NSW
NSW residents should be prepared, with searing temperatures increasing the risk of bush fires over the next few days.
It is critical that people are well prepared and familiarise themselves with the Fire Danger Rating in their area and the new alert levels of Advice, Watch And Act and Emergency Warning. People living in, or travelling through a bush fire prone area, should have a well prepared Bush Fire Survival Plan.
More information on Fire Danger Ratings
More information on Bush fire alert messages
More information on Preparing your Bush Fire Survival Plan
Media Release: Dangerous fire days ahead for NSW
Emergency Management Training
Courses and exercises are offered by the NSW State Emergency Management Committee, NSW State Rescue Board and the Attorney General's Department. Training is delivered by 18 District Emergency Management Officers throughout the state.
More information on Courses offered
More information on Training calendar
More information on Emergency Management Training
Are you prepared?
Being prepared is as easy as 1, 2, 3 ...
An emergency - be it a natural disaster such as a flood or storm, bushfire, a
power outage or a terrorist act - can occur quickly and without warning. You can
become better prepared to protect yourself and your family in the event of an
emergency by following three safety steps.
North Coast flood report released
Emergency Services Minister Steve Whan says a report on May's devastating Northern NSW floods has shown the effectiveness of the State Government's new arrangements to help communities recover from disasters.
The report by North Coast Flood Recovery Coordinator, former NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney, is a comprehensive review of the recovery operation under the new arrangements, announced in April.
Media release: North Coast flood report released
More information on the Recovery Coordinator's North Coast Flood Report and the NSW Government Preliminary Response
Coffs Harbour, Nambucca, Bellingen and Kempsey floods declared natural disaster
Emergency Services Minister Steve Whan has declared a natural disaster following flooding on the State's Mid North Coast.
The declaration covers the Coffs Harbour, Nambucca, Bellingen and Kempsey Shires, which have suffered damage to infrastructure, particularly to roads, bridges, culverts and water bores during the current flood event.
A natural disaster declaration provides for a range of assistance for residents, councils and business owners who have suffered property damage.
More information on Current Natural Disaster Declarations
More information on Natural Disaster Assistance Schemes
Warnings & alerts
- Coastal Waters Wind Warning For all of NSW Waters including Sydney Closed Waters.
- NSW NSW SEVERE WEATHER WARNING Locally damaging Winds, For people in Southern Tablelands, ACT, South Coast, Illawarra, Central Tablelands and Alpine areas of the South West Slopes.
Quick links
- EM Training calendar
- Emergency management districts
- Natural disaster declarations
- Ministerial media releases
- Recovery Coordinator's Report of the Mid North and Far North Coast Flood Recovery