Fires erupt as temperatures soar
Firefighters are tackling a number of blazes in the greater Wauchope area.
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Temperatures have reached an unseasonal 30 degrees celsius in some parts of the Hastings today and winds are high.
The Rural Fire Service are dealing with:
- an out-of-control grass fire at Monaghans Road in Brombin, alert level: advice
- an out-of-control grass fire at The Cedar Road in Bellangry, alert level: advice
- a bushfire at Ponsford Road in Comboyne which is being controlled, alert level: advice
- an out-of-control bushfire at Mount Seaview Road, Mount Seaview, alert level: advice
A hazard reduction fire is under control over 198 acres on the Purchase Trail in Ballengarra State Forest.
And a hazard reduction fire over 960 acres in Kogo Mountain Kiparra State Forest is under control.