It might still technically be winter, but bushfire season stops for no one.— Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) August 19, 2020
These are the scenes currently at Duranbah, on the NSW North Coast, where a 164 hectare 'advice level' bushfire is currently burning out of control.
RFS crews are one scene. #9News pic.twitter.com/hcP1aOaRkM
Advice Level Fires at Whiteman Creek and Duranbah
The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 August 2020:
A fire in the NSW far north-east has triggered the state's first major deployment of water bombers for the 2020-21 bushfire season, with crews battling to keep the flames away from properties and the Pacific Motorway.
A fire in the NSW far north-east has triggered the state's first major deployment of water bombers for the 2020-21 bushfire season, with crews battling to keep the flames away from properties and the Pacific Motorway.
The blaze near the town of Duranbah, not far south of the Queensland-NSW border had burnt through about 180 hectares swampland and grass by late Wednesday afternoon, Angela Daly, a NSW Rural Fire Service spokeswoman, said.
"It's the first response [involving water-bombers] for a fire of a bigger scale," she added.
At least six trucks and crew joined the fight to keep the flames away from nearby properties.
Since July 1, the state has recorded 702 bush, grass and scrub fires, with about 10 burning on Wednesday. By contrast, this time last year, NSW had recorded triple that number or 2224 blazes....
The cause of the fire near Duranbah was not clear although the RFS suspects it was a fire on private property that the owners had not been able to control.
Smoke could be seen many kilometres away, including from the popular resort town of Byron Bay....
The cause of the fire near Duranbah was not clear although the RFS suspects it was a fire on private property that the owners had not been able to control.
Smoke could be seen many kilometres away, including from the popular resort town of Byron Bay....
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