Hazard burn at Pearl Beach

The NSW Rural Fire Service carried out a bush fire hazard reduction burn in Pearl Beach on September 18.

According to the Rural Fire Service, the purpose of the controlled burn was to reduce bush fire fuel levels and reduce the potential risk of wild fires for the protection of the local community.

Nearby residents were asked to keep windows and doors closed to prevent smoke entering homes and to reduce outdoor activity if suffering from asthma or a lung condition, while the burn was conducted at Crommelin Arboretum, Pearl Beach.

Hazard reduction burning also took place along the Hawkesbury River and at Kulnura and Central Mangrove.

Press release, 16 Sep 2008 NSW Rural Fire Service