Brigade undertakes 39-hectare burn at Warrah Trig
The Pearl Beach Rural Fire Service brigade undertook a 39-hectare "hazard reduction prescribed burn" near the Warrah Trig fire trail on Friday, July 14, along with other fire crews.
These included the Patonga Volunteer Rural Bush Fire Brigade and crews from the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
"Prescribed Burns are planned, low-intensity burns performed when weather conditions allow," the brigade said in a social media post.
"They allow for the reduction of fuel loads in key areas."
The brigade attended again at 10:15pm the same day with reports of the smoke increasing.
"National Parks and Wildlife Service crews, who were patrolling the fire to ensure its containment, linked up with our crew and made access to the seat of the fire, extinguishing it and blacking it out to reduce the chances of re-ignition.
"Additional crews from The Bays Rural Fire Brigade and Kariong Rural Fire Brigade helped ensure that the perimeter of the earlier burn was secure - important work with possible windy conditions forecast for the following day."
The brigades worked into the early hours this morning containing a spotfire east of Warrah Trig fire trail.
Crews patrolled the fire in the morning to confirm that containment was holding.
With the dry and gusty winds in the afternoon, the spotfire reignited.
Crews from Pearl Beach and The Bays reattended, supported by Gosford Bulk Water and a NSW RFS firebombing helicopter which allowed far more water to be delivered to identified hotspots and high risk areas.
SOURCE:
Social media, 15 Jul 2023
Pearl Beach Brigade, NSW RFS