It’s not even Fire Season yet and already there are many fires across the State. In the MIA this week there were numerous grass and structure fires.
In the Griffith area on August 28 at Lake Wyangan-Boorga crews from Lake Wyangan and Hanwood RFS Brigades along with FRNSW 311 Station attended repeat calls to an incident in a wet area where accessing the scene was very difficult.
On Hamilton Road there was a grass fire 100 square metres also impacting a shed on a property and a structure fire in Remembrance Drive, Griffith.
There were also fires around Rifle Range Road.
These fires highlighted that even though the weather was cooler and the environment wet with a lot of green growth, fires are still possible. The Time to Plan and Prepare your property is NOW.
This article appeared in the Narrandera Argus, 12 September 2024.