Hazard reduction burn for Nowra's Tapitallee Nature Reserve
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is planning a hazard reduction burn in Tapitallee Nature Reserve, 3 kilometres west of North Nowra, from 22 June, weather permitting.
The planned 6-hectare burn will take place along Koloona Drive, just south of Tapitallee.
The burn is designed to reduce naturally accumulated fuel loads in the reserve, helping to protect nearby private properties and businesses in the event of a wildfire.
NPWS firefighting crew will be joined by the Rural Fire Service (RFS) teams, taking advantage of forecast favourable weather conditions to progress hazard reduction targets.
Traffic control will be in place along sections of Koloona Drive that will be closed for the duration of the burn. Motorists are reminded to exercise caution and drive to conditions.
People vulnerable to smoke are encouraged to stay indoors and keep doors and windows closed to reduce exposure.
This burn is one of the many that NPWS is working hard to carry out in national parks across the South Coast region during winter.
Hazard reduction burns are essential to reduce bushfire fuel loads to help protect the parks, neighbours and communities from future bushfires.
All burns around the state are coordinated with the NSW Rural Fire Service to ensure the impact on the community is assessed at a regional level.
People with known health conditions can sign up to receive air quality reports, forecasts and alerts via email or SMS from the Department of Planning and Environment.
For health information relating to smoke from bush fires and hazard reduction burning, visit the NSW Health website or Asthma Australia.
More information on hazard reduction activities is available at NSW Rural Fire Service and the NSW Government Hazards Near Me website and app.
