Breaking: Four fires have been upgraded to emergency level as fire activity increases across the state. Follow our live coverage here. The Hume Highway has been closed in both directions between the Illawarra Highway and Narellan Road. The Princes Hig...
The sky above Yanderra is beginning to darken as the Green Wattle Creek fire approaches. The fire has already passed Wilson Road in Hilltop and passed through Balmoral.Several trucks had been on standby for about 30 minutes, but four trucks just left the station and have headed down the road to monitor the situation.Volunteer ethos of RFS 'so important': Premier
“I’m incredibly proud that the RFS organisation in NSW is one of the largest, most professional volunteer organisations on the planet,” Ms Berejiklian said.“And they're successful for a reason. Because people want to be part of community. People want to ensure that in addition to their professional careers, that they have some way in which they can give back. And so I think that ethos of the RFS is so important.
She said she “completely understood” that many volunteers were under “prolonged stress”, especially in some locations where fires have been burning since July. She said she was “most worried” about local commanders who felt they could not abandon their post to find respite.To bring you up to speed, here are the latest developments with the NSW bushfires:
The Princes Highway between The Wool Road and Bandalong Road, and the Hume Motorway between the Illawarra Highway and Narellan Road have both been closed in both directions;
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