A catastrophic fire danger warning has been issued for the greater Sydney region, the Illawarra and southern ranges for Saturday. 'If you have any doubts in your mind that you are in a bush prone area, do not be there. Go somewhere else.' robrfs
RFS deputy commissioner Rob Rogers has said that the RFS knows the Currowan fire near Shoalhaven will impact the Princes Highway at some point.
Tops are expected to hover in the mid-30s near the coastline rather than reaching 40, with sea breezes arriving earlier than previously expected. The forecast for Penrith and Richmond remains at 47 degrees and is expected to peak at 3pm, before rapidly cooling off.Louise Kennerley The highway will close from Blackheath to Little Hartley, and the Bells Line of Road remains closed between Kurrajong Heights and Bell.It will be a miracle if more homes aren’t lost to the NSW bushfires tomorrow, the RFS deputy commissioner says.
While there were about 1800 firefighters in the field at the moment, Mr Rogers said that number would "probably double" for saturday.The deputy commissioner said if people have not taken the fire danger warnings seriously, now was the time to do it.
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