PHOTO: Luke Robinson at the Coonamble fire station earlier this year.
High rainfall through winter has built up fuel loads, and residents are urged to be on alert as we enter the fire danger period today.
District Manager of the Northwest Rural Fire Service (RFS) Zone Luke Robinson said that the wet weather has caused fuel loads to rise across the Western Plains region.
“We’re looking at an average fire season, however, the northwest zone in particular has an above-average chance of a later fire season starting in February, March, or even April.”
Mr Robinson said the late start to the fire season is due to grass and weed growth which will only die off towards the end of the summer thus adding to the fuel load later in the season…