THE NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is warning residents of an increased risk of grass fires across the North West area over the coming months as the weather warms up.
NSW RFS District Manager David Nicholson said that two years of wet weather has led to prolific vegetation growth across NSW, with the State now facing its most significant grass fire threat in more than a decade.
“It can take just a few days of hot, dry and windy weather for grasslands to cure and for fires to take hold, even in areas which . . .
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