North Shore Rural Fire Brigade

04/12/2025

The North Shore crew is homeward bound today (5/12/25) from Dubbo. Here's a few pictures from the fires they've been working on.

04/12/2025

🔥 ‘Shoreline Drive’ Fire Update Friday 5 December 2025

🔥 FIRE OVERVIEW
• The fire is still active in Limeburners National Park.
• It is bounded on the north and west by Limeburners Creek.
• The fire edge is contained. An infrared scan of the fire on Thursday night did not show any hot spots.

🔥 CURRENT STATUS
• Fire is being held at Limeburners Creek (northern & western edge).
• See the map on ‘Hazards Near Me’ for where the fire is.
• NPWS crews are working on the fire on foot to strengthen containment lines and help prevent any breakouts.
• Helicopters & aircraft are water-bombing to keep it contained. This is likely to continue for the next few days, as needed.

🌬️ WEATHER WATCH
Winds will determine what the fire does next. Strong, gusty winds can quickly change a fire’s behaviour and how fast it will travel.

Friday 5 December
• Winds will strengthen again from the North East & become gusty up to 50kmh from midday to approx. 7pm.
• It’s likely to be smoky on North Shore overnight due to a possible temperature inversion which will trap the smoke. This should ease off on Saturday morning.

Saturday 6 December
• Winds will be moderate from the North East.
• Small chance of storms. Less than 2mm of rainfall expected.

✅ WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

SMOKE:
Depending on the level of fire activity, there is likely to be smoke over North Shore due to the northerly winds. Take precautions if you have medical or breathing issues.

If you see large clouds of smoke heading towards North Shore, there is a possibility the fire has escaped. Put your Bush Fire Survival Plan into action and get ready.

BE FIRE-READY:
Check or update your Bush Fire Survival Plan:
👉 https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/bush-fire-survival-plan

STAY INFORMED:
📱 Hazards Near Me app – set a Watch Zone
🌐 RFS website
📻 ABC Mid Coast 95.5 FM

CHECK ON OTHERS:
Look in on neighbours who are away or need assistance.

PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY:
• Ensure hoses + water supply are ready
• Prepare generators in case of power loss
• Have protective gear (clothing, goggles) if planning to defend

ℹ️ NEXT UPDATE:
No further updates planned, unless there is increased fire activity.

There are simple things you can do around your home to prepare it for a bush fire, like keeping the grass low and having a cleared area around your home.

04/12/2025

04/12/2025

North Shore RFS Brigade currently has a truck and 3 crew at Dubbo helping with the fires out west. They left on Monday as part of a Mid Coast Strike Team and are due back tomorrow (Friday 5/12/25).

Given the weather forecast for this summer, this may not be the only time the RFS North Shore Brigade gets to help out other parts of NSW.

04/12/2025

🔥 ‘Shoreline Drive’ Fire Update Thursday 4 December 2025

🔥 FIRE OVERVIEW
• The fire is still active in Limeburners National Park.
• It is bounded on the north and west by Limeburners Creek.
• The fire edge is mostly contained but there are hot spots on the northern eastern edge.
• Terrain is swampy, so fire trucks can’t get in.
• NPWS crews are working on the fire and accessing it by boat + foot.
• Helicopters are water-bombing to keep it contained.

🔥 CURRENT STATUS
• Fire is being held at Limeburners Creek (northern & western edge).
• See the map on ‘Hazards Near Me’ for where the fire is.
• Crews are on scene today with helicopter + water-bombing aircraft.
• Focus: hold the fire within current boundaries.

🌬️ WEATHER WATCH
Winds will determine what the fire does next. Strong, gusty winds can quickly change a fire’s behaviour and how fast it will travel.

Thursday & Friday
• Thurs midday - 7pm: gusts up to 50 km/h (similar to Tuesday).
• Winds ease overnight Thursday, then strengthen & become gusty again from midday Friday.

✅ WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
SMOKE:
Depending on the level of fire activity, there may be smoke over North Shore once the northerly winds arrive. Take precautions if you have medical or breathing issues.

If you see large clouds of smoke heading towards North Shore, there is a possibility the fire has escaped. Put your Bush Fire Survival Plan into action and get ready.
Better to be safe than sorry.

BE FIRE-READY:
Check or update your Bush Fire Survival Plan:
👉 https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/bush-fire-survival-plan

STAY INFORMED:
📱 Hazards Near Me app – set a Watch Zone
🌐 RFS website
📻 ABC Mid Coast 95.5 FM
CHECK ON OTHERS:
Look in on neighbours who are away or need assistance.

PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY:
• Ensure hoses + water supply are ready
• Prepare generators in case of power loss
• Have protective gear (clothing, goggles) if planning to defend
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ℹ️ NEXT UPDATE:
Friday 5 December - AM

There are simple things you can do around your home to prepare it for a bush fire, like keeping the grass low and having a cleared area around your home.

03/12/2025

🔥 ‘Shoreline Drive’ Fire Update Wed 3 December 2025

🔥 FIRE OVERVIEW
• Smoke visible yesterday was from the bush fire in Limeburners Creek National Park.
• Strong southerly winds pushed the existing fire northwards
• First reported 26 Nov 25, likely from a lightning strike.
• Terrain is swampy, so fire trucks can’t get in.
• NPWS & RFS crews are working on the fire and accessing it by boat + foot.
• Helicopters are water-bombing to keep it contained.
• Approx. 126 ha burnt as of today.
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🔥 CURRENT STATUS
• Fire is being held at Limeburners Creek (northern edge).
• See the map on ‘Hazards Near Me’ for where the fire is.
• Some spot overs have occurred — aircraft are working to stop fire spread.
• Crews are on scene today with 1 helicopter + 2 water-bombing aircraft.
• Focus: hold the fire within current boundaries.
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🌬️ WEATHER WATCH
Winds will determine what the fire does next.

If a fire breaks out from the southern edge, it could travel quickly and potentially impact North Shore with little warning.

Thurs & Fri:
• Winds swing around & come from the NORTH from late Wednesday night.
• Thurs 3pm–9pm: gusts up to 54 km/h (similar to Tuesday).
• Winds ease overnight Thursday, then strengthen & become gusty again from midday Friday.
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✅ WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
SMOKE:
Depending on the level of fire activity, there may be smoke over North Shore once northerly winds arrive.
Take precautions if you have medical or breathing issues.

BE FIRE-READY:
Check or update your Bush Fire Survival Plan:
👉 https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/bush-fire-survival-plan

STAY INFORMED:
📱 Download the Hazards Near Me app – set up a Watch Zone
🌐 RFS website
📻 ABC Mid Coast 95.5 FM for emergency updates

CHECK ON OTHERS:
Check with neighbours who are away or may need assistance.

PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY:
• Ensure hoses + water supply are ready
• Prepare generators in case of power loss
• Have protective gear (clothing, goggles) if planning to defend

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ℹ️ NEXT UPDATE:
Thursday 4 December – AM

There are simple things you can do around your home to prepare it for a bush fire, like keeping the grass low and having a cleared area around your home.

27/11/2025

The RFS has been using helicopters for emergency water bombing on fires on the North Shore area & local vicinity.

These helicopters may need to take water from local dams to support the water bombing. Pilots will always look to take water from local rivers etc. Where there is a fast moving fire, round trip times may critical to slow down / halt the spread of the fire. In these conditions, the closet water source will be used.

If this impacts you, please call 1 300 795 299 to register your name and address. Water taken will be replenished.

Note, all aircraft & helicopter movements are tracked and recorded.
Apologies in advance for any inconvenience caused.

04/07/2025

North shore RFS will be attending the art walk today. Why not come down and have a look at some nice art works and come some hello.

28/05/2025

HOUSE WASH OUTS

Following some very intense days, all the reported requests for assistance for house wash outs by the RFS crews have been completed.

FURTHER ASSISTANCE

The RFS crews visited all the flood affected residences yesterday and provided further wash out assistance as needed. If something comes up and you need assistance, please call the SES on 132 500.

It appears some residents may not have returned yet after the flood.
If they need assistance, please pass on the message to call the SES on 132 500 and arrangements will be made to assist them.

There are still many RFS crews in Port Macquarie as well as Fire & Rescue NSW and Queensland Rural Fire Service assisting the local community.

RFS SHED
The North Shore RFS shed has also closed as the need for food is winding down. The donated material that was remaining has been given to charities in Port Macquarie.

Many thanks to the people, charities and businesses that donated food, water, clothing to the North Shore community.
It made a difficult situation much easier for everyone to cope with.

RFS – LOCALS HELPING LOCALS

The North Shore Brigade were out and about helping washing out houses before the ferry was back on.

Once the ferry came back on, we’ve had magnificent support from local RFS Brigades such as Lake Cathie, Bonny Hills, Camden Haven, Sancrox, Lake Innes, Telegraph Point and King Creek.

RFS crews from Orchard Hills (Sydney) and the Blue Mountains also traveled to Port Macquarie and come over the river to assist.

One constant message they gave was how impressed they were by the local community. Everyone was helping their neighbors. This was repeated over and over.

Finally, a big thank you to the local Community for your patience and assistance.

It’s made a big difference.

North Shore Rural Fire Brigade.