1:20pm Saturday 17 September 2011- Hazard reduction burn tomorrow at Symonston

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will conduct a hazard reduction burn tomorrow, Sunday 18 September, 2011, weather permitting, from 8.00am till 10.00am, on Jerrabomberra Ave, south of Narrabundah Lane, Symonston.

Five tankers, two command units and 30 personnel will conduct the burn covering a total area of approx half a hectare.

The purpose of the burn is to reduce a fire hazard with the removal of accumulated fuel and as a training exercise for new recruits.

The ACT Handy Map grid reference for the burn is L13.

The ACT Handy Map can be found by clicking on the link on the Bushfires Home page of this website, or on the inside back cover of the 2011/12 Canberra and region Yellow Pages phone directory.