11:50am Thursday 15 September 2011 - Hazard reduction burn tonight at Fairbairn

The ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) Jerrabomberra Brigade will conduct a hazard reduction burn tonight, Thursday 15 September, 2011, weather permitting, from 6.30pm till 9.30pm, near Richmond Ave, Fairbairn.

Three tankers, one light unit and 12 personnel will conduct the burn covering a total area of approx one hectare.

The purpose of the burn is to reduce a fire hazard with the removal of accumulated fuel.

The ACT Handy Map grid reference for the burn is M12.

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.