FIREFIGHTERS worked through Saturday night to contain a bushfire which has burned more than 2000 hectares north-west of Manildra.
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At 8.30pm on Saturday, the Curembenya fire in the Goobang National Park in Cabonne, about 29 kilometres from Parkes, was rated ‘out of control’.
But, thanks to the efforts of NSW Rural Fire Service crews from the Canobolas Zone and further afield, by 3.30am on Sunday its status had been updated to ‘being controlled’, with 2151 hectares burned.
MAP: Where the fire is…
According to a statement by the Canobolas Zone brigade, backburning efforts which would have assisted in the containment of this fire were hampered by the rain from the storm which hit the area late on Saturday.
“Changeover crews will continue to strengthen containment lines and work to bring this fire under control,” the statement read.
“Aircraft [was] deployed to assist in the firefighting efforts.”
Spotter aircraft was also deployed to check for any new fires which may have been caused by Saturday’s storm.
There were two other small fires in the northern section of Goobang National Park on Saturday afternoon, both of which were quickly contained.
As of 11.15am today, the NSW RFS Fires Near Me NSW phone app showed the status of the fire as ‘being controlled’.
