Kosciuszko National Park hazard reduction burn

The 4,338-hectare burn will utilise both ground and aerial ignition and is expected to take 3 to 5 days.

The burn aims to reduce fuel loads in the park to protect the environment from future wildfires, including the Jagungal Wilderness and corroboree frog habitat, as well as private property assets to the west of the park and transmission power lines.

Yellow Bog Road, Greg Greg and Spring Flat Creek trails will be closed to the public for the duration of the burn.

Cabramurra Road (KNP 5), between Cabramurra and Khancoban, may be impacted by smoke. Motorists are advised to use caution and drive to conditions.

Smoke may be visible to residents in Khancoban, Towong and Bringenbrong. People vulnerable to smoke are encouraged to stay indoors and keep doors and windows closed to reduce exposure.

Hazard reduction burns are essential to reduce bushfire fuel loads to help protect parks, neighbours and communities from future bushfires.

This burn is one of many hazard reduction operations undertaken by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service each year, many with assistance from the NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW.

All burns around the state are coordinated with the NSW Rural Fire Service to ensure the impact on the community is assessed at a regional level.

People with known health conditions can sign up to receive air-quality reports, forecasts and alerts via email or SMS from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. For health information relating to smoke from bushfires and hazard reduction burns, visit NSW Health or Asthma Australia.

More information on hazard reduction activities is available at NSW Rural Fire Service and the NSW Government's Hazards Near Me website and app.