{"id":192550,"date":"2020-01-04T12:51:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T09:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/fears-as-bushfire-closes-in-on-populated-sydney-suburbs\/"},"modified":"2020-01-04T12:51:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T09:51:57","slug":"fears-as-bushfire-closes-in-on-populated-sydney-suburbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/fears-as-bushfire-closes-in-on-populated-sydney-suburbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears as bushfire closes in on populated Sydney suburbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"A massive&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/tagged\/bushfires&quot;&gt;bushfire&lt;\/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;could break containment lines and start burning through suburban areas of western Sydney if conditions deteriorate, firefighters have warned.\" data-reactid=\"11\">A massive\u00a0bushfire\u00a0could break containment lines and start burning through suburban areas of western Sydney if conditions deteriorate, firefighters have warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says the 264,000-hectare Green Wattle Creek bushfire on Sydney's southwestern outskirts is a priority on Saturday.\" data-reactid=\"12\">NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says the 264,000-hectare Green Wattle Creek bushfire on Sydney&#8217;s southwestern outskirts is a priority on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;There is potential for the fire to break out, cross the (Warragamba) dam and move into the western suburbs of Sydney,&quot; he told reporters on Saturday morning.\" data-reactid=\"13\">&#8220;There is potential for the fire to break out, cross the (Warragamba) dam and move into the western suburbs of Sydney,&#8221; he told reporters on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"14\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"450\" data-reactid=\"15\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"17\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons (middle) speaks to reporters in Sydney providing an update on conditions as NSW and Victoria brace for a day of extreme fire danger.\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/610c1dd0-2e8a-11ea-a9ff-661ebf92bc9c.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"18\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"19\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons (middle) speaks to reporters in Sydney providing an update on conditions as NSW and Victoria brace for a day of extreme fire danger.\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/610c1dd0-2e8a-11ea-a9ff-661ebf92bc9c.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"29\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons speaks to reporters in Sydney. Source: AAP\" data-reactid=\"30\">\n<p>RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons speaks to reporters in Sydney. Source: AAP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"32\"><span data-reactid=\"33\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;It has the potential to come out into more populated areas this afternoon.&quot;\" data-reactid=\"34\">&#8220;It has the potential to come out into more populated areas this afternoon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Mr Fitzsimmons said crews have been working around the clock to contain the Green Wattle Creek blaze.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"35\">Mr Fitzsimmons said crews have been working around the clock to contain the Green Wattle Creek blaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;Crews have been doing extraordinary work with backburning and the use of aircraft and machinery on the ground to try and lock that in,&quot; he said.\" data-reactid=\"36\">&#8220;Crews have been doing extraordinary work with backburning and the use of aircraft and machinery on the ground to try and lock that in,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;That's one of our focus fires, of course, but I would say as a broader message be alert, be focused on any new fires today.&quot;&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"37\">&#8220;That&#8217;s one of our focus fires, of course, but I would say as a broader message be alert, be focused on any new fires today.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/catastrophic-conditions-setting-in-for-bushfire-ravaged-areas-230257283.html&quot;&gt;Extreme fire danger is forecast&lt;\/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for six fire districts in NSW's southeast and the ACT, while severe conditions are forecast for Sydney, the Hunter and the central ranges.\" data-reactid=\"38\">Extreme fire danger is forecast\u00a0for six fire districts in NSW&#8217;s southeast and the ACT, while severe conditions are forecast for Sydney, the Hunter and the central ranges.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"39\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"431\" data-reactid=\"40\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"41\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:53.9%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"42\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews prepare for the Green Wattle Creek Fire as it threatens homes in Yandeera.\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ac7f1780-2e90-11ea-bdbf-fbafdd059fb9.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"43\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"44\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews prepare for the Green Wattle Creek Fire as it threatens homes in Yandeera.\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ac7f1780-2e90-11ea-bdbf-fbafdd059fb9.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"54\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"The Green Wattle Creek fire threatens homes in Yandeera in December. Source: AAP\" data-reactid=\"55\">\n<p>The Green Wattle Creek fire threatens homes in Yandeera in December. Source: AAP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"57\"><span data-reactid=\"58\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"There are some 137 bushfires burning in NSW on Saturday morning, with around 60 uncontained.\" data-reactid=\"59\">There are some 137 bushfires burning in NSW on Saturday morning, with around 60 uncontained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"More than 3000 firefighters are on the frontline, with 31 specialist strike teams in place across NSW.\" data-reactid=\"60\">More than 3000 firefighters are on the frontline, with 31 specialist strike teams in place across NSW.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Fire conditions to ramp up in south NSW\" data-reactid=\"61\">Fire conditions to ramp up in south NSW<\/h2>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Many residents on the NSW south coast are taking refuge in evacuation centres ahead of forecast dangerous fire conditions.\" data-reactid=\"62\">Many residents on the NSW south coast are taking refuge in evacuation centres ahead of forecast dangerous fire conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Northeasterly and westerly winds are forecast throughout the day with a southeasterly wind change expected late on Saturday afternoon.\" data-reactid=\"63\">Northeasterly and westerly winds are forecast throughout the day with a southeasterly wind change expected late on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"NSW Rural Fire Service assistant fire behaviour analyst Andrew Nicholls said conditions are expected to rapidly change throughout the day.\" data-reactid=\"64\">NSW Rural Fire Service assistant fire behaviour analyst Andrew Nicholls said conditions are expected to rapidly change throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;Fire conditions are going to ramp up really quickly,&quot; he told AAP in Moruya.\" data-reactid=\"67\">&#8220;Fire conditions are going to ramp up really quickly,&#8221; he told AAP in Moruya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;The difference between 9am and 11am will be huge,\u201d he added.\" data-reactid=\"68\">&#8220;The difference between 9am and 11am will be huge,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The southeasterly change is due to come in from 5pm in Narooma, 6pm in Moruya and 8pm in Nowra.\" data-reactid=\"69\">The southeasterly change is due to come in from 5pm in Narooma, 6pm in Moruya and 8pm in Nowra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;It'll be something like 30km\/h and there will be some areas that will gust at 50km\/h,&quot; Mr Nicholls said.\" data-reactid=\"70\">&#8220;It&#8217;ll be something like 30km\/h and there will be some areas that will gust at 50km\/h,&#8221; Mr Nicholls said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"71\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"431\" data-reactid=\"72\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"73\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:53.9%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"74\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The rapidly filling evacuation centre at Batemans Bay. The South Coast region was devastated on NYE by bushfire and is under threat again with extreme fire danger, high temperatures in the 40's and strong westerly winds expected. Source: AAP\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/d43c2390-2e94-11ea-abde-13be7697e1d4.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"75\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"76\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The rapidly filling evacuation centre at Batemans Bay. The South Coast region was devastated on NYE by bushfire and is under threat again with extreme fire danger, high temperatures in the 40's and strong westerly winds expected. Source: AAP\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/d43c2390-2e94-11ea-abde-13be7697e1d4.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"86\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"The rapidly filling evacuation centre at Batemans Bay. The South Coast region was devastated on NYE by bushfire and is under threat again with extreme fire danger, high temperatures in the 40's and strong westerly winds expected. Source: AAP\" data-reactid=\"87\">\n<p>The rapidly filling evacuation centre at Batemans Bay. The South Coast region was devastated on NYE by bushfire and is under threat again with extreme fire danger, high temperatures in the 40&#8217;s and strong westerly winds expected. Source: AAP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"89\"><span data-reactid=\"90\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Hot temperatures into the 40s are forecast but a thick blanket of smoke might bring temperatures down, he said.\" data-reactid=\"91\">Hot temperatures into the 40s are forecast but a thick blanket of smoke might bring temperatures down, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;There is such a thick blanket of smoke it might take down the temperatures from 43C back down to 38 or 35C.&quot;\" data-reactid=\"92\">&#8220;There is such a thick blanket of smoke it might take down the temperatures from 43C back down to 38 or 35C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Residents from Bega to Nowra have heeded messages from emergency services and many have taken refuge in evacuation centres in major towns along the coast.\" data-reactid=\"93\">Residents from Bega to Nowra have heeded messages from emergency services and many have taken refuge in evacuation centres in major towns along the coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;For more advice on bushfires in your area head to the &lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.rfs.nsw.gov.au\/fire-information\/fires-near-me&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NSW RFS Fires Near Me page.&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"94\"><strong>For more advice on bushfires in your area head to the <\/strong><strong>NSW RFS Fires Near Me page.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;Do you have a story tip? 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NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says the 264,000-hectare Green Wattle Creek bushfire on Sydney&#8217;s southwestern outskirts is a priority on Saturday. &#8220;There is potential for the fire to break out, cross the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}