VOLUNTEERS from the Orana Rural Fire Service are travelling to and from Lithgow and the Blue Mountains in shifts to provide relief and assist local firefighters on the front line.
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Describing the Blue Mountains fire situation as the worst he has seen in his lifetime NSW Rural Fire Service Orana team manager Lyndon Wieland prepares to head back to the mountains this week.
Rural Fire Service volunteers from Orana are making the trip to Lithgow and the Blue Mountains to assist their colleagues with their firefighting efforts.
Superintendant Wieland has been working in the Blue Mountains and will return to the fire zone this week.
Click play to hear what he has to say about the situation.
A large back burning operation was carried out overnight to protect Bilpin and Mountain Lagoon as fire conditions deteriorate. Photo: Nick Moir
A large back burning operation was carried out overnight to protect Bilpin and Mountain Lagoon as fire conditions deteriorate. Photo: Nick Moir
A large back burning operation was carried out overnight to protect Bilpin and Mountain Lagoon as fire conditions deteriorate. Photo: Nick Moir
A large back burning operation was carried out overnight to protect Bilpin and Mountain Lagoon as fire conditions deteriorate. Photo: Nick Moir
NSW RFS Crews continue to fight the State Mine fire on the Darling Causeway near Bell as they back burn onto the fire front. Photo: Wolter Peeters
An RFS strick team converge on Bells Line of Road. Photo: Dean Sewell.
An RFS strick team converge on Bells Line of Road. Photo: Dean Sewell.
An RFS strick team converge on Bells Line of Road. Photo: Dean Sewell.
