New South Wales Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Peter McKechnie says hot spells are “likely to occur again”, with schools being forced to close for the day due to the risk of fires. “Those conditions that we saw on the far south coast yesterday – they’re not everyday conditions, but given the forecast we have for this summer, the Bureau has told us now El Nino is here,” he told Sky News Australia. NSW is still on high alert as Sydney enters its fifth and final day of unreasonable spring heat, with a total fire ban in place for the Greater Sydney region, the Hunter, and the New South Wales Upper Central Coast Western Plains. “It’s a conversation parents need to have with their local school. Know what their triggers are – it is a risk assessment the Department of Education’s been able to do,” Mr McKechnie said. “It’s not necessarily that they’re in the path of the fire, but it’s about where the school’s located, what is the fire danger on the day, and what’s the likelihood of fires starting.”
New South Wales Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Peter McKechnie says hot spells are “likely to occur again”, with schools being forced to close for the day due to the risk of fires.
“Those conditions that we saw on the far south coast yesterday – they’re not everyday conditions, but given the forecast we have for this summer, the Bureau has told us now El Nino is here,” he told Sky News Australia. NSW is still on high alert as Sydney enters its fifth and final day of unreasonable spring heat, with a total fire ban in place for the Greater Sydney region, the Hunter, and the New South Wales Upper Central Coast Western Plains.
“It’s a conversation parents need to have with their local school. Know what their triggers are – it is a risk assessment the Department of Education’s been able to do,” Mr McKechnie said. “It’s not necessarily that they’re in the path of the fire, but it’s about where the school’s located, what is the fire danger on the day, and what’s the likelihood of fires starting.”
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