THE BUSHFIRE near Mount Clear that was sparked by lightning last night has doubled in size.

A helicopter has flown over the area this morning. It is reported the fire is burning across 2 hectares of Mount Clear.

The two Remote Area Firefighting Teams (RAFT) that left this morning for the site, are about 200m from the bushfire.

A third team will be dropped in by helicopter soon.

08:12

The ACT Rural Fire Service is continuing to work on extinguishing a bushfire burning near Mt Clear adjacent to the ACT/NSW border.

The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE.

The ACT Rural Fire Service has three remote area firefighting teams and three water bombing helicopters on the scene.

The fire is located about 50 kilometres from the urban edge of Canberra and poses not threat to the community at this time.

The fire is just over two hectares in size and is being controlled.

11:50

The ACT Rural Fire Service is working to extinguish a bushfire burning at Mt Clear near the ACT/NSW border.

The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE.

There are 21 firefighters from the ACT Rural Fire Service including volunteers and seasonal members of the PARKS Brigade on the scene working with the support of five helicopters and two fixed wing planes conducting water and retardant bombing on the fire.

The use of water and retardant bombing aircraft is in place of fire trucks which can’t access the fireground due to the rough terrain.

The fire is now approximately 13 hectares in size and is being controlled.

15:12