THE ACT Parks and Conservation Service says a number of prescribed burns will take place in the ACT over the coming days.
Tomorrow, Saturday January 16, a six hectare prescribed burn will commence near Shakespeare Crescent and Rogers Street, Fraser. In addition two small burn areas (eight hectares and seven hectares) will commence at Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve in Chapman.
On Sunday, crews will continue the burns at Cooleman Ridge as well as monitor and patrol the burn site in Fraser.
If weather conditions remain suitable on Monday 18 January 2016, a 41 hectare prescribed burn will commence near the Mount Arawang walking track at the Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve, Chapman. It is acknowledged that Monday will be the anniversary of the 18 January 2003 bushfires, however fire fighters need to make the most of the current weather conditions to implement the fuel management burn program.
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