Buildings lost in North Black Range fire in Tallaganda National Park near Braidwood east of Canberra - The Canberra Times

Conditions have eased slightly at the North Black Range fire east of Canberra, but some residents are still being urged to enact their bushfire survival plans. An easterly wind change is expected across the fireground over coming hours. Crews will look to conduct back burns this evening with more favourable weather forecast. At 7pm, the fire remained at watch and act and is being controlled. Pockets of intense fire activity are still being seen in the Burkes Hill and Columbo Road areas but the change in weather conditions, expected imminently, is predicted to help in those areas. NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman Richard Thorek said anyone in the vicinity of the fires needed to remain vigilant and put their bushfire survival plan in place. He said the easterly wind blowing across the fireground meant people in Forbes Creek and Hoskinstown should expect to see some increased fire activity, but the fire on that side of the national park was within containment lines. The wind would also mean a smoky evening for residents in Carwoola, Queanbeyan and Canberra. The fire has now burnt more than 20,000 hectares in Tallaganda National Park and surrounds near Braidwood since it was ignited by lightning on Tuesday. Four outbuildings were destroyed on Friday and at least one home has been lost. Cooma Road is closed as fire burns on both sides of the road. Earlier in the evening there was active fire in the Jinglemoney Road and Gilberts Lane area but that has eased with the change in weather conditions. On Saturday afternoon, gusty winds were hampering firefighting efforts and conditions on the fireground were erratic. Residents in the vicinity of the fire who are not physically and mentally prepared to defend their properties are being asked to leave early while the path out is clear. The evacuation centre at Braidwood National Theatre is open until 8pm on Saturday night. A disaster welfare assistance point will be set up in Braidwood from 9.30am Sunday. A flock of sheep was thought to be lost in the blaze but the Rural Fire Service has confirmed the animals have been found and were not hurt. The fire is considered as "being controlled" when there is a plan in place to contain the blaze. That plan was able to be enacted on Saturday morning when conditions had eased. The Kings Highway has been reopened after earlier road closures but some localised closures continue to remain in place. A total of 24 firefighting trucks and 90 personnel were be on the ground on Saturday. Three water-bombing helicopters were also helping tackle the blaze in the morning but were grounded by high winds in the afternoon. Four dozers and three graders were putting in containment lines on Saturday morning. READ MORE: The ACT Rural Fire Service deployed five trucks and 23 personnel to the fire on Friday and eight trucks, 35 people and two command vehicles on Saturday. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Jake Phillips said warm temperatures on Saturday and Sunday combined with wind would make firefighting conditions difficult. Temperatures are expected to reach up to 25 degrees on Saturday, dropping to 5 degrees overnight. Sunday is expected to be another dry day with dusty westerly winds sweeping through the area. Temperatures are predicted to drop below average on Monday to a maximum of 15 degrees. Mr Phillips said Canberrans would see some smoke in the city on Saturday and Sunday morning, while those near Braidwood could expect smoke to linger over the weekend. ACT Health advises people with respiratory or heart conditions to stay inside and limit physical activity.

North Black Range fire on Saturday afternoon. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

An easterly wind change is expected across the fireground over coming hours. Crews will look to conduct back burns this evening with more favourable weather forecast.

At 7pm, the fire remained at watch and act and is being controlled.

Pockets of intense fire activity are still being seen in the Burkes Hill and Columbo Road areas but the change in weather conditions, expected imminently, is predicted to help in those areas.

NSW Rural Fire Service spokesman Richard Thorek said anyone in the vicinity of the fires needed to remain vigilant and put their bushfire survival plan in place.

He said the easterly wind blowing across the fireground meant people in Forbes Creek and Hoskinstown should expect to see some increased fire activity, but the fire on that side of the national park was within containment lines.

The wind would also mean a smoky evening for residents in Carwoola, Queanbeyan and Canberra.

The fire has now burnt more than 20,000 hectares in Tallaganda National Park and surrounds near Braidwood since it was ignited by lightning on Tuesday. Four outbuildings were destroyed on Friday and at least one home has been lost.

Cooma Road is closed as fire burns on both sides of the road.

Smouldering remains from aftermath of the NSW Tallaganda bushfire in Bombay. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Earlier in the evening there was active fire in the Jinglemoney Road and Gilberts Lane area but that has eased with the change in weather conditions.

On Saturday afternoon, gusty winds were hampering firefighting efforts and conditions on the fireground were erratic.

Residents in the vicinity of the fire who are not physically and mentally prepared to defend their properties are being asked to leave early while the path out is clear.

The evacuation centre at Braidwood National Theatre is open until 8pm on Saturday night. A disaster welfare assistance point will be set up in Braidwood from 9.30am Sunday.

A flock of sheep was thought to be lost in the blaze but the Rural Fire Service has confirmed the animals have been found and were not hurt.

The fire is considered as "being controlled" when there is a plan in place to contain the blaze. That plan was able to be enacted on Saturday morning when conditions had eased.

The RFS property protection unit work to protect Bombay houses from the remnants of the Tallaganda National Park bushfire. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The Kings Highway has been reopened after earlier road closures but some localised closures continue to remain in place.

A total of 24 firefighting trucks and 90 personnel were be on the ground on Saturday. Three water-bombing helicopters were also helping tackle the blaze in the morning but were grounded by high winds in the afternoon. Four dozers and three graders were putting in containment lines on Saturday morning.

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The ACT Rural Fire Service deployed five trucks and 23 personnel to the fire on Friday and eight trucks, 35 people and two command vehicles on Saturday.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Jake Phillips said warm temperatures on Saturday and Sunday combined with wind would make firefighting conditions difficult.

Temperatures are expected to reach up to 25 degrees on Saturday, dropping to 5 degrees overnight.

Sunday is expected to be another dry day with dusty westerly winds sweeping through the area. Temperatures are predicted to drop below average on Monday to a maximum of 15 degrees.

Mr Phillips said Canberrans would see some smoke in the city on Saturday and Sunday morning, while those near Braidwood could expect smoke to linger over the weekend.

ACT Health advises people with respiratory or heart conditions to stay inside and limit physical activity.

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