Taree residents experienced heavy fog and smoke overhead on the morning of Tuesday, November 12.
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This is the result of a number of bush fires burning in the area between Gloucester, Nabiac, Taree and Laurieton.
Under forecast weather conditions on Tuesday, these fires will spread quickly towards the coast.
Fires may impact on areas including Wingham and the outskirts of Taree.
A state of emergency has been declared for NSW ahead of a catastrophic fire bush fire danger risk.
During a State of Emergency declaration, the first since October 2013, powers will be transferred from the NSW Government to the NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner.
These powers include the ability to:
- Direct any government agency to conduct or refrain from conducting its functions;
- Control and coordinate the allocation of government resources;
- Evacuate people from property within the declared area;
- Close roads and thoroughfares to traffic;
- Pull down or shore up infrastructure at risk of collapse;
- Order the shutdown of essential utilities in the declared area including electricity, gas, oil and water; and
- Enter or take possession of property in the course of the emergency response.
