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2.45pm: Firefighters, supported by aircraft including a Large Air Tanker, are working to control the fire burning to the east of Caves Beach Road, to the south west of Jervis Bay Airport. Crews are undertaking back burning operations, which may cause more smoke to visible in the area. The fire is burning in a south easterly direction under north west winds. There is no current threat to property, however Booderee National Park has been closed and people are advised to stay away from the area. Those in the area, particularly near Wreck Bay Village and Jervis Bay Village should monitor conditions, follow their bush fire survival plan, and follow the advice of firefighters in the area. A southerly change is forecast for later in the evening. Advice Check and follow your Bush Fire Survival Plan and monitor conditions in the area. Follow advice from firefighters in the area. If your plan is to leave, or you are not prepared, leave early. Well prepared and actively defended homes can offer safety during the fire. Other Information If your life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. Continue to stay up to date with the bush fire situation by checking http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au, listening to your local radio station or by calling the NSW RFS Bush Fire Information Line on 1800 679 737. If you live in the area but are away from home, it may not be safe to return to your property. For information on road closures, check http://livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au. Roads may be closed without warning Updated: Booderee National Park fire: Wreck Bay put on alert as fire chief holds concerns over southerly change later this afternoon The village of Wreck Bay has been put on alert due to a fire in Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, with the Rural Fire Service upgrading the fire to a watch and act alert just minutes ago. The fire is burning in inaccessible heathland to the west of the Jervis Bay airfield, with fire chiefs holding concerns over the arrival of an expected southerly change later this evening. Shoalhaven RFS district manager, Superintendent Mark Williams said a number of crews had been deployed to the area. “The fire is to the south west of the airfield and is in inaccessible heathland,” he said. “The fire is moving slowly at this stage and our crews are tooling up. “In the current weather conditions it’s not spreading too fast but the concern is when the southerly is due to hit around 8pm.” He said at this stage no evacuations have been ordered, but it is understood people have been removed from Caves Beach and the Wreck Bay Village has been put on alert. Booderee National Park has been closed. The fire has been upgraded from advice to watch and act. “Residents of Wreck Bay should maintain awareness of the fire,” Superintendent Williams said. The fire is burning in a south easterly direction under north west winds with residents told to monitor conditions, follow their bushfire survival plan, and follow the advice of firefighters in the area. “If the southerly hits and gets hold and the fire jumps containment lines the blaze could make a run up towards the Jervis Bay Village,” Supt. Williams said. “The southerly is our big concern.” He said it was anticipated aviation assets could be called to the area at some stage to assist the crew on the grounds. Crews from Wreck Bay, St Georges Basin, Erowal Bay, Huskisson and Cross Roads have been called to the area. Supt. Williams said the Shoalhaven Fire Control Centre is up and running and a number of local commanders are in the field. Fire crews are on their way to a bushfire in the Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay. A number of Rural Fire Service crews have been called to the area after reports of a fire on the western side of the Jervis Bay Range airfield. Crews from Wreck Bay, St Georges Basin, Erowal Bay, Huskisson and Cross Roads have been called to the area. Some crews are converging on a staging area at the intersection of Wreck Bay Road and Stony Creek Road, while other crews are proceeding to the Caves Beach Road The fire is reported to be moving in an easterly direction. This story first appeared in the South Coast Register

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