More than a dozen rural fire service crews worked on containing a 80ha bushfire at Doyalson last Friday, April 26, with a haze turning the skies burnt orange for kilometres around and seen from as far away as Bateau Bay.
Wyee Rd was closed in both directions while firefighting operations were undertaken to take control of a large area of the bush burning between Thompson Vale Rd and Wyee Rd.
Large columns of smoke were coming from the bush while firefighters searched along Wyee Rd for access points to contain the blaze.
They worked throughout the afternoon to knock down the fire and it was under control by about 7pm but firefighters stayed on site overnight on Friday to monitor for any possible flare-ups.
Wyee Rd was opened again for traffic at about 8pm.
All up there were 28 fire trucks from more than 12 brigades and about 70 rural fire service members on the fireground working to control the fire which grew to approximately 80ha.
Brigades came from Wyee, Mannering Park, Lake Munmorah, Charmhaven, the Peninsula, Gwandalan Summerland Point, Dora Creek, Ourimbah, Berkeley Vale, Wallarah, Warnervale and Wadalba to contain the Doyalson bushfire.
