ACT Emergency Services Agency commissioner Georgeina Whelan said three bushfires burning out of control southwest of the ACT could cross the border over the weekend - if the "worst-case" scenario eventuated.
Commissioner Whelan said based on the agency's modelling, the Dunns Road, Adaminaby Complex and Atkinsons fires would not pose a threat to Canberra's residential suburbs on Friday. If that situation changed, Canberrans would be told immediately, she said.
On Thursday night the NSW Rural Fire Service released maps showing the southern tip of the ACT had the potential to be impacted by the Adaminaby Complex fire and ember attacks as the fire spread to the east.
A total fire ban has been declared for the ACT for Friday, with temperatures set to reach 40 degrees in the nation's capital. Northwesterly winds of up 35 km/h are predicted for the middle of the day, before west to southwesterly winds sweep through in the late evening...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
