21°Feels 18°Mostly clear11–21°
Police & Emergency

Rural Fire Service responds to bush fire at Cessnock Waste Depot

Newy 87.8 FM
newy878fm.com.au/news/rural-fire-service-responds-bush-fire-cessnock-waste-depot

Newy 87.8 FM – The NSW Rural Fire Service is responding to a bush fire at the Cessnock Waste Depot on Old Maitland Rd, Cessnock.

The incident appears on the NSW Rural Fire Service major incidents feed, which was last updated at 8.11pm on 6 November 2026.

The incident is classified as a bush fire, and the feed confirms a fire is present at the site.

The fire's size is recorded as 0 hectares.

The alert level for the incident is listed as not applicable.

The status of the incident is listed as responding.

The Rural Fire Service is named as the responsible agency for the fire.

The Cessnock Waste Depot is located on Old Maitland Rd in Cessnock, postcode 2325, within the Cessnock council area.

The major incidents feed does not provide any further details about the fire, including how it started.

Join the discussion on Facebook.

Sources: NSW Rural Fire Service

Produced by the Newy newsroom’s automated desk from the sources above, under our editorial standards. How we report · Spotted an error?

Join the discussion on Facebook

More police & emergency

Newy 87.8 FM · Live
Classic hits for Newcastle