Crown Lands has been conducting aerial fire trail inspections across the Central West and Central Tablelands regions as part of a statewide inspection program leading into summer.
Helicopter inspections of fire trails have been occurring to check trails and pinpoint any areas needing final maintenance prior to the summer bushfire season.
More than 700 fire trails are being inspected across NSW, covering over 3,100 kilometres of Crown land as well as areas of national park, state forest and other adjoining land. The aerial inspections are being undertaken by Crown Lands and the Rural Fire Service, with the Soil Conservation Service assisting with trail repair work.
Fire combat agencies including the Rural Fire Service, Fire & Rescue NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Forestry Corporation all rely on maintained fire trails.
The NSW Budget recently allocated an additional $10.6 million to maintain and upgrade fire trails on Crown land across the state to ensure firefighters have ready and safe access to fight bushfires and conduct hazard reduction work.