FIRE SEASON KICKS OFF IN CLARENCE

Rural Fire Service brigades around Grafton have saved at least nine homes in a massive weekend of fre fghting. The combined efforts of the Southampton, Grafton City, Coutts Crossing and Mt Ramornie RFS brigades thwarted a fre front burning across around 380ha at Dilkoon between Grafton and Casino.

An RFS spokesperson said there have been about 10 trucks and crews fghting the fre which has been burning for about three days.

A massive effort on Saturday night into early hours of Monday morning saved four houses.

He said there were at least 10 houses in the area a total of around

10km of back burning has been able to divert the fre around the