Latest figures from NSW Rural Fire HQ this morning
By Sarah Swain 22:31
-8 people killed this week, 17 this bushfire season including one man who died from a heart attack overnight
-Two fires at emergency warnings
-Nine fires at watch and act
-More than 500 homes lost on NSW South Coast -1422 homes lost this bushfire season
-Homes lost overnight in communities including Bundanoon and Wingello in the southern highlands, Batlow on the south west slopes, the Bay and Basin area, south west of Nowra in Shoalhaven: Boydtown Kiah, Wonboyn and Tawamba on the far south coast and Adelong and Cabramurra in the Snowy Mountains.
-Currently 56 uncontained fires across NSW, with a total of 147 burning
-More than 2000 RFS volunteers and Fire and Rescue crews are fighting them, with 700 vehicles
-18 evacuation centres open
-4.7 million hectares burnt this season
-Conditions have eased today but a total fire ban remains