The burn offs actually start Friday (July 28) at Grange Road, St Georges Basin.

Hazard reductions will also be staged on Saturday, July 29 at Sinclair Road, Falls Creek and on Sunday, July 30 at Curvers Drive, Manyana, Stonegarth Road, Mundamia and Thorne Road, Conjola.

Around 100 NSW RFS members will take part in the hazard reduction operations.

Acting district manager Chris Palmer said the hazard reduction operations were due to start on Saturday at 9am and finish by Sunday evening.

“Hazard reduction plays a vital role in helping to reduce the intensity of bushfires,” Mr Palmer said.

“This controlled burn will help protect residential properties and assets worth many hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as assist our firefighters to control any future bushfires in the area.

“The operation is an important part of our Bushfire Risk Management Plan for the area and there will be further controlled burns in Shoalhaven in the near future..”

He said it was important to take advantage of suitable weather conditions to conduct hazard reduction burning as soon as they occur.

“Each year only a small window of opportunity exists where weather conditions are conducive to controlled burns,” he said.

“For a hazard reduction burn to be successful, we require the right wind and temperature conditions as well as ground fuels to be sufficiently dry.

“We advise residents in these locations to take appropriate precautions, such as keeping doors and windows closed, removing washing from clothes lines and making sure pets are in a protected area.

“Motorists in the area should also slow down and take care if driving through smoke, keep the windows up, switch the car air-conditioner to recirculated air mode and turn their headlights on.”