The burns are being conducted ahead of bushfire danger period which commences on October 1.

Hazard reductions (HR) are being conducted in Bathurst, Dubbo, Forbes, Orange and the Blue Mountains during the next few days.

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"Hazard reduction is just one way of preparing for bush fires - it doesn't remove the threat of fire, and it doesn't remove the need for you and your family to be prepared," the NSW Rural Fire Services says.

A HR is being conducted on private land off Timber Ridge Road east of Bathurst at Walang. The burn is a number of small areas with each one under one hectare in size and it will run until Saturday, September 12.

A 3.53 hectare HR will take place at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo bilby sanctuary on Thursday.

A 32.8 hectare HR will be conducted in northern Forbes from September 15-25.

On Tuesday, September 15 two separate HRs will be undertaken at the corner of the Mitchell Highway and Millthorpe Road. They will be on private land and will be 6.9 and 0.6 hectares in size.

A 148 hectare HR will be conducted from Saturday until Monday near Bulls Camp, between Woodford and Linden. While a separate 4.9 hectare HR in the Blue Mountains will be completed on Thursday at Cascades Dam near Katoomba.

If there is a hazard reduction burn planned for your area, take the following steps:

If you have asthma or a lung condition, reduce outdoor activities if smoke levels are high and if shortness of breath or coughing develops, take your reliever medicine or seek medical advice

Stay up-to-date with hazard reductions in your area and download a Bushfire Survival Plan to get prepared for bushfire danger period.

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