 The fire continued to flare up sporadically, coming out of the dense bush and threatening properties in Oakdale and Buxton on 14 and 15 December.The fire moved south-east towards the populated areas of the Southern Highlands and impacted the townships of Balmoral, , Bargo, Couridjah and Tahmoor in far south-western Sydney.Substantial property losses occurred across these areas, in particular multiple fire trucks were overrun by fire, with several firefighters taken to hospital and two airlifted in critical condition.