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Air Crane ready for Central Tablelands Fire activity

An Air Crane is on standby at Bathurst Airport to help fight bushfire in the Central West in coming days.

Published Date: 30 Jan 2014

Effects of Heat and Continuous Haines

The over the summer period there is a marked increase in the number of volunteers being treated for Heat Related Effects.

Published Date: 16 Jan 2014

New heatwave service to forecast extreme heat events

The Bureau of Meteorology is now piloting a new heatwave service to forecast the onset of extreme heat events.

Published Date: 08 Jan 2014

Twenty years on since the 1994 fires - Seven News Flashback

This month marks two significant anniversaries for the NSW RFS – the tragic January 1994 bush fires which affected large parts of the state, and the January 2013 bush fires which are still having long-lasting effects on local communities.

Published Date: 06 Jan 2014

Heatwave increases fire risk

Heat wave conditions will be encountered across most of NSW in coming days and this will increase the fire risk across much of the state.

Published Date: 19 Dec 2013

$100,000 injected into bushfire recovery

Blue Mountains GazetteThe Blue Mountains bushfire recovery received a $100,000 boost last week when the Commonwealth Bank made major donations to the Rural Fire Service and Habitat for Humanity.

Published Date: 12 Dec 2013

State Mine Fire inquiry

A commission of inquiry started in Sydney on Monday 9th December to determine how a Department of Defense training exercise sparked a major bushfire in the Blue Mountains.

Published Date: 09 Dec 2013

State Mine Fire Out

The State Mine Fire, which started in the Lithgow local government area and burnt through Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury local government areas has been extinguished.

Published Date: 20 Nov 2013

Blue Mountains Bush Fire Emergency from 17-10-2013 to 29-10-2013

There were three major fires across the Blue Mountains during October of 2013. Below is some of the media coverage of these fires.

Published Date: 17 Oct 2013

Skycranes ready for action

Two skycranes have been tasked to NSW for the current fire season.

Published Date: 15 Oct 2013

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