Ministerial media releases

The first deployment of NSW firefighting specialists will depart Sydney today in response to a request for assistance from Canada, which is again battling severe summer wildfires.

• 240719 MR SHARPE DIB MORIARTY NSW answers Canada's call for wildfire help.pdf (90.5 KB)

The NSW Government is providing certainty for the state’s aerial bush firefighting capacity, with a new 10-year aviation contract signed by the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) that will boost local jobs and home-grown skills.

• 240712_DIB_MR_New contract for RFS aerial fleet building home-grown talent .pdf (96.2 KB)

Rural Fire Service (RFS) Commissioner Rob Rogers will retire from the role at the end of the coming bush fire season, after almost five years leading the emergency service agency.

• JIHAD DIB - MEDIA RELEASE - NSW RFS COMMISSIONER TO RETIRE AT END OF BUSH FIRE SEASON - THURSDAY 11 JULY 2024.pdf (130.4 KB)

NSW emergency services are working together to help keep the state’s northern coastline safer, with the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) teaming up to introduce aerial patrols of busy local beaches using the RFS Bell helicopter.

• 240226 RELEASE Beachgoers even safer with eyes in the sky .pdf (93.8 KB)

The NSW Government is today releasing the nation’s first State Disaster Mitigation Plan (SDMP), developed by the NSW Reconstruction Authority.

• 240223_MR_Managing the threat of extreme weather before disaster strikes .pdf (102.5 KB)

A new program to boost the bushfire resilience of critical transport corridors by supporting Aboriginal cultural landscape management has been launched at four sites across regional New South Wales.

• 240223_MR_ DIB_HARRIS_AITCHISON_HOLLAND_Bolstering traditional practices to ramp up bushfire resilience.pdf (101.7 KB)

Transport for NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service have partnered to launch a trial registration exemption for farmers to help rural firefighting efforts this bushfire season.

• 240129_MR_New exemption makes it easier for farmers to fight fires.pdf (85.4 KB)

Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib has congratulated the 17 emergency services personnel recognised in The Australia Day 2024 Honours List, acknowledging their commitment to keeping communities safe.

• 240126-RELEASE-Emergency-services-personnel-honoured-on-Australia-Day-.pdf (0 Bytes)

Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib has officially opened the new $8.3 million NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Aviation Centre of Excellence in Dubbo today, a significant milestone at the start of what is expected to be a hot and challenging summer.

• 231211-RELEASE-Bush-firefighters-reaching-new-heights-with-opening-of-Aviation-Centre-of-Excellence.pdf (0 Bytes)

The RFS Benevolent Fund, a charity created to provide support to RFS members and their families during challenging times, has been officially formed and is now available to help.

• 231211_MR_DIB SHARPE RFS BENEVOLENT FUND GIVING BACK TO FIREFIGHTERS AND FAMILIES.pdf (107.4 KB)