2013 photo and video gallery - NSW Rural Fire Service

Monteagle’s “mother duck” does zone proud

The Young WitnessAs firefighters took time out from the fire operations at Bookham in the past week, a Monteagle woman was singled out for her efforts to keep them on their feet.

Published Date: 18 Jan 2013

From the frontline

Cootamundra HeraldLOCAL Rural Fire Service (RFS) firefighter Gil Kelly took these amazing images from the frontline at last week's Jugiong fire.

Published Date: 16 Jan 2013

Young the epicentre of fires in the west

The Young WitnessAs fires blazed across NSW last week, personnel from the Rural Fire Services' (RFS) Young located at region west office worked day and night out of Sydney's State Operations Centre to protect the area.

Published Date: 16 Jan 2013

Busy week for choppers

Cootamundra HeraldIT was all hands on deck for Cootamundra-based helicopter company Valhalla when bushfires threatened the state last week.

Published Date: 16 Jan 2013

Grass and vehicle fire

The Young WitnessEMERGENCY services crews were called to a fire in Telegraph Road on Saturday night.

Published Date: 16 Jan 2013

Fires under investigation

The Young WitnessTWO FIRES that broke out on the outskirts of town last Thursday night are now the focus of a police investigation.

Published Date: 14 Jan 2013

Volunteers' unwavering commitment

Cootamundra HeraldSENIOR Rural Fire Service officials have paid tribute to their dedicated band of volunteers in the wake of last week's fires.

Published Date: 14 Jan 2013

Inland fire warning

Inland parts of the state have been warned to prepare for further dangerous fire conditions.

Published Date: 12 Jan 2013

Mateship: Young firefighters pitch in to help save Yass

The Young WitnessA 'STRIKE TEAM' of five to seven rotating Young volunteer bushfire units have provided a 24 hour presence in aid of their comrades in the Yass Shire, who are still fighting a blaze that's torn through 17,000 hectares of farmland close between Yass and Bowning.

Published Date: 11 Jan 2013

Combined efforts battle blaze

Cootamundra HeraldFIREFIGHERS from throughout the South West Slopes Zone, including Cootamundra, rushed to battle a bushfire that broke out east of Jugiong on Tuesday afternoon and burnt out some 12,000 hectares.

Published Date: 11 Jan 2013