General news

An 'above normal' bush fire season is expected for much of NSW, according to the latest outlook from the Bushfire & Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre

14 emergency services personnel from NSW are being deployed to British Columbia to assist with their current fire emergency.

New penalties have been introduced and existing penalties increased for a range of offences, to help protect people and properties this bush fire season.

New laws are being finalised which will help people prepare their homes for bush fires in NSW.

The Siding Springs Observatory was hit hard by the January 2013 which burnt through the Warrumbungles, west of Coonabarabran.

Sugar cane burning season is now underway across northern NSW.

NSW RFS and Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to a truck fire on Appin Road, Bulli Tops at 7pm on 10 July 2014.

NAIDOC Week is a week to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Fourteen students from Armidale High School have graduated from the NSW RFS Cadet Program in the New England Zone's first all female cadet graduation.

National Youth Week 2014 provides a chance for us to recognise the 8,449 NSW RFS volunteers aged 25 and younger.