Media releases

Dapto Rural Fire Brigade celebrates 85th anniversaryMembers of the Dapto Rural Fire Brigade will come together tonight to celebrate 85 years of dedicated service to their local community.Assistant Commissioner Stuart Midgley will join district staff,

Celebrations for Greta Rural Fire Brigade on 60th anniversaryMembers of the Greta Rural Fire Brigade will gather today to celebrate 60 years’service to their local community.Area Commander Chief Superintendent Kam Baker will join Member for

RFS awards New England volunteers and welcomes four new fire trucksThe New England District will today celebrate the outstanding dedication of 57 Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers at a special ceremony in Armidale, where four new vehicles will

Mid Murray volunteers honoured at medal ceremonyClose to 15 centuries worth of dedication to Mid Murray communities will be recognised today, when a group of NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers is honoured.RFS Acting Director Area Operations Southern,

Firefighters to showcase their skills at annual Western ExerciseThis weekend, Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers will converge at the NSW Sport and Recreation Centre at Burrendong for the annual Western Field Exercise, an important training event

Cultural burning supported by gifted bush fire truckA NSW southwestern Aboriginal Corporation has received a boost in its work carrying out important cultural burns and bush fire mitigation in the state’s southwest, with the delivery of a bush

Firefighters recognised for outstanding achievement on St Florians DayThe NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) will today honour more than 25 volunteers, staff and teams who have gone above and beyond in their service to communities across the

Escaped Burns Spark Warning on Safe Burning PracticesThe RFS is reminding landholders to follow safe burning practices and ensure they notify their local fire authority and neighbours, after 30 escaped burns were reported across NSW in April -

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Killcare/Wagstaff Brigade celebrates 70th anniversaryNSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) members in the Central Coast will come together today to celebrate Killcare/Wagstaff Rural Fire Brigade’s 70th anniversary.RFS Assistant Commissioner Viki Campbell

Celebrations underway for RFS Hunter Valley membersRFS members will gather in Bulga this morning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hunter Valley Fire Control Centre (FCC), with the presentation of medals to more than 100 local volunteers.RFS