Media releases

NSW Rural Fire Service Building Impact Assessment teams have completed their assessment of the area affected by the weekend bush fire near Tathra.

Attached files:

• Tathra area bush fire update (PDF, 120.0 KB)

Fire & Rescue NSW Commissioner Paul Baxter / NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons

Attached files:

• 180321 Joint Statement.pdf (PDF, 94.1 KB)

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has completed an initial assessment of areas affected by the bush fire in the Tathra area at the weekend.

Attached files:

• Tathra Damage Assessment (PDF, 171.5 KB)

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is urging residents in central and eastern NSW to prepare themselves and their property, with increased fire danger conditions forecast for this weekend.

Attached files:

• Residents urged to prepare for increased fire danger this weekend (PDF, 159.3 KB)

Hundreds of NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) members will hone their firefighting and emergency skills at the Region North Annual Field Exercise at Glen Innes this weekend.

Attached files:

• 180316 2018 Region North Annual Field Exercise media release.pdf (PDF, 111.2 KB)

Celebrations were held today for Blaxland Ridge Rural Fire Brigade when Member for Riverstone Mr Kevin Conolly MP and NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM officially declared the extension of their station open.

Attached files:

• 180303 Blaxland Ridge station extension opening.pdf (PDF, 162.7 KB)

Attached files:

• 180228 Gabrielle Upton Troy Grant med rel - $4 million for new bushfire research hub.pdf (PDF, 190.0 KB)

NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) members are celebrating the official handover of a new fire truck that will help North Gundagai volunteers provide an even greater level of fire protection to the local community.

Attached files:

• 180216 North Gundagai tanker handover.pdf (PDF, 156.3 KB)

Hawkesbury District members have been honored by the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) for their ongoing commitment to the local community at a special ceremony held this evening.

Attached files:

• 180215 Hawkesbury District medals (002).pdf (PDF, 112.2 KB)