Media releases

The Hannam Vale Rural Fire Brigade has proudly protected the local community since it was first formed in 1964 and today its members gathered to celebrate a milestone anniversary.

Attached files:

• 140830 Hannam Vale RFB 50th anniversary.pdf (PDF, 106.0 KB)

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has declared a number of Local Government Areas (LGAs) across the State will begin their bush fire season one month early, due to forecast dry conditions.

Attached files:

• 140827 BFDP start 1 September.pdf (PDF, 214.1 KB)

Thirteen students from the Lumen Christi Catholic College were today congratulated for their successful completion of the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary School Cadet Program.

Attached files:

• 140827 Lumen cadet graduation media release.pdf (PDF, 101.5 KB)

Twenty one students from the Covenant Christian School were today congratulated for their successful completion of the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary School Cadet Program.

Attached files:

• 140826 Covenant cadet graduation media release.pdf (PDF, 153.7 KB)

Longstanding volunteers from across the Gloucester/Great Lakes were today honoured by the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) for their ongoing commitment to the local community.

Attached files:

• 140816 Great Lakes and Gloucester long service national medals.pdf (PDF, 105.3 KB)

Veteran volunteers from the Orana Team were honoured today by NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons for their ongoing commitment to the local community.

Attached files:

• 140815 Orana medals and Dubbo College cadet graduation media release.pdf (PDF, 108.7 KB)

More than 150 NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) trainers and industry experts will converge at the bi-annual NSW RFS Learning and Development Forum in Dubbo this weekend.

Attached files:

• 140813 LD Forum Dubbo.pdf (PDF, 182.4 KB)

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) and other agencies have rescheduled a number of planned hazard reduction burns for this weekend, following advice from health authorities.

Attached files:

• Hazard Reductions rescheduled due to health warnings.pdf (PDF, 175.2 KB)

NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is reminding landholders to exercise extra care when conducting private hazard reduction burns, following a number of escaped fires during the past week.

Attached files:

• 140804 Hazard reduction media release.pdf (PDF, 115.0 KB)

The start of a new era for local NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) firefighters was marked today as the NSW RFS Assistant Commissioner Bruce McDonald officially turned the first soil of the new Hunter Valley Fire Control Centre.

Attached files:

• First soil of Hunter Valley Fire Control Centre turned (PDF, 49.8 KB)