Media releases

A Total Fire Ban has been declared for parts of NSW for TODAY, Thursday 1 November 2012 due to forecast hot and windy conditions.

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• Total Fire Ban declared as hot and windy weather strikes (PDF, 126.5 KB)

A Total Fire Ban has been declared for parts of NSW for Thursday 25 October, due to forecast hot and windy conditions and a Very High Fire Danger Rating.

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• Total Fire Ban declared as hot and windy weather strikes.pdf (PDF, 126.5 KB)

A Total Fire Ban has been declared for parts of NSW for Thursday 25 October, due to forecast hot and windy conditions and a Very High Fire Danger Rating.

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• Bush fire season turns up the heat.pdf (PDF, 124.9 KB)

The Macarthur area is no stranger to major bush fires and this summer the skills and experience of local NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) firefighters will be in demand.

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• Macarthurs volunteer firefighters go over and above.pdf (PDF, 125.0 KB)

The Macarthur area is no stranger to major bush fires and this summer the skills and experience of local NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) firefighters will be in demand.

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• Macarthurs volunteer firefighters go over and above.pdf (PDF, 125.0 KB)

Fire agencies will continue their preparations for the bush fire season this weekend, with around thirty controlled hazard reduction burns scheduled across NSW.

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• Smoke expected from hazard reduction activity.pdf (PDF, 128.5 KB)

A Total Fire Ban has been declared for parts of NSW for Saturday 20 October, due to forecast hot and windy conditions.

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• Total Fire Ban declared for 20 October as hot and windy weather strikes (PDF, 126.6 KB)

Shoalhaven residents are no strangers to devastating bush fires and it is the memory of these fires that help drive the army of local NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteers during the summer months.

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• Shoalhavens dedicated firefighters praised.pdf (PDF, 115.6 KB)

NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons has thanked volunteers and their employers across the state's north, after one of the busiest starts to the bush fire season in the region in recent years.

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• Busy start to fire season across northern NSW.pdf (PDF, 123.4 KB)

The breadth of experience and knowledge within the ranks of the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) was on show at a Long Service Medal Ceremony held in Cessnock today.

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• Lower Hunter areas most experienced firies commended.pdf (PDF, 117.4 KB)