Media releases

Residents of NSW will benefit from having well trained aerial firefighting specialists at their disposal following a major NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) training exercise in Orange this weekend.

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• Firefighters train to fight fires from the sky.pdf (PDF, 92.6 KB)

A group of longstanding NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteers were awarded for many years of diligent service to their brigades and local communities in an official ceremony tonight.

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• Hornsby KuRingGai firefighters commended for service.pdf (PDF, 94.9 KB)

More than 1,600 NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteer firefighters were kept busy with 38 bush and grass fires across NSW last weekend.They were joined by crews from Fire and Rescue NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney Catchment Authority along with other Emergency Services agencies.

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• Fire takes hold ahead of season.pdf (PDF, 93.6 KB)

Today 14 students from Davidson High School in the Warringah Pittwater area graduated with flying colours from the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary School Cadet Program.

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• Cadet Program going strong in Warringah.pdf (PDF, 90.8 KB)

The largest Emergency Management facility in the Far North Coast's history will be formally opened by NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons this weekend.

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• Regional firefighting hub_one of the biggest most advanced.pdf (PDF, 94.6 KB)

Western NSW will this week host around 20 NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteers from Sydney and surrounding brigades in the lead up to this year's bush fire season.

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• East meets west as firefighters tour regional NSW.pdf (PDF, 114.4 KB)

A coastal Rural Fire Brigade in the Eurobodalla region celebrated when their new Station, complete with training rooms, was opened at an official ceremony this weekend.

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• New station facilities and medals for a Far South Coast brigade.pdf (PDF, 95.5 KB)

NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Superintendent John Cullen ushered in a new era for the Central Tilba Rural Fire Brigade when he officially declared their brand new station open today.

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• Facilities for Far South Coast volunteers bolstered.pdf (PDF, 92.2 KB)

The lead up to the summer months is the ideal time to be graduating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary School Cadet Program and that is exactly what 15 students from Bonalbo Central School did today.

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• Northern Rivers to benefit from more cadet graduates.pdf (PDF, 91.4 KB)

Six cadets from Inverell High School have been put to the test graduating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary Schools Cadet Program.

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• Six cadets from the Inverell High graduate with flying colours.pdf (PDF, 125.5 KB)