Ministerial media releases

In a first for NSW, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) has commenced training for night-time firefighting operations using a Coulson Chinook helicopter.

• 220324 Steph Cooke med rel - Night-time capability for RFS takes off.pdf (150.2 KB)

The NSW Government is investing $8.9 million in the Clarence Region, with a co-located Emergency Operations Centres (EOC) and Fire Control Centres (FCC) to be built in Grafton and a new Category 1 Fire Tanker going to the Lawrence RFS Brigade.

• Steph-Cooke-med-rel-$8.9-MILLION-BOOST-FOR-CLARENCE-EMERGENCY-SERVICES.pdf (151.3 KB)

Seventeen emergency services personnel have been acknowledged for their commitment and dedication to protecting the people of NSW, as part of Today’s 2022 Australia Day Honours awards.

• Steph-Cooke-med-rel-EMERGENCY-SERVICES-RECOGNISED-IN-AUSTRALIA-DAY-HONOURS.pdf (175.3 KB)

An additional $31 million is being invested by the NSW Government for the construction of three new co-located Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and Fire Control Centres (FCC) at Moruya, Tumut and Hawkesbury.

• 220125-Steph-Cooke-med-rel-Multi-million-dollar-investment-in-emergency-management-centres.pdf (153.8 KB)

The contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander volunteers make to the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has been highlighted today, with a new Indigenous pin unveiled at a ceremony in Gunnedah.

• 220112 Steph Cooke Ben Franklin med rel - New pin recognising RFS Indigenous volunteers.pdf (148.9 KB)

Prepare a bushfire survival plan, don’t drive through floodwater, swim between the flags and make sure your home is fire safe this summer – these are some of the summer safety tips NSW emergency service agencies have shared ahead of the 2021 season.

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Regional communities across NSW are set to benefit from an enhanced emergency response and investment, as the NSW Government bases NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) multi-purposed firefighting helicopters at three key regional locations and officially turns the first sod for the RFS Aviation Centre of Excellence.

• 211101 Dominic Perrottet Paul Toole David Elliott med rel - NEW RFS HELICOPTERS AND AVIATION CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR REGIONAL NSW.pdf (326.9 KB)

A new state-wide campaign by the NSW Rural Fire Service will kick off today, urging the community to prepare for the bush fire season, and to live bush fire ready.

• David Elliott med rel - NEW RFS AD CAMPAIGN URGES THE COMMUNITY TO GET BUSH FIRE READY.pdf (325.7 KB)

Communities across NSW have today honoured the courageous emergency services personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty at a memorial service at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, steamed online due to COVID-19 restrictions.

• Emergency Services Memorial 2021 (323.9 KB)

Grass and crop fires are the greatest concern for the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS), with the official bushfire season across NSW underway.