Ministerial media releases

As summer begins, New South Wales residents are being warned to prepare now, with this year’s persistent rainfall causing the most significant grass fire risk across the State in more than 10 years.

• 221201 Steph Cooke med rel - SUMMER BEGINS WITH GRASS FIRE THREAT.pdf (329.0 KB)

As the summer season begins, emergency services organisations have joined forces to urge communities to be safe and prepared following a horror year of natural disasters.

• 221201 Steph Cooke med rel - COMMUNITIES URGED TO BE PREPARED AS SUMMER BEGINS.pdf (157.3 KB)

After a three month deployment in support of the US fire service’s firefighting efforts, the NSW Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) Marie Bashir Large Air Tanker will arrive in Sydney this afternoon.

• 221119 Steph Cooke med rel - FIREFIGHTING AIR TANKER TO TOUCH DOWN AFTER MARATHON MISSION.pdf (114.4 KB)

More than 40 volunteers of the NSW Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) Hills District will be presented with National Emergency Medals at a ceremony today in recognition of their service during Black Summer.

• 221119-Steph-Cooke-med-rel-NATIONAL-HONOURS-FOR-HILLS-VOLUNTEERS.pdf (0 Bytes)

Almost 300 members of the NSW Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) Hawkesbury District are being awarded the National Emergency Medal for their efforts during the 2019-20 Black Summer bush fires.

• 221110 Steph Cooke med rel - Hawkesbury volunteers honoured for Black Summer service.pdf (151.5 KB)

Four new firefighting boats worth a combined $190,000 will be delivered to NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Brigades in the State’s far west, to boost fire responses and support other emergency services organisations during floods and other emergencies.

• 221028 Steph Cooke med rel - NEW BOATS TO BOOST VOLUNTEER RESPONSE TO FIRES AND FLOODS.pdf (110.9 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)

More than 100 emergency services volunteers who have lost their lives protecting NSW communities have been remembered during the annual Emergency Services Volunteer Memorial service.

• Four fallen volunteers honoured at memorial (111.4 KB)

Rural Fire Brigades in the Blue Mountains are benefitting from the delivery of three new appliances, worth a combined $1.1 million, ahead of the official Bush Fire Danger Period beginning on 1 October.

• 220927-Steph-Cooke-med-rel-$1.1-MILLION-FIREFIGHTING-BOOST-FOR-THE-BLUE-MOUNTAINS.pdf (0 Bytes)

Emergency response to fires and floods in the Hawkesbury is being significantly enhanced with construction beginning on a new $8 million Fire Control and Emergency Operations Centre.

• 220926 Steph Cooke med rel - New Hawkesbury hub for fire and flood response.pdf (115.7 KB)