Ministerial media releases

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)

A new Rural Fire Service (RFS) Fire Control Centre and Area Command Office has been officially opened today in Tamworth, along with the delivery of four new fire trucks to local Brigades, in a $10.8 million boost to the region’s firefighting capability.

• 220916 Steph Cooke med rel - NEW COMMAND CENTRE AND TRUCKS TO BOOST TAMWORTH FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITY.pdf (120.6 KB)

Rural Fire Brigades across NSW are gearing up to host more than 500 community awareness events on Saturday as part of the annual Get Ready Weekend.

• 220915 Steph Cooke med rel - TIME TO GET READY FOR BUSH FIRE SEASON.pdf (202.8 KB)

The official Bush Fire Danger Period starts today in 12 regions across NSW, as the new national Fire Danger Rating System takes effect across Australia.

• 220901 Steph Cooke med rel - BUSH FIRE DANGER PERIOD BEGINS WITH NEW WARNING SYSTEM.pdf (115.5 KB)

A landmark new initiative will help firefighters and farmers work together to better protect communities in regional and rural NSW from bush fires and grass fires.

• NSW RFS and farmers team up to fight fire (114.9 KB)