2013 photo and video gallery - NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW Fire Outlook

NSW has experienced its hotest period from January to the end of August on record, which may create bad fire conditions for the tablelands and western slopes.

Published Date: 03 Sep 2013

Wind storm fire

The windy weather in early August has brought the threat of bush fires back into the minds of Blue Mountains residents, with a small blaze occuring during the weather event.

Published Date: 16 Aug 2013

Winter fire risk

Fire and Rescue NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service have launched a winter fire safety campaign to reduce deaths and injury from house fires.

Published Date: 16 Jun 2013

Advanced Fire Fighters Course

Advanced Fire Fighter trainees learning the details of hydraulics for pumps at Wentworth Falls Rural Fire Brigade on Saturday May 25th.

Published Date: 25 May 2013

Blue Mountains bushfire survivor breaks his silence after 50 years

Blue Mountains GazetteIVAN Thelander was only 16-years-old when he saw four of his mates perish in a bushfire in the Blue Gum Forest.

Published Date: 23 May 2013

Woodford RFS brigade celebrates 90 years on May 18th 2013

Blue Mountains GazetteIn the wake of a severe bushfire season in 1923, local residents at meeting at Woodford established a bushfire brigade in the village on January 13.

Published Date: 18 May 2013

Crossing of the Blue Mountains re-enactment

Over the next couple of weeks, the NSW RFS Blue Mountains District will be assisting the Crossing of the Blue Mountains re-enactment.

Published Date: 15 May 2013

7.30 Report focus on Blue Mountains

The ABC 7.30 Report focused on people who are under insured after a bush fire destroys their homes and things people can do to reduce the risk. Part of the story focused on the Blue Mountains.

Published Date: 28 Jan 2013

Berry Street Lithgow television coverage 10-1-2013

View the television coverage of the Berry Street Fire in Lithgow.

Published Date: 10 Jan 2013

Bush Fire Media Coverage 9-1-2013

Below are the stories from the WIN Newsroom and Prime TV Newsroom from inland NSW on 9-1-2013.

Published Date: 09 Jan 2013