Media releases

Long serving volunteers honoured as members celebrate new station Volunteer firefighters from the Far South Coast had their long and dedicated service recognised during an official ceremony this week that also saw the official opening of their new

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• Long-serving-volunteers-honoured-as-members-celebrate-new-station-.pdf (PDF, 49.9 KB)

Bush fire season draws to a closeToday marks the end of the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) in NSW. From an early start to the season in August 2014, through to March 2015, NSW firefighters responded to more than 9, 200 bush, grass and

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Region North firefighters converge on Glen InnesHundreds of NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) members will hone their firefighting and emergency skills at the Region NorthAnnual Field Exercise at Glen Innes this weekend.More than 450 personnel,

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• 150313-Region-North-Annual-Field-Exercise-media-release.pdf (PDF, 104.6 KB)

Firefighters hone their water craftThe skills of more than 170 firefighters were tested as they competed at the ninth NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Combined Districts Fire Boat Exercise at Fishermans Point on the Hawkesbury River.NSW RFS

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Experiments to give NSW insight into grassland firesTwenty NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) members will work alongside CSIRO researchers in Tamworth over the coming week to conduct experimental grassland burns to help understand the impact of grass

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• 150302-Tamworth-experimental-burns-media-release.pdf (PDF, 93.1 KB)

Veteran Sutherland volunteers honouredNSWRural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Sutherland District members today recognised thelong-standing achievements of 49 volunteers at two medal presentationceremonies.NSW RFS AssistantCommissioner Stuart Midgley was

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• 150228-Sutherland-medals-media-release.pdf (PDF, 100.8 KB)

Veteran volunteers honoured as members celebrate new stationNSWRural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Lower North Coast Zone volunteers today recognisedthe achievements of veteran volunteers and celebrated the official opening of anew fire station.NSW RFS

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• 150222-Temagog-station-LNC-medals-media-release.pdf (PDF, 104.9 KB)

NSW RFS State Champions receive their prizeThe outstanding performance of the Dubbo Composite Team in the 2014 NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) State Championships is today being celebrated with the official handover of the major prize, a new

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• 150219-NSW-Rural-Fire-Service-State-Champions-receive-their-prize.pdf (PDF, 59.8 KB)

Long serving volunteers welcome new firefighting equipment Volunteer firefighters from the Warringah/Pittwater Districthave been recognised for their long and dedicated service in an officialceremony today that also saw the handover of seven new

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• 150221-Long-serving-volunteers-welcome-new-firefighting-equipment.pdf (PDF, 59.6 KB)

Praise for the Coolamons long-standing volunteer firefightersSomeof the Riverina Zone's most experienced volunteer firefighters have been celebratedtoday for helping to protect their local communities from the ravages of fire.NSWRural Fire Service

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• 140130-Coolamon-long-service-medals.pdf (PDF, 50.0 KB)