Media releases

Brand new training centre for Northern Rivers volunteersThe hard work of the members of the Woodenbong Rural Fire Brigade was on display today as their new training facilities were opened by the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane

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• Brand-new-training-centre-for-Northern-Rivers-volunteers.pdf (PDF, 94.5 KB)

Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai firefighters commended for serviceA group of longstanding NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteers were awarded for many years of diligent service to their brigades and local communities in an official ceremony tonight.NSW RFS

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• Hornsby-KuRingGai-firefighters-commended-for-service.pdf (PDF, 94.9 KB)

Fire takes hold ahead of seasonMore than 1, 600 NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteer firefighters were kept busy with 38 bush and grass fires across NSW last weekend.They were joined by crews from Fire and Rescue NSW, National Parks and

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• Fire-takes-hold-ahead-of-season.pdf (PDF, 93.6 KB)

Cadet Program going strong in WarringahToday 14 students from Davidson High School in the Warringah Pittwater area graduated with flying colours from the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary School Cadet Program.NSW RFS Superintendent Craig

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• Cadet-Program-going-strong-in-Warringah.pdf (PDF, 90.8 KB)

Regional firefighting hub: one of the biggest &most advancedThe largest Emergency Management facility in the Far North Coast's history will be formally opened by NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons this

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• Regional-firefighting-hub_one-of-the-biggest-most-advanced.pdf (PDF, 94.6 KB)

East meets west as firefighters tour regional NSWWestern NSW will this week host around 20 NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteers from Sydney and surrounding brigades in the lead up to this year's bush fire season.The volunteers are touring

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• East-meets-west-as-firefighters-tour-regional-NSW.pdf (PDF, 114.4 KB)

Facilities for Far South Coast volunteers bolsteredNSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Superintendent John Cullen ushered in a new era for the Central Tilba Rural Fire Brigade when he officially declared their brand new station open

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• Facilities-for-Far-South-Coast-volunteers-bolstered.pdf (PDF, 92.2 KB)

New station, facilities and medals for a Far South Coast brigadeA coastal Rural Fire Brigade in the Eurobodalla region celebrated when their new Station, complete with training rooms, was opened at an official ceremony this weekend.NSW Rural Fire

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• New-station-facilities-and-medals-for-a-Far-South-Coast-brigade.pdf (PDF, 95.5 KB)

Northern Rivers to benefit from more cadet graduatesThe lead up to the summer months is the ideal time to be graduating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary School Cadet Program and that is exactly what 15 students from Bonalbo

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• Northern-Rivers-to-benefit-from-more-cadet-graduates.pdf (PDF, 91.4 KB)

Six cadets from the Inverell High graduate with flying coloursSix cadets from Inverell High School have been put to the test graduating from the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Secondary Schools Cadet Program.A dedicated group of year nine and ten

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• Six-cadets-from-the-Inverell-High-graduate-with-flying-colours.pdf (PDF, 125.5 KB)