Bush Fire Bulletin 2017 - 2020

Bush Fire Bulletin Volume 42, No. 2 (2020)

Brave new world

This edition of the Bush Fire Bulletin covers the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has changed not only the way the NSW RFS operates, but society as a whole. Other features include:

  • A profile of new NSW RFS Commissioner, Rob Rogers
  • Bilpin Brigade members celebrating 70 years of service together
  • A collaborative burn to save an endangered species

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Bush Fire Bulletin Volume 42, No. 1 (2020)

Unprecedented

This edition of the Bulletin is devoted to the unprecedented and devastating 2019/20 fire season. It features first-person accounts of some of the season's worst fires and highlights the tireless work that went on behind the scenes. Also featured is a tribute to the career of outgoing Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons.

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Bush Fire Bulletin Volume 41, No. 2 (2019)

Early fires hit hard

This edition of the Bulletin covers the extremely busy start to the 2019/20 fire season as winter fires plagued northern NSW and other articles about:

  • The arrival of the 'Marie Bashir' Large Air Tanker
  • The NSW RFS deployment to Tasmania
  • The launch of Project Firestorm for schools and much more

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Bush Fire Bulletin Volume 41, No. 1 (2019)

Fire, storms, drought: A lethal combination

This edition of the Bulletin covers the 2018/19 fire season including the destructive fires at Tingha and Tenterfield, as well as articles about:

  • Interstate deployments to Queensland and Tasmania
  • The opening of the new NSW RFS Headquarters
  • The introduction of Road Crash Rescue training and much more

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Bush Fire Bulletin Volume 40, No. 1 (2018)

A long hot summer, a bone dry winter

This edition of the Bulletin covers the 2017/18 fire season and features other articles about:

  • The bushfires around Tathra
  • The Canadian and Gallipoli deployments
  • The new NSW RFS constitution
  • New technology around fire prediction and much more

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Bush Fire Bulletin Volume 39, No. 1 (2017)

2017 delivers the worst fire conditions ever forecast

This issue of the Bulletin covers the catastrophic fire conditions that brought significant fires across the state in 2017. It also includes articles about:

  • Fire and flood incidents
  • The rollout of the new PPC
  • A health guide to avoiding dehydration
  • How bush fire education is now part of primary school curriculum and much more

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Bush Fire Bulletin Volume 38, No. 3 (2017)

Grass fires and start to 2016/17 fire season

This edition of the Bulletin covers the start of the 2016/17 fire season and features articles about:

  • The growing role of Fire Behaviour Analysis in the NSW RFS
  • The enhancement of the state's fire trails
  • The increased risk of grass fires and much more

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