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The NSW Rural Fire Service will be conducting multiple hazard reduction burns around the village of Tingha this week as part of ongoing work to reduce bush fire risk and better protect the Tingha community ahead of the coming fire season. RFS crews will be onsite each...
The Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) begins in the Northern Tablelands on 1st August 2026 and the RFS is urging residents to prepare now. The RFS announced 3 Local Government Areas (LGAs) will commence the BFDP on 1st August 2026, ahead of the commencement of the...
There’s been a recall of a portable camping fridge freezer sold through BCF and Supercheap Auto stores between 5th of September last year and 15th of July 2026 due to a health hazard. The Super Retail Group Pty Ltd’s XTM TTF Fridge freezer range does not comply with...
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging people to stay vigilant about home fire safety this winter following two deaths in less than a week. The first fatal blaze broke out in Randwick on 7 July, when multiple Triple Zero calls reported flames coming from the windows of...
The New England Bush Fire Management Committee has released a draft bushfire risk management plan for the New England which has detailed six areas that have an unacceptable risk. The Northern Daily Leader reports key areas between Walcha, Guyra/Black Mountain and...
The NSW Rural Fire service has updated its online portal to remove the previous 21-day limit on Burn Notifications submitted outside the Bush Fire Danger Period. Landholders and occupiers can now submit a Burn Notification for any length of time during non- Bush Fire...
Almost $15 million has been invested in emergency services across the Namoi Gwydir District, with the recent official opening of a new $13.1 million Fire Control Centre and six new firefighting vehicles in Narrabri. RFS Acting Deputy Commissioner Viki Campbell joined...
A house in Ferguson Street in Glen Innes has been destroyed following a fire on Sunday night Just before 9:00pm, firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW, Glen Innes , along with NSW Police and NSW Ambulance, responded to reports of a house fire, and on arrival, were...
In a welcome move for the local government sector, the NSW Government has announced that from 1 July 2027, it will take over ownership and responsibility of the Rural Fire Service’s mobile assets – commonly referred to as the “Red Fleet”. Mayor Darcy Byrne, President...