Hornsby Ku-ring-gai SupportS Rural Fire Brigade
The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Support Rural Fire Brigade was established in 2008 and operates from its purpose-built Station in the grounds of the Hornsby Kuring- gai RFS District Fire Control Centre at 1049 Pacific Highway Cowan. The Support Brigade assists front-line RFS Brigades and the District with transport and logistics and operates the fire spotting towers […]
GALSTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE NEWS
Firefighters deployed to Queensland firesOur Galston 1 fire truck was sent to Queensland on a five-day deployment in a strike team tasked to fight the fire on the Tingha Plateau near Glen Innes. The composite crew was made up of firefighters from Galston, Cherrybrook, Ku-ringgai, and Cowan bush fire brigades. The strike team was diverted […]
Arcadia Rural Fire Brigade
We’ve been quiet on the article front, but behind the scenes Arcadia had never slowed down. We were kept busy with the big storm cleanup effort through December. Arcadia had multiple crews assist SES in the local and West Pennant Hills area. The trees that were uprooted were humongous, as was the effort given by […]
Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade News
Out of Area Deployment During February Glenorie 1 was sent on part of a Strike Team to assist with fighting fires in Northern NSW. Deputy Captain Colvin took Glenorie 1 to the fires with 2 Hillside members on board. The crew worked very hard assisting to bring the fire under control in large areas of […]
Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade News
NEW FIRE FIGHTERS At the end of last year we had 8 Members complete their Basic Firefighting course. From helping with Storm Damage for a number days in a row to being on crews at the out of control fire at Maroota South they certainly have been busy putting their expertise to use. The next […]
Galston Rural Fire Brigade News
Storm damage Galston and surrounding areas suffered immensely when a string of severe summer storms battered houses, cars and powerlines. There was widespread damage all around our area with trees and wires down, power outages, complex repairs to the electricity grid, and homes damaged. Thanks to all the RFS firies and SES volunteers who worked […]
Arcadia rural fire brigade – How Fire Proof is your Fire Plan
Arcadia rural fire brigade By Peta Gormly How Fire Proof is your Fire Plan The brigade went to Vision Valley to discuss with 145 year 5 students from Waverly College Arcadia’s operational readiness, how we tackle bush fires, what other incidents we attend (which can be odd and varied), the training we partake in all […]
Middle Dural Fire Brigade News
Recently all the volunteer fire brigades in The Hills Shire went through an exercise known as The Readiness Check. One Saturday every year at the start of the fire season, our District Office in Annangrove Road organises an inspection of almost every single piece of equipment that could possibly be used in a bush fire. […]
Galston Rural Fire Brigade News
New Members The Galston Rural Fire Brigade would like to congratulate the 12 new members who recently signed up in our recruitment drive for finishing their Bush Firefighter (BF) training course and officially becoming qualified. It’s great to see so many enthusiastic members join the team. A big thank you also goes out to all […]
Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade News
2018 Glenorie Santa Run Each year Glenorie and Hillside Brigades take Santa around Glenorie Village to see all the kids before he needs to go and deliver presents. The Santa Run will start at Timaru Street at 4:00pm and slowly move through the Eastern then Western side of Glenorie Village before ending at Glenorie Woolworths […]
