Get ready for a hot, dry Summer
With a potentially dangerous bush and grass fire season on our doorstep, the State Government is urging communities on the Central Coast to start to plan and prepare to stay…
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RFS to hold Get Ready sessions this weekend
With a hot, dry Summer predicted, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is encouraging Coasties to be prepared by joining local Rural Fire Brigades at a Get Ready Weekend event this…
Reminder about pile burn rules
An illegal pile burn in Yarramalong has prompted Rural Fire Brigades to remind residents about rules regarding open pile burns. On Friday morning, November 11, brigades from Berkeley Vale, Yarramalong…
Hazard reduction burn in Bouddi National Park
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will undertake hazard reduction burns with support from the Rural Fire Service in Bouddi National Park on November 3 and 4, weather…
Rowland launches emergency services satellite program
Federal Telecommunications Minister Michelle Rowland launched an emergency services backup satellite service at Charmhaven’s RFS Regional HQ on Wednesday, October 19. The Central Coast will be better prepared for emergencies…
RFS calls in big guns for flood clean-up
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has called in the big guns to help with the flood clean up with seven tracked loaders deployed in the Central Coast, Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley…
More workers comp entitlements for volunteer emergency workers
Volunteer emergency workers on the Central Coast will now be eligible for the same workers compensation entitlements as their professional counterparts, following amendments to State legislation. NSW Parliament has approved…
RFS brigade commended
Patonga Beach (RFS)brigade has been highly commended for its community service and dedication during last summer’s treacherous bushfire season. The brigade was recognised in Central Coast Council’s Australia Day Awards…
Spencer RFS appoints new captain
Alison Wade has officially been declared the first female captain for Spencer’s Rural Fire Service Brigade. Spencer RFS is the first and only brigade she has been with since 2004….
Mangrove Creek Dam picnic area reopens
Mangrove Creek Dam picnic area and Dubbo Gully have reopened to visitors after a bushfire tore through the drinking water catchment last year. The area has been closed to allow…
40 hazard reduction burns on the priority list
Bushland around Mardi Dam is the next location for bushfire hazard reduction following a controlled burn by the Rural Fire Service at Tuggerah on Saturday and Sunday, August 29 and…
$ 1M funding boost for local emergency services
Central Coast Council will soon be more than $1M better off, thanks to a State Government decision to fully fund the local government increase in the Emergency Services Levy (ESL)…
Local firefighters honoured
Three Central Coast firefighters have been honoured in the NSW Rural Fire Service’s annual bravery and service awards. Captain William “Jock” Ross and Senior Deputy Captain, Alison Wade of Spencer…
“I have never seen fire behavior like I have seen this season” – Viki Campbell
As the Central Coast breathes a collective sigh of relief with the Gospers Mountain and Three Mile fires no longer posing a threat to the region, brave local Rural Fire…
Fire chief named as Central Coast’s Australia Day Ambassador
The 2020 Australia Day Ambassador for the Central Coast is Central Coast Rural Fire Service District Superintendent, Viki Campbell. Central Coast Council made the announcement on its Facebook page late…
Charmhaven fire destroys property and closes highways and railway station
The fire which started at Charmhaven on New Year’s Eve, and spread over 335ha, is officially out. District Manager for Central Coast Rural Fire Service, (RFS) Superintendent Viki Campbell, said…
Scared possums saved
Some good news about a scared possum being saved spread across the community in the wake of the New Year’s Eve fire at Charmhaven. A NSW Rural Fire Service firefighter…
Time to rebuild
Areas of the Central Coast are already starting to regenerate, with the Gospers Mountain and Three Mile fires now being reported as being under control by the RFS. A fire…
RFS brigade seeks donations to purchase proper respirators
Joe Arena, Treasurer at the Copacabana Rural Fire Brigade, has asked the Central Coast to dig deep to help fund vital fire fighting masks for the brigade. Arena made a…
State of emergency declared
Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a seven day statewide State of Emergency on December 19, with high temperatures and winds over the next week expected to wreak havoc, with fires burning…