RFS

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…



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…




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…



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…




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…





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…



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…