Tyres on fire in truck cause M1 emergency
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus battled a blaze which engulfed a truck carrying tyres last Thursday on the M1 motorway. On the morning of December 7 multiple fire crews responded to…
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Gratitude for Pearl Beach Rural Fire Service
Pearl Beach residents and friends are being encouraged to attend a community afternoon tea to thank the Pearl Beach Rural Fire Service team. The afternoon tea will be held at…
School evacuated over electrical issue
Valley View Public School was evacuated late on Tuesday morning, November 7, due to a “potential electrical issue”. Fire and Rescue teams and Rural Fire Service crews rushed to the…
Beer truck fire causes traffic gridlock
In the early hours of Saturday morning, October 14, multiple emergency services rushed to a truck fire northbound on the M1 Pacific Motorway just south of the Morisset interchange. Upon…
A giant tinderbox on our doorstep
The Camp Ourimbah group is urging residents to report Ourimbah State Forest to the Rural Fire Service as a potential fire hazard, with hot dry conditions forecast throughout Summer. “In…
Patonga fire burns six hectares
Crews were on the ground from late afternoon on Sunday, September 24, and throughout Monday fighting a bushfire which had spread over six hectares at Little Wobby near Patonga. With…
Two car fires in two days
Returning to base after a Buttonderry hazard reduction on Saturday afternoon, July 15, both Wallarah and Wyee Rural Fire Brigades were diverted to a car fire after an accident. On…
Injured bushwalker rescued
An injured bushwalker was rescued at Somersby on Saturday afternoon, July 8. Rural Fire Service crews from Kariong and Somersby worked alongside the Kariong Fire and Rescue team to rescue…
Old asbestos shed goes up in flames
Just after 11am on Friday, June 2 multiple fire brigades, ambulance and police were called out to Glen Rd, Ourimbah, to deal with an asbestos structure which was destroyed by…
M1 closed after vehicle caught alight
Two northbound lanes of the M1 were closed on Monday night, May 29, because of a vehicle fire at Jilliby. The alarm was raised just after 9.30pm and Rural Fire…
Firefighters battle bushfire in steep terrain at Woy Woy
It was hard-going for 54 firefighters who battled a bushfire last weekend, having to negotiate rocky drop-offs and crevices over 2ha of steep terrain at Woy Woy. Fire crews were…
Suspicious fire at Ourimbah
Police are appealing for public assistance following a suspicious bushfire at Ourimbah. About 6.30am on Sunday, December 4 emergency services responded to reports of fire in an area of bushland…
Fire reduces Charmhaven home to rubble
A Charmhaven house has been totally destroyed despite the efforts of about 30 firefighters who battled the blaze which engulfed the two-storey property. A spokesperson for NSW Fire & Rescue…
State announces plan to merge RFS and SES support units
The Public Service Association of NSW is calling on the NSW Government to halt its proposed merger of the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and the State Emergency Service (SES) until…
Retreat to help first responders deal with trauma
Volunteer emergency first responders will come together in Wyong for a retreat weekend to learn how to reduce mental ill-health and suicide after trauma. It will in a series of…
Bonfire put out during successful hazard burn
Firefighters were called to a bush fire near Crackneck Lookout at about 3pm on Saturday, September 4. When the crews from Berkeley Vale and Wamberal Rural Fire Service arrived they…
Hazard reduction burn in Jilliby State Conservation Area
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), in conjunction with the Rural Fire Service is planning a three day hazard reduction burn in Jilliby State Conservation Area, beginning Wednesday, April…
House fire believed to be sparked by a cigarette
A discarded cigarette is believed to have sparked a housefire at Charmhaven. More than 20 firefighters responded to numerous Triple Zero calls from the community, reporting large plumes of smoke…
Don’t light fires on the beach
As we enjoy the long, hot summer days at our local beaches, the Killcare Wagstaffe Rural Fire Service is reminding community members about the dangers of lighting recreational beach fires….
Who needs a sleigh?
A local fire brigade has swapped Santa’s sleigh for a sidecar at its annual three-day Santa run which started on December 10. The Empire Bay Rural Fire Service visited almost…