This Friday will mark the 10th anniversary of the 2003 Canberra bush fires, and February sees the 30th anniversary of the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires. Subsequent research into these events and the 2009 Black Saturday fires has contributed significantly to our knowledge
NSW RFS Library – December 2012
FYI – Issue 100 of the Bushfire CRC’s Fire Note has just been released. To mark the occasion this special edition looks back at some Fire Notes with impact. The Bushfire CRC was established in 2003 following the 2001-2002 Sydney bush fires. The first Fire Note was
VFFA 2012 Vol 4 No 2 (Summer)
The Summer 2012 edition of the VFFA Magazine is now available for viewing and download.
NSW RFS Library – November 2012
It is estimated that nationally 30-50% of all bush fires are the result of arson. The NSW Police Force has re-activated Strike Force Tronto for the 2012/13 fire season and will work with NSW RFS investigators to detect bush fire arsonists. This month’s New
NSW RFS Library – October 2012
FYI – the November 2012 Bushfire CRC Fire Update newsletter has just been released. This month’s Fire Update features: a summary of the recent Research Advisory Forum held here at headquarters CEO Gary Morgan’s view of the inaugural Public Benefit Conversation the signing of
The VFFA Welcomes Reform of Funding for NSW Emergency Services
The Volunteer Firefighters Association of NSW, the ‘voice of volunteer rural firefighters’ in the Rural Fire Service welcomes the NSW State Government’s commitment to reform emergency service funding by replacing the current insurance based levy with a property based levy.
NSW RFS Library – August 2012
Thanks everyone who gave feedback on the June issue of New Arrivals, your comments are appreciated and will help us to improve future editions. Last month we featured the Celeste Geer documentary “Then the Wind Changed” presented at the 2012 Australian Community Engagement and
NSW RFS Library – June 2012
Welcome back to New Arrivals, our update on new resources available from the NSW RFS Library. For this edition of New Arrivals the Library and the Community Engagement Team have collaborated to highlight some interesting resources on the recovery of communities affected by natural
Local Councils vote to break away from RFS Involvement
MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 15th June 2012 Local Councils vote to break away from Rural Fire Service Involvement The Volunteer Firefighters Association (VFFA), the representative association for Volunteers of the NSW Rural Fire Service was saddened to hear of the outcome of
Volunteer Rural Fire-fighters could face prosecution under new WHS Laws
19 January 2012 The VFFA, the voice of the NSW volunteer rural fire-fighter is concerned that under the new safety laws, volunteer rural fire-fighters could be prosecuted if an accident occurs whilst protecting their communities from bushfires says President Peter Cannon. Volunteer