Medowie Rural Fire Brigade

Medowie Rural Fire Brigade Medowie Rural Fire Brigade

Update: RFS Crews are now leaving the scene. Tow trucks are in the process of removing vehicles, and NSW Ambulance are f...
06/09/2026

Update: RFS Crews are now leaving the scene. Tow trucks are in the process of removing vehicles, and NSW Ambulance are finalising their assessment of casualties for transport. NSW Police Force are still on scene directing traffic which is beginning to flow more steadily.

Crews are currently on scene at a 3 car MVA at the intersection of Medowie Road and the Pacific Highway.
Traffic is affected in both directions, but slowly moving.
If possible please avoid the area.

Happy Fathers Day, to all the amazing Dad's out there. You are a Hero to all of us.We hope you have an amazing day and g...
06/09/2026

Happy Fathers Day, to all the amazing Dad's out there.

You are a Hero to all of us.

We hope you have an amazing day and get spoilt rotten.

Crews are currently on scene, assisting a resident with a Pile burn that they had conducted 1 week ago. The resident had...
05/09/2026

Crews are currently on scene, assisting a resident with a Pile burn that they had conducted 1 week ago. The resident had believed that the burn was fully extinguished, but unfortunately the warm weather and wind had managed to stir up the warm embers that had been laying underneath and reignited unburnt fuel that was still on the pile.

Please remember when conducting a pile burn, if not correctly extinguished, embers can stay warm for many days. It's not enough to just hose done the top, it's essential to pull the pile apart using a steel rake and make sure you can get water all the way thru the pile.

Luckily for the resident, it was only the pile that reignited and it didn't spread any further.

What a beautiful Summer day we had today!!!! 🏝️☀😎Not bad for the third day of SPRING!!!!Todays Fire Danger Rating was HI...
03/09/2026

What a beautiful Summer day we had today!!!! 🏝️☀😎

Not bad for the third day of SPRING!!!!

Todays Fire Danger Rating was HIGH!
Tomorrow will be Moderate, but the outlook for Saturday is back up to High again.

Time to check that we have what we need ready... have you:
🔥 Udpated your Fire Plan?
🔥 Downloaded Hazards Near me and set your "watch zones"?
🔥 Downloaded Live Traffic?
🔥 Prepared your Home for fire season?

We are still 26 Days away from our Fire season, but we are already getting weather like today.... Gorgeous! but an indication of the weather to come.

Remember, that the Fire danger Ratings, aren't an indication that there is a fire burning in the area, they're a guide to let you know how dangerous/volatile or how quickly a fire could spread, if one were to start, based on the weather - heat, humidity, winds speed and direction, ground moisture etc....
The Fire Danger rating gives us an idea ahead of time, what we need to be prepared for.....

https://www.myfireplan.com.au/

https://www.nsw.gov.au/emergency/hazards-near-me-app

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me

Whilst our Fire Season doesn't start till the 1st October, some of our neighbouring districts in the Upper Hunter are st...
31/08/2026

Whilst our Fire Season doesn't start till the 1st October, some of our neighbouring districts in the Upper Hunter are starting their Fire Seasons a month early, on the 1st of September. It makes you realise, it really is time to consider your Fire Plans.

Even tho we still expect to see rain, weather forecasts are predicted to be hotter and drier then we have seen for some time. This can make fire weather conditions volatile, and whilst we always hope that Fire Season is uneventful.... it always pays to be prepared.

This means making or updating your Fire Plan, including making sure your whole family knows the plan.

Preparing your Home - Cleaning gutters and gardens, mowing the lawn, removing combustables away from the house, making sure all your garden hoses are in good working order and can reach every part of your home..... these are just some of the things you can do, to make your home as fire safe as possible.

Need help making a fire plan? Come and join us at our "Get Ready" day on the 12th September or contact us via Facebook, to organise a time to sit down and chat.
https://www.facebook.com/share/19RWLEgf5e/

https://www.myfireplan.com.au/

Medowie crews were called out overnight to assist with a Motor Vehicle Accident where a car and B-Double fuel tanker has...
22/08/2026

Medowie crews were called out overnight to assist with a Motor Vehicle Accident where a car and B-Double fuel tanker has collided. It took rescue crews nearly an hour to free the driver of the car before they were treated by ambulance crews and eventually airlifted to hospital. Fortunately the fuel tanker was empty at the time.

Incredible work by all emergency services in some very difficult conditions.

NSW RFS - North Arm Cove Brigade
Karuah Rural Fire Brigade
Fire + Rescue NSW Station 471 Tea Gardens
NSW SES - Port Stephens Unit
NSW Police Force
NSW Ambulance
NSW Rural Fire Service
and Rescue NSW

🚒🔥 DID YOU KNOW 🔥🚒That depsite not requiring a Fire Permit during the winter months, that it is still a Legal Requiremen...
17/08/2026

🚒🔥 DID YOU KNOW 🔥🚒
That depsite not requiring a Fire Permit during the winter months, that it is still a Legal Requirement to submit an "Intention to Burn" at least 24hrs prior to lighting a pile.

🚒🔥 DID YOU ALSO KNOW 🔥🚒
That just like during Fire Season that there are regulations regarding Size, Location and What you are allowed to burn on your pile.

🚒🔥 REMEMBER 🔥🚒
Following the law, won't stop someone from calling 000, but it will stop us from having to put out your fire when we come for a visit.

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/12451/Before-You-Light-That-Fire-AW-Digi.pdf

It is that time of the year again.....Time to start getting ready for 🔥 FIRE SEASON 🔥We are once again holding our Get R...
02/08/2026

It is that time of the year again.....
Time to start getting ready for 🔥 FIRE SEASON 🔥
We are once again holding our Get Ready Weekend at the Medowie Rural Fire Station, on the 12th September from 11am
Come down and see us, have a bit of fun and maybe learn a little bit too....
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE
https://www.facebook.com/share/194eECPTCZ/

IT'S FINALLY OFFICIAL!!!!!!You may have seen this truck at our Station, driving around Medowie or at a Job, and wandered...
29/07/2026

IT'S FINALLY OFFICIAL!!!!!!

You may have seen this truck at our Station, driving around Medowie or at a Job, and wandered, what is that??!!

Up until now, we have had to keep it a "really bad" secret, but now the offical handover has taken place, we can tell you that it's Medowie's new Pumper. Affectionately known as "The Tatra"

It has already proven useful at multiple jobs and will help us keep our Medowie and surrounding residents safe.

If you see us driving around give us a wave or pop in to the station and say hello and have a look at the truck as we can now show it off and share photos with everyone.

P.S. Yes - it's White

Last week we were invited to Medowie Public School, to give Stage 1 and Early Stage 1 students a chat about Fire Safety....
06/06/2026

Last week we were invited to Medowie Public School, to give Stage 1 and Early Stage 1 students a chat about Fire Safety. The morning went really well, the children were very inquisitive, some even showing some really good knowledge already.
We hope they were all able to go home and discuss, home fire safety and evacuation drills with their parents.
It was a lovely surprise to receive some amazing cards from the children, showing their appreciation.

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Corner Of Medowie And Ferodale Road
Medowie, NSW
2318

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8am - 12pm

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