Boro / Mount Fairy Rural Fire Brigade

17/05/2026

Congratulations to our 3 latest Village Firefighter (VF) qualified members. This gives them important skills to fight car fires and support structural firefighters, Support HAZMAT and then some. We rely on a range of skills in the brigade to serve our own community from the basic Bush Firefighter (now Firefighter 1 & 2) through to Crew Leader and beyond. Not everyone has to do everything but every qual helps.
Thanks Nell, Col, & Glyn.

01/05/2026

The Annual General Meeting of the Boro / Mount Fairy Rural Fire Brigade will be held on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 at the brigade station, 419 Mount Fairy Rd, Mount Fairy. We try to keep the formal business as short as possible. There will be a sausage sizzle on completion!!

Please come along. Maybe you have just moved here, maybe you've been here for a while but have never checked out the station. This is a perfect time to check it out, catch up with some old faces, meet some new ones. Grab a free sausage (promise, they are better than a Bunnings sausage).

The brigade is from the community, for the community! Everyone is welcome whether you are part of the brigade or not.

25/04/2026

This morning Boro 1 and Boro 9 attended a car * fire and an adjacent grass fire that was started by the vehicle. Thankfully, between favourable weather (i.e., no wind, cool 3am temps) and a good response time, we were able to contain the fire before it laddered into the pine trees it had burnt under.

Thankyou to Mulloon Rural Fire Brigade for joining us and bringing us a much needed extra tank of water.

* before anyone asks, it was an ICE/petrol vehicle that was reported to have caught fire whilst being driven.

23/04/2026

It's that time of the year when people are firing up their wood heaters and wood stoves. We know not everyone waits until ANZAC Day (we see you 😁). But please make sure you do the following:

🧹clean your flue or chimney each year, preferably before you first light up for the season. Creosote build up can, and does start house fires.

🧺 make sure you keep anything flammable (curtains, drying clothes, etc) away from the heater, at least 1m away.

🔥 don't leave a wood fire unattended

🔧 do any other checks advised by your heater manufacturer

🌪make sure your smoke alarms are working and change the batteries if necessary.

There were several heater related house fires in the region last winter. Together, let's make sure there are none this year.

19/04/2026

As promised today's training was a fun day of pumps, drafting, and water relays. Lots of wet stuff on the ... well, wet stuff. Yet again thanks to Bungendore RFS this time for coming to us and assisting with our own training. Bringing not only many happy smiley faces but bringing the new Bungendore 1 and the Lake George Cat 6 Bulk tanker. Which we now know is so much more than a tanker! Such a great asset!

15/04/2026

🚘🚙 On our last training day at our station we ran through multiple motor vehicle accident scenarios. A good opportunity to train on the elements that go into attending MVAs: inc fire fighting, first aid, people management, hazard awareness, and multi agency integration. Props to our Deputy Captain Noel Henderson for arranging the training and careful staging of the 'incidents.'

🎅Please note, Santa was well after both 'accidents' and is recovering during his off season at the north pole.

🚒 Our next monthly training is this Sunday (19th April) and we'll be covering off on pumping, drafting and water relays. If you haven't been to training in a while this is a good opportunity to refresh some basics. These are perishible skills that need to be practiced 🌭 As a bonus we'll have a quick BBQ on completion.

12/04/2026

🏆A big thankyou to Bungendore RFS for organising a great Group 1 training day today. A seriously fun day held in multiple 'stations' around Bungendore refreshing skills including: casualty evacuation and first aid; pumping; hydrant use; team work, communication and problem solving. The morning flew by and we can guarantee we'll definitely be there next time!!

🚒Thankyou to the other brigades who turned up and helped make today the success it was. Another good bit about today was splitting the brigades up and putting us on different trucks. A great opportunity to network, get out of our familiar comfort zones, and prove our training works.

Mulloon Rural Fire Brigade
Wamboin Rural Fire Brigade

📸 photos: Mick Fitzgerald

31/03/2026

🔥Midnight tonight, 31 March, marks the end of the Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) for our area.

While a fire permit may no longer be required for many landholders*, there are still important legal responsibilities in place for anyone planning to burn. You still have mandatory requirements to:

🚒 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗙𝗦 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲;

🚒 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲.

This is critical to help prevent unnecessary Triple Zero (000) calls and avoid emergency brigade responses to planned burns.

The QR code below is a quick way to access the Burn Notification page to notify the RFS. Please remember that when contacting your neighbours, that while posts to community facebook groups is a good way to spread general awareness of your burn, not everyone will see them. So please speak to your adjacent neighbours directly via phone or drop in and say hi.

Before lighting up, ensure you:
🌬 Check weather conditions
💧 Have appropriate resources on hand
🕶 Monitor the fire at all times
🪏 Remain in attendance until the fire is fully extinguished

For more information on the bush fire danger period and fire permits, visit the RFS website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/BFDP

*More information for landowners planning a burn can be found here:

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

05/02/2026

There will be a 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗡 in place for 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟲 𝗙𝗲𝗯 (𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁) for our area. Please, please, please obey the Fire Ban rules and delay any activity that involves fire or the potential for sparks, to a day with more favourable conditions. The last TOBAN day was very busy for our brigade and district.

A Total Fire Ban will be in place tomorrow, Friday 6 February, for the Southern Ranges area. Hot, dry and windy conditions are forecast across parts of the state, increasing the fire danger.

Take action now. Know your fire risk and what you will do if fire threatens. Report all unattended fires to Triple Zero (000).

For more information on Total Fire Ban rules, visit the website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fdr

15/01/2026

⚡️🌲Please remember to remain vigilant for fires started by lightning (esp tree strikes) when storms pass with little rain. ⚡️
The earlier we can get to any such fire, the quicker we can control it and put it out.⚡️