Orangeville/Werombi Rural Fire Brigade

02/04/2026

Grass/Scrub Fire - Werombi

Our brigade, along with The Oaks Rural Fire Brigade, Silverdale Rural Fire Brigade,Theresa Park Rural Fire Brigade and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 489 Warragamba were called to an escaped burn this afternoon in Werombi.

Upon arrival, the fire was threatening neighbouring properties on one flank, and had downed power lines and jumping the roadway on another.

The fire was able to be quickly contained due to the fast and effective coordination of our brigades and the assistance of an adjacent property owner. No structures were lost.

NSW RFS Southern Highlands

30/03/2026

The Official Bush Fire Danger Period will conclude at midnight tomorrow (31 March 2026) for the Wingecarribee Shire Council and Wollondilly Shire Council LGA's.

From Wednesday 1 April, fire permits will no longer be required for residents, except those properties within the town limits of Warragamba, Picton, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Bowral and Bundanoon, who are required to obtain a fire permit from Fire & Rescue NSW all year round.

Even though a fire permit is no longer required, you must still notify your neighbours and the local fire authority 24 hours before burning as well as comply with any Council Backyard Burning Policies.

Before lighting up, you should also check the forecast weather conditions and have sufficient equipment on hand to control and contain the fire to your own property. Failure to notify neighbours or the RFS, or allowing a fire to escape can result in significant fines.

To notify of your intent to burn, use the online burn notification tool at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/notify or call your local Fire Control Centre during business hours.

25/03/2026

Your donations at work!

The Brigade was recently able to secure a horizontal hose drying rack, thanks to recent community donations. This provides safer and easier means to clean and dry out hoses after attending incident call-outs.

Thank you to Rural Fab Solutions for constructing this fantastic rack for us, a great job!

16/02/2026

Structure Fire - Werombi

Our crew, along with Silverdale Rural Fire Brigade, Oakdale Rural Fire Brigade, Camden West Rural Fire Brigade, NSW RFS - Narellan Brigade and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 489 Warragamba have returned to station after extinguishing a structure fire at a poultry farm in Werombi.

Quick and effective work by crews allowed the fire to be contained to a single shed on the farm.

NSW RFS Southern Highlands

15/12/2025

🎅Santa at the Station - Wednesday 17 December🎅

Due to the brigade being called out to an urgent incident yesterday, the Santa Run was impacted with a lack of a tracking app and therefore a fair few of you missed out on seeing Santa.

Therefore, the brigade will open up the station this Wednesday between 6.00-7.00pm! Kids and kids at heart are welcome to come on down, meet Santa, get a bag of lollies, and check out the fire trucks.

Please comment below if you're going to come along. For those who are unaware our station is located at 965 Silverdale Road Werombi, opposite Hayters Sawmill.

14/12/2025

UPDATE - Our crews have been called out to an incident. Santa will continue but the tracker will be unavailable

14/12/2025

Santa is getting ready to leave soon! Follow along on the link below:

Click here to see live updates for santa1.

12/12/2025

🎅🏻Santa Run - 3pm Sunday 14 December 🎅🏻

Santa is doing his final checks and is ready for his annual trip around God's country on the fire truck this Sunday afternoon!

We will be departing our station at approximately 3pm, heading north on Werombi Road as shown in the map below. It takes approximately 2.5-3 hours to do the full loop, but we will also post a tracking link on our page before departing for you to follow along at home. You won't need to download an app, just click the link.

Santa will be in the front passenger seat of one of our trucks, so we kindly ask you to wait in a safe space on the passenger side of the truck's route (if you're not along a cul-de-sac).

Our thanks again to Evan at Orangeville Electrical for sponsoring this year's event, it is greatly appreciated! Donations to the brigade are always well received 😁

Ho Ho Ho! 🎁🦌🌲🎅🏻

11/12/2025

INCIDENT CALL: Werombi - Our brigade has returned from an incident involving a fire starting in a large pile of building material and quickly impacting a shipping container full of flammables and aerosols. Crews from Silverdale Rural Fire Brigade and Fire Rescue Hazmat were able to make the container safe after cooling, with heavy plant and foam being used to extinguish the building material. Crews from The Oaks Rural Fire Brigade, Theresa Park Rural Fire Brigade, Hazmat 095, Fire and Rescue Camden, NSW Ambulance and NSW Police also
assisted.

NSW RFS Southern Highlands

05/12/2025

EXTREME FDR & TOTAL FIRE BAN - SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER

Due to increasing temperatures and windy conditions forecast for tomorrow, the Fire Danger Rating has been raised to Extreme. As a result, a Total Fire Ban has also been declared from midnight tonight for 24 hours.

During a Total Fire Ban you cannot light, maintain or use a fire in the open, or to carry out any activity in the open that causes, or is likely to cause, a fire.

Know what you will do if threatened by fire, review your Bush Fire Survival Plan and be ready to take immediate action. Report all fires without a fire truck in attendance to Triple Zero (000) immediately.

More info: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-and-tobans/total-fire-ban-rules

03/12/2025

- Santa Run 2025 -

The Brigade would like to send our sincere thanks to Evan at Orangeville Electrical for sponsoring this years Santa Run. Reach out to Evan for all your electrical needs and support a proud local business!

Santa will be jumping on the fire truck on Sunday 14th December (further details in the future), and will be following the same route as last year. Stay tuned for more details soon!