Fire and Rescue NSW Station 495 Wentworth Falls in Wentworth Falls, New South Wales | Fire station

Fire and Rescue NSW Station 495 Wentworth Falls

Locality: Wentworth Falls, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4757 1301

Address: 3 Cascade St 2782 Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au

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24.01.2022 NSW Health has been notified of a number of new venues that have been visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19. The website will be updated with these case locati...ons shortly The Croydon cluster was first identified in a person who resides in the Croydon area. The cluster involves three household groups across Greater Sydney, including in south-west Sydney and the inner west. There are a number of venues where cases have been present while infectious, and therefore where other patrons might have been exposed to the virus. These include venues in Bankstown and Bass Hill. Please refer to the updated information on the NSW Health website and follow the public health advice provided. Anyone who visited any of the following venues at the listed times is considered a close contact and must get tested immediately and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result: Bankstown - Monkey Mania, Bankstown Sports Club - 8 Greenfield Parade: Monday 28 December 10am-12pm Bankstown - La Piazza, Bankstown Sports Club - 8 Greenfield Parade: Monday 28 December 12pm- 2pm Bass Hill - Hair Management, Shop 50, Bass Hill Plaza - 753 Hume Hwy: Thursday 24 December 11.15am-12.30pm Bass Hill - Venus Nail Salon, Shop 51, Bass Hill Plaza, 753 Hume Hwy: Thursday 24 December 12.30pm-1pm Anyone who visited any of the following venues at the listed times is considered a casual contact and must get tested immediately and isolate until a negative result is received: Bankstown - Priceline Pharmacy, Shop M1, 221-222 Moore Level, Centro Bankstown Square, Cnr North Terrace & Lady Cutler Avenue: Thursday 24 December 1pm-5pm Katoomba - Greenwell and Thomas Pharmacy, 145 Katoomba St: Saturday 26 December all day and Sunday 27 December all day Liverpool - Priceline Pharmacy, Shop 1014, Westfield Liverpool, Macquarie St: Wednesday 23 December 10am-5pm Anyone who visited any of the following venues at the listed times should monitor for symptoms, and get tested immediately and isolate if they appear: Bankstown - Bankstown Sports Club, 8 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown: Monday 28 December 10am-2pm Bass Hill- Bass Hill Plaza 753 Hume Hwy, Bass Hill NSW 2197: Thursday 24 December 11am-2pm There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au//how-to-protect-yourself-an/clinics or contact your GP. NSW Health urges anyone in NSW with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until they receive a negative result.

24.01.2022 Second part of Tanker 495

24.01.2022 JUST IN: NSW Health is asking anyone who attended Westfield Penrith on August 1 between 10.30am and 12pm to be on alert for COVID-19 symptoms and to get tested if symptoms develop. A man in his 20s who was diagnosed with Coronavirus attended the centre during this period.

22.01.2022 For our avid Blue Mountains bush walkers, as you come out of the valley at Wentworth Falls at the top of the National Pass, have you ever wondered what that squ...are box is? In the 1940s, Constable 1st Class John Jack Rogers built the box to store rescue equipment. You can still see the footing to the old rescue derrick over the fence that was used to bring victims out from the valley before the days of rescue helicopters. Before the formation of the Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad in 1968, bush and cliff rescues were left to police officers and volunteers with exceptional bush skills. They could spend up to several days of arduous work carrying someone out from the valley floor. Constable 1st Class Jack Rogers was one of those officers. Jack’s efforts in this time were legendary. He received several honourable mentions in newspapers of his rescue work. Jack was the lockup keeper for the then Wentworth Falls Police station. He lived there with his wife Irene and their 4 daughters Pauline, Lesley, Judith and Noeline. The hapless criminals that found themselves in the Wentworth Falls lockup loved the prisoner’s meals cooked by Irene. Jack was a very community orientated man who was known to either polish the floorboards at the local dance hall or play the music for the dances on his accordion. He was also the Captain of the local volunteer fire brigade. Jack would gain several commendations for his actions in the Blue Mountains, which in 1948 included a notation on his service record at the direction of the Commissioner of Police relating to the recovering of a body at Govetts Leap lookout at Blackheath. The following comment was entered: I would like to take this opportunity of saying that having watched Police recover the body at Govetts Leap by means of their cliff rescue gear, I feel I must congratulate them on a hard and hazardous job well done. They are ably assisted by a number of public-spirited civilians. The general public do not realise the risk taken by our Police when recovering bodies in these mountains of ours. In 1964, Jack retired from the NSW Police Force with his wife Irene at Murwillumbah after attaining the rank of Inspector. So as you make your way out of the valley, past the box in the cutting’s side, give a tip of your hat to Constable 1st Class Rogers who rescued countless bush walkers and brought closure to many grieving families in this time as Lockup Keeper of Wentworth Falls Police station.

20.01.2022 Take care with your ‘cold’ ashes By Trevor Lang Retained Firefighter 495 Station Wentworth Falls During the cooler winter months, many Blue Mountains residents use wood-fired combustion heaters to warm their homes.... A cosy fire in the living room provides economical heating and the homely aroma of wood smoke but combustion heaters require cleaning out periodically, and therein lies a significant risk. During periods of cold weather, Fire Stations in the Mountains have been called to numerous fire emergencies caused by hot ashes cleared out of combustion stoves and heaters. Fire fighters have attended countless such incidents over the years. Many have resulted in major damage to houses, while others have had less catastrophic consequences but were still traumatic for the residents (and their neighbours). What commonly occurs is that someone will clear the ‘cold’ ashes from their heater into a plastic bag or a bin, and place them outside often on a timber patio or deck, or near the woodpile, or even in a garden area, a spokesman from Fire + Rescue NSW explained. In many cases the ashes are not in fact completely cold. Outside the confines of the heater, exposed to oxygen, they can (and often do) reignite. Sometimes that re-ignition occurs after many hours at night, or when people are away from home. If the warm ashes are in a plastic container and they do reignite, the container will melt. The fire can quickly spread and cause enormous damage. When clearing ashes from your heater, it’s a good idea to place them in a metal bucket, the spokesman continued. Take the bucket to a clear area in your yard and fill it with water; then leave it for a day or two to make absolutely sure that there’s no chance whatsoever of the contents catching alight. Never place ashes on verandahs, decks or balconies, or in bushland; and always wet the ashes thoroughly. This simple precaution could avoid embarrassment or even disaster. Take care with fires throughout the year they can be a welcome friend or a vicious foe. If a fire emergency does occur at your home (or a neighbour’s home) for any reason, always call 000.

16.01.2022 Part 3 of pumper 495

15.01.2022 Meet some of the crew!!

14.01.2022 Part 4 of Pumper 495

12.01.2022 Part 2 of Pumper 495

11.01.2022 We also have a Tanker at 495 station. Check out the video to learn more!

11.01.2022 Quick tour of 495 station.

10.01.2022 Part 1 of Pumper 495

10.01.2022 Vale Senior Firefighter Mark White

10.01.2022 RIP Captain Drew Armitage Once at 495, always at 495. Condolences to the family and friends. ... Rest easy now.

06.01.2022 WEATHER WARNING FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

03.01.2022 A message from the captain of Wentworth Falls 495.

02.01.2022 A trip down memory lane.