Cambewarra Rural Fire Brigade in Tapitallee | Fire station

Cambewarra Rural Fire Brigade

Locality: Tapitallee

Address: 1021 Illaroo Road 2540 Tapitallee, NSW, Australia

Website: http://cambewarra.rfsa.org.au

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25.01.2022 Congratulations to former NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, tonight named the NSW Australian Of The Year. On accepting the award, Shane has... paid special tribute to the volunteers who worked to protect homes and lives last fire season, and particularly those who lost their lives. See more

25.01.2022 Today after a few months of training we were proud to see some of the Brigades newest members pass their Bush Firefighter course. Thank you to Greenwell Point Butchery for providing a fabulous sausage sandwich lunch. Congratulations to all members on you achievement.

24.01.2022 A big shout out and Thank you to South Coast Butchers Pantry for keeping our members well fed over the weekend. Nothing beats a good sausage sandwich for lunch.

24.01.2022 May 4 is St Florian's Day, also known as International Fire Fighters’ Day (IFFD). Today, we recognise and honour the sacrifices our members make as they dedicat...e their lives to helping protect the community. Thank you for your diligence and commitment to keeping the people of NSW safe. #IFFD #FirefightersDay #RFSASupportingOurMembers See more

23.01.2022 Once again we have incredibly sad news come through. Our condolences are with the families. The media release from Coulson Aviation. RIP fly high.

22.01.2022 Midnight tonight officially marks the end of the Bush Fire Danger Period for the Shoalhaven. See attached media release from Superintendent Mark Williams.

21.01.2022 It’s lovely to see the community so prepared. Cambewarra brigade is at the ready should anything come up. If you have any questions or would like to talk to the RFS here is a few spots you can get some advice. Representatives of RFS will be attending local shopping areas today and will be available to answer questions and provide up to date information and advice. 10:30 - 11:30: North Nowra Shopping Centre, Cnr Illaroo Rd & McMahons Rd... 12:00 - 1:00: Cambewarra General Store, 79 Main Rd 1:30 - 2:30: Bomaderry Plaza, 73 Meroo Street 3:00 - 4:00: Stockland Nowra, 32 - 60 East Street Nowra

21.01.2022 Happening today!

19.01.2022 **Recruitment Notice** Sunday the 8th March we will hold a recruitment day. An event will be made with details. If you are interested in attending please let us know via the event.**Recruitment Notice** Sunday the 8th March we will hold a recruitment day. An event will be made with details. If you are interested in attending please let us know via the event.

18.01.2022 Last week the Brigade said thank you two long standing members who have stepped back from their rolls as Treasure and Secretary. Both Jane and Tony have put in many years(over 20 years combined) of hard work assisting our brigade. The Brigade thank them for their hard work and dedication. Congratulations to the new Secretary and Treasurer on their new positions. (Pictured; Senior Deputy Captain Bob, exiting Treasure Tony, Captain Luke)

18.01.2022 As of 8pm tonight, the Currowan Fire burning in the Shoalhaven has been officially set to out. The fire, which spanned for 74 days, burnt out 499,621 hectares a...nd spans from each end of the Shoalhaven Local Government Area, as well as spreading in to neighbouring areas including Eurobodalla, Wingecarribee and Queanbeyan Palerang. 312 homes were destroyed and 173 damaged. Tremendous work by firefighters and residents, saw 1,889 homes saved. Photo: Matt Jeffrey. See more

17.01.2022 Today’s the day! RECRUITMENT DAY If you are interested or the thought has ever crossed your mind, come down and see what it’s all about. Starting at 9:30am 57 Main Rd Cambewarra. See you all there.Today’s the day! RECRUITMENT DAY If you are interested or the thought has ever crossed your mind, come down and see what it’s all about. Starting at 9:30am 57 Main Rd Cambewarra. See you all there.

16.01.2022 A massive THANK YOU to Luke Cunningham and his motor cycle club Military Brotherhood Sydney Chapter, Mark Nichols, Margret Vanderberg, & Adam Vinnicombe for their amazing donation of water, electrolytes, and essentials along with a cash donation. Our brigade is so very thankful for the amazing donations. We have been inundated with donations, love and support over the last few weeks. We are slowly but surely going to thank everyone personally.

15.01.2022 Great opportunity for our local community to come down and get some information from Natalie.

14.01.2022 Last night the Brigade along with West Nowra RFS, Fire Rescue NSW, Hazmat, Police, b and RMS all called to a diesel spill on Cambewarra Mountain resulting in both lanes being shut. It took crews a number of hours to clean up before reopen the road. Thank you to all crew involved.

12.01.2022 At last night’s general meeting our brigade members were awarded the NSW Citations for their massive efforts during the 2019/2020 bushfires by Mark Williams, Stuart Thaler, and Andrew Fielding. To say we are proud of their achievements is an understatement well done everyone.

12.01.2022 Watch out boys and girls Santa is in his way around the village and surrounding areas

11.01.2022 A huge shout out to all our amazing fathers out there who do such an amazing job! Happy Father's Day! #nswrfs

09.01.2022 A quick up date!!! We are now at Emergency level. Please make sure your fire plans are in place. This page will not be monitored for at least the next 24 hours.A quick up date!!! We are now at Emergency level. Please make sure your fire plans are in place. This page will not be monitored for at least the next 24 hours.

08.01.2022 TRAINING NIGHT Tonight the brigade is conducting a structural training scenario at our Satilite Staion in the village. Please don’t be alarmed if you see us at the station.

08.01.2022 Firefighters are working to contain the Kiama Ave Fire burning south of the Currarong community at Jervis Bay (Shoalhaven). The fire has crossed into the Beecro...ft Weapons Range limiting the ability of crews to directly attack the fire. The fire is not threatening homes and is expected to burn into the evening. See more

06.01.2022 Currowan Fire update: Roads: Braidwood Rd, Turpentine Rd, Little Forest Rd, Blackbutt Range Rd, Porters Creek Rd, Wandean Rd (to the creek) are all open. Prop...erty: Confirmed 291 houses destroyed, 25 facilities destroyed, 484 outbuildings destroyed. 137 houses damaged, 18 facilities damaged, 204 outbuildings damaged. 1332 houses untouched, 124 facilities untouched, 1259 outbuildings untouched. There is no ETA for any further roads opening at this point in time, all agencies are working hard to make this happen and restore normality. We would like to thank the community for their continued support and patience during this difficult time. See more

06.01.2022 SILENT AUCTION PHOTO ON DISPLAY AT ANGELS CAFE HUSKISSON! On show at the cafe until Nowra Show Weekend (7/8 February), is Sean Bremner 's amazing shot of the Currowan fire making a run towards Tapitallee & North Nowra on the 4th Jan before the southerly hit pushing it north into Kangaroo Valley. Email your bid to [email protected]... Proceeds will go towards long time local wildlife carers & RFS volunteers June & Lex Frew who received serious 3rd degree burns protecting wildlife under their care and their property and remain in hospital.

06.01.2022 Huge shout out to SCCCR Quarries at South Nowra for their kind donation of 6 tons of dust that the brigade will need for a trench that we need to do soon, we really appreciate it.

05.01.2022 Currowan Fire update: After 56 days the fire is now at contained status, there will continue to be burning logs and stumps around the fire ground , however mos...t of these are well within the burnt area. Remote area crews will continue to work on some hot spots on the northern part of the fire ground. Permits remain suspended until further notice. Please only call 000 if you see an unattended fire. See more

05.01.2022 Pyro cloud beginning to form. We are in for a long afternoon. Please stay where you are, do not travel. Stay up to date, monitor conditions via www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or download the fires near me app. Stay safe out there everyone.

05.01.2022 1st of September is the mark of Spring, but it is also the mark of something else for us here in the Shoalhaven. Bush Fire Season. This now means that if you intend to burn off, you require a fire permit. Fire permits may be obtained through contacting the Brigade via our email ([email protected]), with a contact name, phone number and we will have one of our permit officers get back to you.

04.01.2022 Are you all ready for Christmas? Keep your eye open tomorrow morning from 8am there will be a special visiter visiting the Village on a big red truck. Be sure to keep your eyes open

04.01.2022 Together, we've been through a lot lately. This Australia Day, we want to recognise all the men and women who have worked so hard to protect our communities. An...d we want to thank everyone for working together and supporting one another when times are tough. Despite so much tragedy recently, let's take a moment to celebrate the things that make Australia great. Happy Australia Day.

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Jason Burman and Don Osler being appointed deputy captains.

01.01.2022 Hockeys lane has been closed temporarily due to a tree down over power lines. Crews are working hard to rectify. Please be careful out and about in this crazy weather.