Heathcote Headquarters Rural Fire Brigade in Heathcote, New South Wales, Australia | Community organisation

Heathcote Headquarters Rural Fire Brigade

Locality: Heathcote, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9520 0010

Address: 126 Wilson Parade 2233 Heathcote, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.heathcoteheadquarters.rfsa.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Happy Australia Day everyone. Heathcote Brigade this morning took some time out and celebrated the day with a BBQ breakfast with family and friends. Communications Brigade joined us and together we shared some quality time. Many thanks to The Cake Castle for the donation of the wonderful biscuits.

24.01.2022 The 2019/20 Bushfire season has now ended. This past season saw our members from Heathcote deployed from September until February across NSW & Queensland. When the fires ended there were several storm events where we assisted the SES across Sydney. Now we, as is all the community working to contain COVID-19, therefore you will not see us around training each week but we are still attending incidents & taking precautions to protect our community & our crews. Once we are able t...o reopen our station the community will be most welcome to visit. Also a very big thanks to all who donated various items across the summer, your generousity is most appreciated. Stay Safe & Stay Home!

23.01.2022 Last night we were able to celebrate XMAS without the smoke and daily grind of last summer. Members and families enjoyed the evening, remembering the year gone by. Thanks to the Heathcote community for your support and we will see you for our Santa runs on 18/12 and 24/12. Follow this page for details. Thanks

23.01.2022 Santa Claus is coming to town! This year we will be including Heathcote East on Friday 18 December commencing 6pm in addition to our usual Christmas Eve run on the western side commencing 4pm. Please check the maps for route. Santa is looking forward to seeing everyone!!!

23.01.2022 Next stop King St

23.01.2022 Very high fire danger rating today. No total fire ban.

23.01.2022 Crew are currently with FRNSW and Ambulance NSW at Karloo Pools assisting an injured bush walker. Looking like a stretcher carry back up the hill.

22.01.2022 Today we held an intimate yet social distanced ceremony to reveal the Geoffrey Keaton and Andrew O’Dwyer Memorial Playground at Telopea Park in Buxton to the fa...milies of the hero’s that lost their lives fighting to save our community. In attendance were the families of Geoff and Andrew, their Captain and crew from Horsley Park Rural Brigade, Picton CWA, Wollondilly Shire Council Representatives including Mayor Robert Khan and Councillor Matthew Deeth, Rural Fire Service Officers including Commissioner Rob Rogers, Superintendent Martin Surrey and Area Commander Simon J Davis, and of course, a team from the Buxton Rural Fire Brigade crew. Today was an incredibly special and emotional day. It was especially touching to see the children of these families enjoying the playground built in the name of their dads, uncles, sons, cousins and brothers. Thank you to all that attended and to all that made this possible in the first place. The official opening to the public will be in December where the journey of this amazing memorial will be shared

22.01.2022 https://www.nsw.gov.au//media-releases-from-the-premier//

21.01.2022 Photos from HEATHCOTE and Waterfall yesterday

21.01.2022 The fire that started on Saturday remains actively burning in the Royal National Park. Aircraft and ground crews are working to contain the fire.

20.01.2022 Congratulations to all recipients, especially Peter Miranda who is a Life Member of Heathcote Headquarters RFB.

19.01.2022 Last Friday Heathcote Headquarters RFB attended the NSW Police Attestation Parade along with other emergency services & Defence force personel. Congratulations to all those who attested & we wish you all the best in serving the people of NSW. The attached link is a video played during the attestation. https://fb.watch/2dppKzjAUS/

19.01.2022 On this day thirty-seven years ago, three volunteers of Heathcote Brigade tragically lost their lives as a result of a bush fire in the Royal National Park. It was Sunday 9th January 1983, just after 9am when local firefighters were alerted to a bush fire in the Royal National Park near the Princes Highway, between Loftus and Sutherland. Later in the afternoon, the fire crossed a creek below Greenhaven Road, Grays Point burning upslope towards Anana Hill.... It was at this location where the three firefighters sadly lost their lives and six other firefighters were seriously injured. The fire was contained three days later burning 337 hectares of the Royal National Park. Today marks the anniversary when three firefighters from Heathcote Brigade, Keith Campbell, Thomas Bielecke and Gregory Moon made the ultimate sacrifice protecting the Sutherland Shire. Today we remember them and are thinking of their families. We are also thinking of the injured firefighters, some of whom are still active with us today.

19.01.2022 Good morning everyone, it's Get Ready Weekend. 'Here is some more of our "behind the scenes" look at the the work we do. This video shows the the brigade receiving the page and responding to the callout.

17.01.2022 Crew from Heathcote are back in the field today working to contain the fire burning to the south of Heathcote. Crew were in the field until late last night and are back on the ground now. Please remain aware of the situation using the Fires Near Me app and the RFS website rfs.nsw.gov.au

17.01.2022 Santa is now on Berrima St

17.01.2022 VH Toban today for Sydney.

16.01.2022 Heathcote currently has a crew out locally assisting with storm damage.

16.01.2022 40 years ago tomorrow, five volunteers from Headquarters (Heathcote) Brigade Sutherland Shire tragically lost their lives as a result of a bush fire in the Royal National Park. It was Monday 3rd November 1980, just before dawn when local fire fighters were alerted to a bush fire near McKell Avenue, Waterfall. Later in the afternoon, the fire crossed Uloola Track heading north towards Heathcote.... It is on this track where the five firefighters tragically lost their lives around 5:00pm as the fire passed through the area, whilst sheltering at their tanker. Other crews were just 200 metres away & were unaware of the tragedy that unfolded further along the track. The fire was contained four days later near Karloo Pool just south of Heathcote. Next week marks the 40th anniversary of when these five brave firefighters from Headquarters (Heathcote) Brigade, Steve Crunkhorn, 26yo, Gregory Rolfe, 24yo, Vernon Stedman, 21yo, David Marshall, 19yo, and William Cummings, 21yo made the ultimate sacrifice protecting the Sutherland Shire. We remember these young firefighters. Our thoughts are very much with their families, friends and fellow firefighters, many who still remain active today.

16.01.2022 Crew from HEATHCOTE are currently assisting with storm damage in Waterfall and Royal National Park.

15.01.2022 Thank you Santa for dropping in to visit Heathcote yesterday before you started your busy night. We had a wonderful Christmas Eve visiting our very supportive residents of Heathcote. Thank you Heathcote for making our Christmas special. We will be back on the fireground tomorrow. Thank you

15.01.2022 Good morning everyone Due to the weather we are postponing some of the livestream video we had planned for you today. Will post progressively as they are able to be filmed. Keep checking back for great content!!

15.01.2022 Many thanks to Edwina, one of our members, for this beautiful compilation of who we are.

14.01.2022 On Friday (18/9), NSW RFS crews will undertake a 44 hectare hazard reduction burn at Woronora Heights, known as Bundanoon Road West. Over 100 firefighters including Fire and Rescue NSW will participate, including the use of a helicopter. Due to fire operations, Bundanoon Road will be closed northbound during the morning, however traffic control will be in place managing the movement of traffic north and southbound. As a result, minor delays are expected. If you could please share with those you know in both areas.

14.01.2022 As we get closer to the end of this years National NAIDOC Week, the KARI Singers have put together a performance in celebration of our culture. We would like to... thank the Elders and KARI staff who participated in this video. We hope you have a had a safe and happy NAIDOC Week! #NAIDOC #NAIDOCweek #NAIDOC2020 Video by: Djuro Sen Bass Guitar: Victor Rounds

14.01.2022 Please heed everyone.

13.01.2022 Despite rainfall across wide areas, fire risks still exist. Keep up to date this summer through the official pages from: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/stay-up-to-date

13.01.2022 Currently in the top half of Forum Drive.

13.01.2022 At 10:36 this morning Heathcote Headquarters RFB were called to assist Ambulance NSW retrieve an injured walker from Karloo Pools. Along with Engadine RFB, F+RNSW Engadine Station 33 and Ambulance SOT team we assisted with carrying out the injured walker who had suffered an injury to her lower limb, not life threatening but unable to undertake the 2.6km walk back to Heathcote. She was handed to Paramedics at 1:30pm for further assessment. Another example of interagency cooperation.

12.01.2022 Visiting the site at Anana Hill Grays Point 9th January 1983.

12.01.2022 Last night, Heathcote Headquarters held a ceremony to present the NSW Premier's Bushfire Emergency Citation to 38 members for their actions and service during last summer's devastating bushfire emergency. A wonderful effort from the members with crews first departing in August to Queensland. The effort continued until late January, at times crewing all 4 firefighting vehicles and our command vehicle. Also presented were 21 NSW Rural Fire Service Long Service Decorations for service totalling 476 years, a true testament to the dedication of our members. The presentations were made by Inspector Ugo Tolone, Sutherland District and Group Officer Mat Smith. Mr Frank Zumbo representing The Hon Craig Kelly Member for Hughes with Australian flags and pin. Apologies were received from Lee Evans, member for Heathcote.

12.01.2022 Our thoughts and prayers again tonight for another tragic death and injuries on the fire ground. The trucks involved were not from the Sutherland Shire. RIP. See below.

12.01.2022 During the week, Edwina is a climb leader on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In an emergency, she’s the face of help, as a volunteer with the NSW Rural Fire Service.... First responders’ risk everything to keep us safe. Now it’s our turn to return the help. By dedicating the first Saturday of every month to do one task, we can help protect them by making our homes safer. Visit https://go.nrma.com.au/firstsaturday to find out how you can help first responders. #FirstSaturday #HelpTheHelpers See more

12.01.2022 Get Ready Weekend. Heres the agenda for our Facebook Live events on Sunday 20 September. 10.00am - Receiving an Emergency call. Will show how the duty crew at the Fire Control Centre receive a 000 call and respond a brigade. 10.30 - Responding to an incident. Firefighters arrive at the station and respond to the incident. 11.00 - Arriving at an incident. Planning the attack on the incident and carrying out the plan. 11.30 - Returning to the station. The work doesnt stop w...hen the fire is out! 12.00 - Training will be continuing on Sunday and we will post video at 12. We hope you all enjoy this very socially distanced event. See more

11.01.2022 AFAC News confirms that following detailed planning and preparation, the AFAC National Resource Sharing Centre was advised by the US National Interagency Fire C...enter that a request for firefighting assistance from Australia to the United States is no longer required. Fire conditions in the United States have eased and the forecast is for more favourable conditions over the coming weeks. See more

10.01.2022 Get Ready Weekend - PR @ Parliament House

10.01.2022 Our very own Edwina with a great message for everyone.

09.01.2022 Heathcote 1A (heavy tanker) is now loaded onboard HMAS Canberra with Engadine 1B ready for Australia Day Celebrations on Sydney Harbour. Keep an eye out for the tankers.

09.01.2022 Get Ready Weekend. Here’s the agenda for our Facebook Live events on Sunday 20 September. 10.00am - Receiving an Emergency call. Will show how the duty crew at the Fire Control Centre receive a 000 call and respond a brigade. 10.30 - Responding to an incident. Firefighters arrive at the station and respond to the incident. 11.00 - Arriving at an incident. Planning the attack on the incident and carrying out the plan. 11.30 - Returning to the station. The work doesn’t stop w...hen the fire is out! 12.00 - Training will be continuing on Sunday and we will post video at 12. We hope you all enjoy this very socially distanced event. See more

09.01.2022 Due to COVID we will not be able to host you at the station this weekend. Never fear, we have some exciting events planned which will be live-streamed on Facebook each half hour from 10am on Sunday. Check back tomorrow for details!

08.01.2022 If you update your Fires Near Me NSW app or check our website, you'll see new icons for bush fires across NSW. This part of a new national approach to warnings.... Over time they'll be used for more hazards in more locations, so you can expect to see the same approach whether you're at home, work or travelling. See more

08.01.2022 Just a reminder that Santa’s on his way. 1. Heathcote East - Friday 18 Dec starting 6pm. 2. Heathcote West - Christmas Eve starting at 4pm See maps for route outline

07.01.2022 Next stop the Park at the top of Corinth Rd.

07.01.2022 Severe FDR tomorrow for the Sydney area. We currently have a truck heading down to Narooma as part of a Sutherland strike team to assist tomorrow in the south.

07.01.2022 Proposed Hazard Reduction in the Bangor area Sunday 26 April

06.01.2022 Severe total fire ban tomorrow for the Sydney area, with a strong southerly predicted late in the day. Please everyone be careful, it is so dry out there at the moment.

06.01.2022 Currently our Heathcote 1A (Heavy tanker) with 4 other tankers from Sutherland are responding to the Far South Coast in order assist with fires currently threatening the area. Crew is due to return tomorrow. There are also another group of Sutherland tsnkers responding to the Snowy Mountains, also to return tomorrow. Sufficient tankers remain in the shire to protect Sutherland if required. Sadly we can confirm the crash of one of the Large Air Tankers fighting fires in the Snowy Mountains. Our thoughts and prayers are with families & friends of the crew.

05.01.2022 Smoke will be visible today as this essential Hazard Reduction Burn is undertaken.

05.01.2022 During the week, Edwina is a climb leader on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In an emergency, shes the face of help, as a volunteer with the NSW Rural Fire Service.... First responders risk everything to keep us safe. Now its our turn to return the help. By dedicating the first Saturday of every month to do one task, we can help protect them by making our homes safer. Visit https://go.nrma.com.au/firstsaturday to find out how you can help first responders. #FirstSaturday #HelpTheHelpers See more

05.01.2022 Heathcote crew are in Goulburn this morning prepared for deployment to fires as needed in SE NSW. Just a quick visit to the famous Big Merino UPDATE - crew is now responding to Michelago.

04.01.2022 Good morning everyone, it's Get Ready Weekend. We''ve managed to produce a couple of videos fo you to have a "behind the scenes" look at the the work we do. This first video shows the process of the Sutherland Communcations Brigade taking a 000 call and paging us for the call.

04.01.2022 This is smoke from the current hazard reduction being undertaken in the Royal National Park. The hazard reduction is scheduled to conclude Wednesday.

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Heathcote H/Qs newest firefighters who obtained their basic firefighter qualification today. Also congratulations to one other member who was awarded their basic firefighter support qualification last week. Well done all.

02.01.2022 Thank you everyone for coming out to see Santa this afternoon. Heathcote RFB certainly enjoyed it. You are all so very generous.

02.01.2022 Very High Fire Danger is forecast for the Greater Sydney & Illawarra regions tomorrow. Ensure you are prepared and get alerts for new fires in your area by down...loading the Fires Near Me app today. https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/stay-up-to-date #nswrfs #firedanger #prepared #greatersydneyac

02.01.2022 State wide total fire ban for 48 hours from midnight tonight.