O'Connell Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade in OConnell, New South Wales, Australia | Fire station

O'Connell Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade

Locality: OConnell, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 448 475 031

Address: Corner O'Connell Rd and Mutton Falls Rd 2795 O'Connell, NSW, Australia

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

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22.01.2022 This weekend NSW RFS strike teams are continuing their flood recovery efforts in affected communities around the state. Thanks to Floyd Mallon from the Bolwarra...-Largs Brigade for these great shots of Lower Hunter strike teams travelling to assist with flood recovery efforts in Gloucester See more

19.01.2022 Earlier this year Pecky organised a fundraiser for the NSW Rural Fire Service and raised over $20,000 in one morning . The money raised with major support fro...m the team at Reliance Bank and Raine & Horne Bathurst, helped to purchase a mobile coolroom and 5 Cel-Fi Go phone boosters for RFA vehicles. Troy McNaughton owner of the Bathurst and Mudgee Telstra stores has kindly donated an additional 4 Cel-Fi Go boosters (valued at $860 each). Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved. Photo (left to right): Troy McNaughton (Bathurst and Mudgee Telstra store owner), Brett Taylor (Chifley/Lithgow Team Operation Officer), Maurice McMillen (Chifley/Lithgow Team Group Officer), McMark Haley (Reliance Bank Regional Development Manager) Michelle MacKey (Raine & Horne Director), Pecky (2bs 95.1 FM), Grant Maskill-Dowton (Raine & Horne Director) and Matt Clifton (Raine & Horne Director)

19.01.2022 As the weather starts to heat up, it's a good reminder for residents to start preparing your home for bush fires. Taking these important steps now, could make a...ll the difference if a fire was to threaten you and your home. It is also important to make sure you have a bush fire survival plan and have discussed and practiced it with your family. For more information on on making your plan, visit www.myfireplan.com.au

18.01.2022 Here's a sign it's going to be cold this weekend With parts of the state expecting temp's below zero, snow on the alps and summer a distant memory, many of... us will be turning on the heater, lighting the fire and pulling out the blankets. So keep flammables a 'metre from the heater' and most importantly test that smoke alarm. See more

13.01.2022 With winter frosts causing grassland fuels to cure, we are beginning to see grass fires take hold and threaten homes and other assets. This fire near Glen Innes... burnt around 50ha on Sunday with firefighters undertaking property protection at a number of assets. It is important to have a cleared and maintained line of at least 20 metres around your assets. If you are undertaking pile burning or having a fire pit, make sure you remain with the fire until it is out, and you have enough water to extinguish it, should it escape.

13.01.2022 A letter to the local community from our Captain: O’CONNELL VOLUNTEER RURAL FIRE BRIGADE ABN: 75 341 016 474...Continue reading

11.01.2022 It’s NSW Youth Week so we’re highlighting some of our younger NSW RFS members like 18-year-old sisters Kiara and Leanne David, who joined the Dural Brigade six ...years ago to volunteer alongside their firefighting brother and father. For the David sisters, the NSW RFS has been a great place to volunteer as a young person they get to meet new people, experience new things and learn skills that help them in life like leadership and working under pressure. Interested in joining the NSW RFS? Visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer

08.01.2022 Our NSW RFS aircraft based in Coffs Harbour have begun to move in to position around NSW for the day, to assist the NSW SES where needed. Our aviation crew are ...involved in a number of operations including flood rescue, welfare checks and transporting supplies. Please stay safe and stay up to date through the Bureau of Meteorology and follow NSW SES for the latest information regarding warnings and evacuation orders. For emergency assistance with flood and storm damage, call the NSW SES on 132 500. If it's a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000). (Video: Dwayne Graham/James Pitman NSW RFS. Flooding near Kempsey, NSW).

07.01.2022 With all of the beautiful rain has brought an increased growth in grass Grass fires can happen quickly and spread even faster. Be prepared by keeping grass s...hort, maintaining your machinery and checking your fire fighting equipment regularly. Know your fire plan. The bushfire danger period is now in full swing. If you are planning on doing any fire activities on your property you will need to obtain a fire permit https://bit.ly/34SFgD6 Contact NSW Rural Fire Service or Fire and Rescue NSW for more information.

07.01.2022 An important message from Fire and Rescue NSW: Wheat bags can ignite, and are not designed to replace hot water bottles for warming beds. Regularly check your w...heat bag for signs of wear and tear or scorching. With age the fillings dry out and become combustible. Only use wheat bags for direct application to body aches and pains. For more fire safety tips visit www.fire.nsw.gov.au/winter

05.01.2022 Residents in bushfire-affected areas are being told, NOW is the time to prepare your home for the season ahead. Here is the essential advice that could protect your property and save lives. #9Today

04.01.2022 Three cheers for RFS volunteers Bill and Albert! Last Saturday the Bilpin Rural Fire Brigade community celebrated more than 150 years of service by Albert N...ewton and Bill Johnson Snr to the brigade. The COVID-safe celebration included the veteran firies taking a lap of honour in a Cat 1 tanker along the Bells Line of Road. Bilpin Rural Fire Brigade posted the details on Facebook: "As Bill said today, 'all I did was get older', but we all know how much commitment 70 years of RFS takes... and we thank them both for their service." "They both looked pretty chuffed with their medals pinned proudly, plenty of family present to join in. And a seriously impressive cake by Sue Haley...!" Local MP Susan Templeman MP added that "Bill and Albert joined the brigade as teenagers, back when you got a wet hessian sack to fight fires with." We are in your debt, sirs. : Nick Wood

04.01.2022 It’s images like this that will cause concern for firefighters this season. With good rains across most of NSW and more predicted over the coming weeks we can e...xpect to see more paddocks like this. Grass fires start quickly and spread rapidly. Important to plan and prepare. How’s your area? Photos by Jason Jarrett at Deepwater in the Northern Tablelands. See more

02.01.2022 This Time Last Year: It was between the 8 and 10 August 2019 that the first significant spike in bush fire activity occurred in northern NSW. Fires near Crescen...t Head and Turners Flat at Kempsey were running and threatening homes. There was more than 50 fires burning across NSW and a forecast of strengthening winds. The 2019-20 fire season was underway. Video: Loftus Rd - Crescent Head on 10 August. See more

01.01.2022 Have you replaced your smoke alarm batteries??