Rural Fire Service Braidwood Station & Office in Braidwood, New South Wales | Fire station

Rural Fire Service Braidwood Station & Office

Locality: Braidwood, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6128 0600

Address: Gillamatong Lane 2622 Braidwood, NSW, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 A couple of images of some very useful preparation that property owners had made for the Black Range fire. Posted for arriving crews to see, information on wate...r availability, whether there was anybody there, stock, and even a map can be invaluable to crews arriving to do property protection on short notice. See more

23.01.2022 Information on fire activity in the Braidwood/Tallaganda area Issued at 9:30am on Wednesday 11 December 2019 Situation A bushfire believed to have been star...ted by lightning strikes on Tuesday 26 November is burning in Tallaganda National Park, west of Braidwood. The fire is burning between Forbes Creek, Cooma Road and the Kings Highway. The fire has burnt more than 36,500 hectares and is not yet contained. Fire activity has decreased across the fireground, however there is active fire in the north around Foxs Elbow, Manar Road, Jones Road, Watson’s Road and Mulloon Creek/Butmaroo. Crews in the area are working to complete containment within the next 24 to 48 hours. Firefighters from the numerous agencies, supported by bulldozers, graders and aircraft continue to mop-up and extinguish hotspots around the perimeter of the fire. Tallaganda National Park, State Conservation Area and State Forest are all closed, as are all roads in these areas such as Mulloon Fire Trail and Lowden road. Advice Residents in the Mulloon, Warri, Braidwood, Bombay, Little Bombay, Mount Elrington, Farringdon, Wallaces Gap, Jembaicumbene Creek, Bendoura, Majors Creek, Reidsdale, Hoskinstown/Rossi and Buttmaroo areas should continue to monitor the situation and follow advice from firefighters. Know what you will do if a fire is to threaten. If you don’t have a plan or your plan is to leave, leave early. If you see an unattended fire, call 000. Information Updates on this fire are also available at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or by calling call 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737). Find out the latest Fire Danger Rating in your area at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or by calling 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737). Animal Welfare Assistance including Emergency Fodder, is available by contacting the NSW Agricultural and Animal Services Hotline on 1800 814 647. For information on road conditions or closures, please call the NSW RTA on 131 700 or check www.livetraffic.com. Remember roads may be closed without warning. For information on closures of National Parks associated with this fire, please visit www.npws.nsw.gov.au Disaster assistance may be available. Check www.emergency.nsw.gov.au or 1800 018 444 for details. If you need to report a new fire or require urgent assistance, dial Triple Zero (000). Authorised by Incident Controller Superintendent Paul Jones, Lake George Fire Control Centre. Issued by the Incident Management Team on behalf of the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service

22.01.2022 Yesterday was the last day we had Ed and Eric from the United States working within the Incident Management Team. Now that the Black Range Fire is contained it'...s time their skills are put to good use elsewhere. It has been a pleasure working with both of them, we thank them for their efforts and wish them all the best for the remainder of their deployment in Australia. See more

22.01.2022 We are aiming at having this fire contained by the end of today.

22.01.2022 Information on fire activity in the Braidwood/Tallaganda area Issued at 10:45am on Friday 13 December 2019 Situation Only a few pockets of fire remain activ...e from a bushfire believed to have been started by lightning strikes on Tuesday 26 November. The fire has burnt more than 36,500 hectares between Forbes Creek, Cooma Road and the Kings Highway. All fire activity is limited to the north around Foxs Elbow, Manar Road, Jones Road, and Watson’s Road. Crews are working to complete containment today. In coming days crews will continue to extinguish hot spots across the fireground. Tallaganda National Park, State Conservation Area and State Forest are all closed, as are all roads in these areas such as Mulloon Fire Trail and Lowden road. Advice Residents in the Foxs Elbow, Manar Road, Jones Road, and Watson’s Road areas should continue to monitor the situation and follow advice from firefighters. If your property has been impacted by fire, you should be aware of falling branches/trees and hot spots in the ground for an extended period after the fire has passed. Information Updates on this fire are also available at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or by calling call 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737). Find out the latest Fire Danger Rating in your area at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or by calling 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737). Disaster assistance may be available. Check www.emergency.nsw.gov.au or 1800 018 444 for details. Animal Welfare Assistance including Emergency Fodder, is available by contacting the NSW Agricultural and Animal Services Hotline on 1800 814 647. For information on road conditions or closures, please call the NSW RTA on 131 700 or check www.livetraffic.com. Remember roads may be closed without warning. For information on closures of National Parks associated with this fire, please visit www.npws.nsw.gov.au The RFS will be working to ensure containment lines are left safe and will not cause significant issues, however, full remediation (such as resowing) will be the responsibility of the recovery group and landholders. If you need to report a new fire or require urgent assistance, dial Triple Zero (000). Authorised by Incident Controller Cameron Leary, Lake George Fire Control Centre. Issued by the Incident Management Team on behalf of the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service

21.01.2022 The NSW RFS is recruiting State Mitigation Crew Leaders and Crew Members. Specifically, we are interested in starting a State Mitigation crew in Braidwood. Th...is is an organisational recruitment not District specific. If you are an existing RFS member and think that this is something you would be interested in, or if you would like any further information, please click the link below. https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au//mitigation-crew-member-mitiga

21.01.2022 With the North Black Range fire now contained, firefighters will continue to work on extinguishing hotspots and making the area of the fireground safe. The Fire Danger Rating for today is Very High, and all permits are suspended.

19.01.2022 Watch and Act: North Black Range, Palerang Fire activity is increasing around Foxs Elbow and Watsons Road. If you are in the areas of Foxs Elbow and Watsons Roa...d, monitor the changing conditions. Know what you will do if the fire threatens. Click here for more information: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-inf/major-fire-updates/mfu

19.01.2022 The Fire Danger Rating for Southern Ranges tomorrow, Thursday 14 Jan 2021 is Very High. Fire Permits are currently suspended for 24 hours from midnight tonight.... Stay up to date on fires in your area. Check your Bush Fire Survival Plan to know what you will do if a fire starts near you. For more information about fire danger ratings visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fdr

18.01.2022 Jenny from Foxs Elbow with her family dropped in to our airbase earlier today to meet and thank some of the aircrew and firefighters who helped work to protect ...her home yesterday afternoon. In the midst of the firefight it is easy to forget that we are working to protect peoples homes, and it is always touching when we get to meet some of the people who we have had the privilege to help. See more

18.01.2022 The Fire Danger Rating for Southern Ranges (all of the QPRC area) for today, Friday 15/01/2021, is Very High. Fire Permits are suspended until midnight tonight. Stay up to date on fires in your area. Check your Bush Fire Survival Plan to know what you will do if a fire starts near you. For more information about fire danger ratings visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fdr

17.01.2022 A statewide Total Fire Ban has been declared from midnight Tuesday 17th December to midnight Saturday 21st December 2019, due to hot and dry conditions across NSW. There are difficult and dangerous fire conditions forecast over coming days so ask yourself: When will you leave, what will you take and where will you go?

15.01.2022 Lake George RFS members have just attended a Search and Rescue in the Berlang area. NSW Police, NSW SES and FRNSW are currently on scene and will conduct rescue... operations. The RFS is standing down as they are not required. When it rains a lot, rivers swell with water. What you once crossed when water levels were low can quickly become impassable. The area of concern is now 3m deep, metres wider than what it was and the water levels are still rising. Water is flowing strongly and you don’t know what is coming down with it. As upstream was fire affected, this could include large trees and branches. It also night. This is not low risk situation. Check the weather before leaving and remember; if it’s flooded, forget it.

13.01.2022 | TAKING CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH FOLLOWING A BUSHFIRE | Following on from a bushfire there are things you can do to take care of yourself and your mental hea...lth or the mental health of someone you know. - spend time with family and friends - take time out but don’t isolate yourself - accept help when its offered - limit the amount of media coverage you see and hear - understand you are not alone in your experience - write down your worries and concerns - express your feelings in your own time and way - know you won’t have all the answers - try not to take big risks and make life changing decisions until you are ready | WHERE TO GET HELP | If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000 or go to your nearest hospital emergency department. **Free face-to-face support The following free services are available to people impacted by fires and drought. Hunter / New England Healthwise 1800 931 540 North Coast - Connect to Wellbeing 1300 160 339 **Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) contact your local RAMHP Coordinator at www.ramhp.com.au. They are not clinicians but they can listen, provide support and help connect people to services in their local area. If you’re concerned about your own or someone else’s mental health, call the NSW Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 for advice or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467. **Other useful links Head to your local Evacuation Centre. Find out what Evacuation Centres and Disaster Welfare Points are open here - www.emergency.nsw.gov.au//disaste/disaster-assistance.aspx Call the Disaster Welfare Assistance Line- currently open 7 days a week from 8:30am - 4:30pm on 1800 018 444 Fire affected landholders requiring emergency fodder are being urged to call the Agricultural and Animal Services Hotline on 1800 814 647 Contact the Salvation Army Disasters Assistance team - email [email protected] or call 1300 662 217 For all other assistance go to www.emergency.nsw.gov.au//disaste/disaster-assistance.aspx **Online resources Head to our website www.ramhp.com.au/downloadable-resources/ for resources including podcasts, fact sheets, self -help quiz and our Glove Box Guide to Mental Health. | HOW CAN I HELP COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE FIRES? | You can help communities affected by fire by donating to a national not-for-profit ‘Givit’ helps to provide exactly what is needed in disaster response and recovery. Go to www.givit.org.au to find out more Donate to the Red Cross appeal here www.redcross.org.au/disaster-relief-and-recovery Donate to the Salvation Army Appeal here - www.salvationarmy.org.au

12.01.2022 Thank you very much for these letters of thanks from the students of Burgmann Anglican School.

10.01.2022 The Fire Danger Rating for Southern Ranges (all of the QPRC area) today 26th Jan 2021 is Very High. Fire Permits are currently suspended until midnight tonight. Stay up to date on fires in your area. Check your Bush Fire Survival Plan to know what you will do if a fire starts near you. For more information about fire danger ratings visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fdr

08.01.2022 The Fire Danger Rating for Southern Ranges tomorrow, Tuesday 26 Jan 2021 is Very High. Fire Permits are suspended from midnight tonight for 24 hours. Stay up to date on fires in your area. Check your Bush Fire Survival Plan to know what you will do if a fire starts near you. For more information about fire danger ratings visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fdr

01.01.2022 Just in case you'd forgotten what time of year it was. (Seen in a paddock west of Tallaganda forest.)