Riverina Zone Aviation Brigade in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | Public & government service

Riverina Zone Aviation Brigade

Locality: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 1800 679 737

Address: Walsh Drive, Forest Hill Airport 2650 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 Air crane landed in Wagga Today for refueling. Bomber 227 on standby for severe fire danger day. Bomber 227 was used later in the day after several fires started by lightning strikes. Temp in Wagga today was 42C . Wind gusts to 72kph.

23.01.2022 Bomber 227 and 299 operating at the Wagga Airbase for the Urana Fire.

23.01.2022 Last weekend our brigade done some training for this fire season. Stay safe tomorrow, hot, dry and windy conditions are expected.

23.01.2022 On very high fire danger days, a water bomber is placed on standby at Wagga Airport.

23.01.2022 Bomber 277 and 299 were dispatched to the Ardlethan Rd, Cowabbie fire this afternoon.

22.01.2022 Our deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the crew.

21.01.2022 It was a big season, a lot of hours put in by our brigade members just for Dunns Rd Fire alone.

19.01.2022 The air base and brigade members have been busy, with 73 loads on Thursday and 98 loads on Friday! Thank you once again to the brigade members for their assistance. Correction: 98 and not 84 loads!

19.01.2022 Loading Bomber 227

17.01.2022 Grass Fire County Boundary Rd A fast moving fire has this afternoon burnt through approximately 60ha of grass and stubble. A quick response from multiple loca...l brigades and private units supported by Bomber 277 out of Wagga Wagga airport has seen the damaged kept to a minimum. Today's weather conditions with strong erratic winds proved challenging for firefighters at times on the ground.

14.01.2022 Last weekend, some of our brigade members attended the Phos-Chek factory in Albury, where the empty bins that we have used get reused and filled. Our brigade would like to thank them for their time for the tour.

13.01.2022 Ardlethan Road Fire This morning at 11:40 AM under VERY HIGH fire danger conditions an ignition occurred in the Cowabbie area. The fire ran fast through recen...tly harvested cereal crops that were 100% cured (dry). Pushed by the wind it proved difficult to control. Significant resources were brought to bare on this fire including Bombers 277 and 299, multiple brigades from Coolamon, Temora and Narrandera.

12.01.2022 End of the day, job completed.

06.01.2022 Loading Bomber 299

03.01.2022 It is the end of an era at the NSW Rural Fire Service today. After more than 30 years in the Service, and after more than 12 years as Commissioner, Shane Fitzsi...mmons leaves the organisation today. He's taking up a new role within NSW Government as the Commissioner of Resilience NSW and as Deputy Secretary of Emergency Management. Shane has seen us, and the community, through some of the toughest of conditions and experiences during this time. We say farewell and 'thank you'.

03.01.2022 Busy day at the air base yesterday with 50 loads! Fantastic effort and thank you to our brigade members.

03.01.2022 B277 was on standby today and activated for the County Boundary Rd fire late this afternoon. HT203 was on standby earlier in the week, photos taken by our B277 pilot Matt.

01.01.2022 Wagga Air Base is ready for the season ahead! 22 PhosChek bins arrived!