Surf Beach Rural Fire Brigade in Sunshine Bay | Community organisation

Surf Beach Rural Fire Brigade

Locality: Sunshine Bay

Address: 13 Pleasurelea Drive 2536 Sunshine Bay, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Something different to fires but then that’s all part of the job...well done that NSW RFS crew

25.01.2022 Today marks 40 years since five young lives were tragically lost battling a bush fire at Waterfall. It was 3rd November 1980 - just before 5am crews were aler...ted to a bush fire burning near McKell Avenue. Numerous brigades responded to the southern end of the Royal National Park, working to contain a large fire which was burning under mild conditions. The conditions on the day were cool, the temperature reached 19c, humidity was low and southerly winds prevailed. As the southerly winds increased in strength late afternoon, the fire transitioned from the forested area into heath, increasing the intensity and spread. The fire rapidly headed in a northerly direction towards the Uloola trail. It was on this trail where a fire tanker from Headquarters (Heathcote) Brigade was overrun by fire. It was at this location where five brave firefighters were lost - Steve Crunkhorn, 26, Gregory Rolfe, 24, Vernon Stedman, 21, William Cummings, 21 and David Marshall, 19. The fire was contained days later after burning 2,246 hectares of the Royal National Park. We remember these brave firefighters.

21.01.2022 What a difference a year makes. On 29 October 2019 there was nearly 100 bush fires burning across the state, with some fires at Emergency Warning level. Twelve ...months to the day, weather conditions are very different, as is the level of fire activity. Remember fire conditions will return, so why not take the time now to discuss your plan with your family. See more

18.01.2022 How to put your foot in your mouth......not a good idea.

16.01.2022 The last thing anyone wants is a repeat of last summer's horrific bushfire season. Now the ability to tackle deadly flames has been bolstered with the arrival o...f new aircraft. They'll not only lead the fight from the sky, but also map where the fire is going. www.7NEWS.com.au #NSWFires #7NEWS

16.01.2022 This is why we keep the lint trap clean on the dryer. This is one of the top 10 causes for house fires. Clean after every load! Front load Washer/Dryer combination.

16.01.2022 Surf Beach Brigade Members being presented with their NSW Premier's Bushfire Emergency Citations for their contribution during the 2019/2020 bushfire season.

15.01.2022 As the state braces for this year's bushfire season, the NSW Rural Fire Service has unveiled Australia's largest aerial firefighting fleet. See all the new aircraft, 6.00pm TONIGHT on #9News

12.01.2022 Do you live in NSW and were affected by the 2019/20 bushfires? We'd love to hear from you so we can learn from your personal experience. By participating in a ...simple online survey, you can help improve warnings, education, and community preparedness and response to bushfire. Learn more and access the survey here: https://bit.ly/34gLSLl The survey is part of a new study with UOW Research, Macquarie University and NSW Rural Fire Service and is open to anyone affected by the 2019/20 NSW bushfires. Eurobodalla Shire Council | Bega Valley Shire Council | Hawkesbury City Council | Blue Mountains City Council | Lithgow City Council | MidCoast Council | Kempsey Shire Council | Shoalhaven City Council | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | Snowy Valleys Council | Wingecarribee Shire Council | Wollondilly Shire Council | ABC Emergency

11.01.2022 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

09.01.2022 Surf Beach training last night.

07.01.2022 Just a reminder for Wednesday......Lest we forget

06.01.2022 Update A message from Josie, Emerald’s mum. Thank you very much for your lovely greetings. Emerald was so touched and grateful that even she missed her Daddy's... birthday greeting, she was greeted by thousand of people who are thinking about her on her birthday. She had a lovely birthday, she got an advance birthday present, a puppy named Alfie whom she loves a lot, she had a pre- birthday celebration with our Filipino friends, then she was surprised by her friends when she came home from school and had a very lovely cake and cupcakes made by my friends. We went to church and she had her first communion, then had dinner with our friends. She was delighted. And thanks RFS Long beach for this inspiring post. I’ve added a photo that Josie has shared Our story below Do you remember our beautiful friend Emerald? Last year she spent her birthday gift cards on the firefighter at Long Beach. Emerald made bags of treats for us, with beautiful messages written on every bag. Well it’s that time of year again!! On 24th November it’s Emerald’s 11th birthday. I would like to take just a moment to tell you a bit about this resilient young lady. Around Emeralds birthday last year the fires around Batemans Bay kicked off. After her birthday she went out and spent her birthday gift cards on munchies & bags. She sat down and wrote a special message on every bag. All different. Then her and her wonder mum Josie delivered them to our station. We were all very touched. December! The fires are now on our doorsteps!!!! Emerald’s father, John, goes out to their bush property on December 30, to defend his daughter’s childhood fairy land. The family get-away, their bush retreat. Meanwhile Emerald and Josie had to evacuate their home in town. Emerald and Josie later go home and find their home standing but no sign of John. Sadly they found John had passed away at his daughters fairyland while fighting the fire. Emerald stayed strong along side her mum for the tough year 2020 has dished up. So..... I’d like everyone to wish Emerald the biggest happy 11th birthday in the comments below. Let’s blow up this post and make this special young lady’s day the best ever. From the Long Beach Rural Fire Brigade, we WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMERALD. We hope your day is as special as you are.

06.01.2022 A big congratulations to our Deb on succesfully completing her BF Assessment on Sunday. Can't wait to have you on the truck.

04.01.2022 POSSIBLE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING - #Illawarra, #SouthCoast, #SouthernTablelands, #SnowyMountains HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING h...as developed about coastal parts of the Illawarra and will continue to develop about areas of the South Coast Southern Tablelands ACT and Snowy Mountains districts into the afternoon and evening. Localised INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding may develop during the afternoon. Rainfall rates are forecast to begin to ease as the low pressure system moves further offshore late tonight and into early Sunday Locations which may be affected include #BatemansBay, #Braidwood, #Bega, #MoruyaHeads, #Canberra, #Cooma, #Nerriga, #CaptainsFlat, #Queanbeyan, #Tidbinbilla, #Bredbo and #Nimmitabel. Register now to receive SMS alerts when severe weather may impact you. www.nswincidentalerts.com Full warning: https://bit.ly/3jFD9qt For Emergency help, call #NSWSES on 132 500.