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The Latest Breaking News from NSW Rural Fire Service

A Bushfire Has Broken Out In Sydney’s Northern Beaches After A Hazard Reduction Burn

A bushfire that broke out in Sydney's Northern Beaches on Saturday has been downgraded from emergency status to "watch and act".

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Rural fire boss to retire after five years in charge

Veteran NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Rob Rogers will retire after the upcoming bushfire season following more than 40 years with the agency.

AAP

Coalfields fire's toll revealed as crews gain the upper hand

Mop-up operations will continue behind containment lines.

Newcastle Herald

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'Incredibly difficult': volunteer firefighter mourned

The NSW Rural Fire Service is doing all it can to support the family of Leo Fransen, who died after being hit by a falling tree while battling a bushfire.

AAP

Waking up: Australia and the El Niño on our horizon

Australia knows it’s facing a building El Niño and a potential horror summer of bushfire — but is it really prepared for what’s to come?

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Gas bottle explodes as truck hits guard rail on M1 motorway

The explosion on Monday night left the motorway closed while emergency crews cleared the scene.

Newcastle Herald

Fire continues to burn just outside ACT border

NSW Rural Fire Service said it had reached 37 hectares in size.

The Canberra Times

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Megabucks up for grabs for megafires solution

A cashed-up competition is underway to transform how fires are detected, managed and fought, and Aussie firefighters will help decide who wins.

AAP

Off-road farm vehicles catch alight, sparking blazes in New South Wales

ABC News

'I didn't see it but I certainly heard it': Lightning suspected as cause of winery fire

An electrical short circuit caused by a lightning strike is suspected as the cause of a fire that destroyed a function centre at Pokolbin's Tamburlaine Organic Winery on Thursday night.

Newcastle Herald

Temperatures soar as heatwave hits NSW

A severe heatwave warning has been issued for parts of NSW, with extremely hot and dry conditions raising the risk of bushfires.

The New Daily

Schools close amid heatwave warning for NSW with temperatures set to exceed 40°C in some areas

Around 30 schools are closed in New South Wales with temperatures set to reach well into the 30s, and more than 40 degrees Celsius in some areas, in heatwave conditions expected to last up to several days.

ABC News

Wee Jasper grass fire contained after two days

At around 1pm on Sunday, fire crews managed to contain the fire, which had grown to 2019 hectares.

The Canberra Times

'Landscape looked like Mars': pain of 2003 fires lingers 20 years on

The retired Canberra builder has rebuilt his idyllic property that was burnt out in the 2003 firestorm.

The Canberra Times

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Former RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons made redundant from Resilience NSW

The former NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner is axed by the government after heavy criticism of Resilience NSW's response to the flood emergency earlier this year.

Newcastle Herald

Mambo Wetlands bushfire: wind change key to keeping fire under control

A FIRE which reached the rear of several properties at Salamander Bay on Tuesday will be monitored carefully while water bombing helicopters attempt to douse the flames.

ABC News

NSW Rural Fire Service addressed a 'wounded' community seeking an apology after ill-fated back-burn

Residents are left with questions about a back-burn in the Blue Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, as NSW Rural Fire Service commissioners address a community meeting of people devastated by the blaze.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter's bushfire management plan open for comment ahead of summer

Taylor Martin, Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter, said the region would be first to use the new process to assess the dangers as the mercury rose.

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Sydney News: Police appeal for witnesses to violent city brawl

MORNING BRIEFING: Police are appealing for witnesses to a Sydney street brawl while a young man "fights for life" in hospital with critical head injuries.

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