The Latest Breaking News from RFS

An American aerial firefighter giving evidence at a coronial inquest into the deaths of his colleagues during the 2019-20 bushfire season tells the coroner he felt pressure from the NSW Rural Fire Service to continuing flying.

Dominic Perrottet is campaigning in Goulburn while Chris Minns has returned to western Sydney as the leaders spruik their policies in a bid to court NSW voters.

Alan Glover - actor, comedian, volunteer firefighter and activist - was unhappy with his sentencing outcome at the Downing Centre court in Sydney on Tuesday. Glover was given an 18-month good behaviour bond and he has to pay a $3000 fine for blocking a bridge or tunnel. He says he…

Conditions ease as firefighters begin day six of trying to control the Tambaroora, Alpha Road blaze, north of Bathurst.

Rural Fire Service says blaze north of Hill End could burn for weeks as locals struggle to save properties

High fire danger expected for prolonged period across state in first time since black summer bushfires, RFS says

An audit of NSW's rural firefighting resources has found the RFS has no overarching strategy guiding the distribution of its firefighting fleet and is failing to prepare for future fires.

Teams are keeping communities supplied with medications, animal feed and groceries via helicopter after emergency services moved their air base to the NSW-Victorian border.

Authorities are yet to name the two people killed on Monday.