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Community Roots The history of organised fire protection in the Dungog district is long and varied. Beginning as early as 1912, attempts...

Volunteer Origins Several discussions were held in the early 1900s to form a fire brigade in the West Wyalong district. By March 1907, a...

Attempts to Form a Brigade   Consideration regarding fire protection in the North Illawarra District began to be explored by the Board of...

At the Museum of Fire, our mission extends beyond simply housing historic objects. We exist to preserve and share the stories, memories,...

Formation of Riverstone Fire Brigade   Interest in the fire protection of Riverstone was brought to the foreground in 1923. At this time,...

Cootamundra’s First Attempts to Establish Interest in forming a fire brigade in Cootamundra began in early 1882, after a fire broke out...

Interest in forming a fire brigade in Taree occurred as early as 1887. Due to the increased development of the town during this period,...

Ideas for the establishment of a brigade in the Ulladulla area were first proposed in July 1969. This was intended to provide fire...

Fifty years ago, 1975, was an incredibly busy year for the NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB; today Fire and Rescue NSW, FRNSW) with technological...

Early calls for the formation of a fire brigade within Merrylands were made to the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW (BoFC) by the...