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Station Focus: Ryde Fire Brigade - A Brief History 1912-2023

*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the opening of the new...

Nov 28, 20233 min read

On the 20 November 1973 at 3:42pm, control received the call to a fire which had engulfed the multistorey Woolworths located at Warringah...

Nov 20, 20233 min read

*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the opening of the new...

Nov 2, 20235 min read

The approval of The Fire Brigades Act by the Parliament of NSW, established the Sydney Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), giving it the...

Oct 25, 20232 min read

*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the brand new station...

Oct 10, 20237 min read

The earliest use of ladders for firefighting appears to have been for the accessing and removing of thatched roofs of buildings, with...

Oct 4, 20233 min read

*This information is an extract from the colour-book produced by the Museum of Fire's Heritage Team to celebrate the brand new station...

Sep 28, 20235 min read

To set the scene of how the fire brigade formed in the Snowy Mountains we are going to take you back to the early 1900s when the area...

Sep 19, 20233 min read

On Sunday 10th September 2023 the Museum hosted our annual History Week Keynote Presentation with this years theme being "Voices From the...

Sep 11, 20235 min read

What is a chaplain? Fire and Rescue NSW employs two Chaplains to support and counsel firefighters, other staff, retired personnel and...

Aug 24, 20234 min read