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Station Focus: 083 Riverstone Fire Brigade 1925-2025
Formation of Riverstone Fire Brigade  Interest in the fire protection of Riverstone was brought to the foreground in 1923. At this time,...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jul 223 min read
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The Watchroom – The Nerve Centre of a Fire Station
Manly Fire Station watchroom, c. 1920 [Museum of Fire Collection] One of our most well-loved displays here at the Museum of Fire is the...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jul 143 min read
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Five Years of the Museum of Fire Blog - a Look Back at the Last Year
In the last year 28,000 people have read the Museum blog online, which is just a phenomenal response to our weekly publication! Since we...

MOF Team
Jul 86 min read
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Expanding the Fire Brigade’s Role in Rescue – the Introduction of the Jaws of Life
This year, 2025, marks 50 years since the first lot of hydraulic powered rescue equipment (known as the Jaws of Life) was introduced in...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 243 min read
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Thirty Years Ago: 1995, The Year of Firsts
It was 30 years ago that the first K9 entered the services of the NSW Fire Brigade (NSWFB, today Fire and Rescue NSW). Known as Sabre ,...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 195 min read
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Station Focus: No. 266 Cootamundra Fire Brigade 1892–2025
Cootamundra’s First Attempts to Establish Interest in forming a fire brigade in Cootamundra began in early 1882, after a fire broke out...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Jun 125 min read
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Recording Every Alarm: The History of Occurrence Books
Out of the many displays at the Museum of Fire, one that often captures visitors’ attention is the large set of shelves filled with...

Curator
Jun 33 min read
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What a Start to 2025!
The first 4.5 months of the year have been incredibly busy for the museum’s small team, but they’ve been incredibly rewarding as well. To...

CEO
May 206 min read
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Station Focus: 477 Ulladulla Fire Brigade 1972-2025
Ideas for the establishment of a brigade in the Ulladulla area were first proposed in July 1969. This was intended to provide fire...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Apr 152 min read
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Station Focus: 072 Merrylands Fire Brigade 1925–2025
Early calls for the formation of a fire brigade within Merrylands were made to the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW (BoFC) by the...

Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Mar 173 min read
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