Brooklyn Rural Fire Brigade

25/04/2026

🚒 Brooklyn Brigade crews attended a truck fire on the M1 last week, one of several incidents keeping our volunteers on their toes. We’re lucky to have such a committed crew keeping the community safe and keeping the M1 moving alongside Berowra Rural Fire Brigade and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 075 Berowra.

📣 Being a small community, every helping hand counts. Keep an ear out in coming weeks if you're interested in learning more about what we do and how you can help out ahead of this year’s upcoming bushfire season.

🏡Whether you’re new to Brooklyn, fought fires alongside us before, or have started wondering how you can help out - many hands make light work 💪

20/04/2026

07/03/2026

Training on the Hawkesbury River 🚤

members from Westleigh spent the day on the Hawkesbury River with Brooklyn Rural Fire Brigade, undertaking boat familiarisation and water-based training.

A big thank you to the Brooklyn Brigade members for hosting us and sharing their knowledge and experience on the water. We really appreciate the opportunity to build our capability together.

Great teamwork and a great day of learning.

10/01/2026

Update 2:43pm: Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the fire. The fire has now been downgraded to Advice. Those in the vicinity should continue to monitor conditions and stay up to date with the latest information.

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Watch and Act: Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd Fire, Mount Colah (Hornsby LGA) - Leave Now: Those in the Bobbin Head Picnic and Apple Tree Bay areas.

Update 2:43pm: Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the fire. The fire has now been downgraded to Advice. Those in the vicinity should continue to monitor conditions and stay up to date with the latest information.

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Watch and Act: Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd Fire, Mount Colah (Hornsby LGA) - Leave Now: Those in the Bobbin Head Picnic and Apple Tree Bay areas.

Firefighters are on scene of a bush fire burning in the vicinity of the Ku-ring-gai Chase Rd, Mount Colah, 4km north east of Hornsby. The fire is burning in an south easterly direction.

Those in the vicinity of Bobbin Head Picnic area and Apple Tree Bay should Leave Now, in a southerly direction along Bobbin Head Rd towards Turramurra.

For the latest information, visit the Hazards Near Me app and the website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fnm

05/01/2026

Our crews kept busy this morning.

16/12/2025

🍔 Come down to the Anglers Rest Hotel 6-8pm tonight and let us take care of dinner for the night! $5 sausage sangas and $7 burgers - all proceeds go to the Brooklyn Rural Fire Brigade thanks to our friends at Anglers Rest Hotel, Brooklyn

05/12/2025

📣 Extreme Fire Danger and Total Fire Ban ⛔ today, Saturday 6th Dec ‘25 - Take Action Now

Take action now to protect your life and property.
🟠 These are dangerous fire conditions.
🟠 Check your bush fire plan and ensure that your property is fire ready at myfireplan.com.au
🟠 If a fire starts, take immediate action. If you and your property are not prepared to the highest level, go to a safer location well before the fire impacts.
🟠 Reconsider travel through bush fire risk areas.
🟠 Always call 000 if you see a fire with no fire appliances in attendance, and stay up to date on Bushfire Alert Levels with the HazardsNearMe app or via www.rfs.nsw.gov.au. 📱

For more information and if you don't have a smart device: ☎️ Call the Bush Fire Information Line 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737)

04/12/2025

A different job than the usual ones we do.

02/12/2025

🚒 We've been busy this bushfire season. Have you been busy preparing your household? Thanks to our brigade members for giving their time to help keep our community safe so far this season. Summer’s heating up and we need your help to keep Brooklyn safe this season. 🏡

📋 Take 5 minutes this week to plan and review your household’s Bushfire Survival Plan on https://www.myfireplan.com.au/

🍂 Prepare your home, clean your gutters and other flammable material from around your house.

💬 Get chatting with your neighbours about how you can help each other prepare, leave early and stay safe in the event of a bushfire.

📲 Always call 000 if you see a fire with no fire appliances in attendance, and stay up to date on Bushfire Alert Levels with the HazardsNearMe app or via www.rfs.nsw.gov.au. 📱

📈 We learnt a lot from the 2019/20 bushfire season, including that households that feel well prepared for bushfire and other disasters are more likely to take pragmatic actions during a bushfire event, and recover quicker in the aftermath.

For more information on how to prepare for bushfire fire this season:
💻 Visit the NSW Rural Fire Service web site www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
☎️ Call the Bush Fire Information Line 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737).

26/11/2025

📣 Extreme Fire Danger and Total Fire Ban ⛔again today, Thursday 27th Nov ‘25 - Take Action Now

🍂 If your gutters aren’t clear and your garden’s overgrown, one ember can take everything. Protect your home and loved ones from bush fire. Take 5 minutes now to start preparing at myfireplan.com.au 📱

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For more information and regular updates:
💻 Visit the NSW Rural Fire Service web site www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
☎️ Call the Bush Fire Information Line 1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737).
📲 Download the free smart device application ‘Hazards Near Me NSW’.