Castlereagh Zone RFS

14/05/2026

Do you know how old your smoke alarm is?
We've found one recently that dated back to 1995...

Smoke alarms, unlike wine, do not age well over time.

Did you know that most smoke alarms have a use-by date? Some modern smoke alarms have a life-span of up to ten years and may not have a battery to change, making it easy to forget how long since they’ve been installed.

Remember to regularly clean and test your alarms, and check the use-by date to help keep track of their age.

08/05/2026

What a great initiative by both our Councils

This week we launched the Castlereagh Country Drought Hub — your single source of truth for clear, practical and timely drought information across Gilgandra and Warrumbungle Shires.

Find everything you need in one place:
✔ Local drought stages
✔ Water, business & wellbeing info
✔ Support services
✔ Preparedness tools
✔ Local stories
✔ NEW Groundwater Access Toolkit
✔ New podcast series

Clear. Local. Practical.

Your one place for drought information: castlereaghcountry.com.au

07/05/2026

As we move into the colder months, fire agencies often see an increase in house fires as residents use their fireplaces and heaters to stay warm. With temperatures dropping and possible snow forecast across parts of the state in the coming days, it’s important you know how to stay safe.

Remember, you won’t smell smoke while you’re asleep, so make sure your bleeping smoke alarms are working. A working smoke alarm can save your life and give you and your family valuable time to escape a burning home.

03/05/2026

We couldn't do what we do without our Volunteers and our wonderful relationships with all emergency services!

Our airbase volunteers are responsible for refilling aircraft when we have larger fires or fires in inaccessible terrain. They do amazing work behind the scenes and often work in hot and windy conditions.

We thank the VRA for undertaking the training for this very specialised role within our agency.

We are very lucky locally as these guys also step up and support us with logistics whenever we need extra boots on the ground!

Welcome to the team guys!

21/04/2026

Great work by Jayden & Pheobe 🙏

We are lucky to support a number of young people stepping up to help their communities

21/04/2026

16/04/2026

It was an absolute pleasure to have our amazing Murrunmala Dhawum Rangers visit today

We look forward to forging a strong and positive relationship with the girls

13/04/2026

💥💥 REMINDER - TONIGHT💥💥

Come along tonight and find out what we do!

The RFS is currently recruiting for Mitigation Crew Leader and Crew Member roles. In the North Western Area Command we have roles available based in Tamworth, Quirindi and Coonabarabran!!

We are holding a drop in session this Wednesday 15th April, 4:30-6pm at the Castlereagh Fire Control Centre, 111 Saleyards Road Coonabarabran.
If you would like to find out more about these exciting roles please drop in and see our staff to talk about the opportunities!

Looking forward to seeing you

This page displays all bush and grass fires attended by fire services in NSW and other incidents attended by NSW RFS volunteers. 

09/04/2026

🔥The Bush Fire Danger Period may be over however, you must still notify RFS and Neighbours if you are burning.
✅ Items to make your burn a safe one:
1. Notify via the RFS website at least 24 hours before
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/notify or phone 1300 557 876
2. Notify your neighbours at least 24 hours before;
3. Check the weather forecast and fire danger - only burn if favourable conditions;
4. Ensure your property is well prepare before lighting
5. Monitor the fire in person and see that it is full extinguished before leaving.

☎️ Report all unattended fires to Triple Zero (000) and stay up to date by visiting www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or checking the Hazards Near Me app
👉If you have any questions, please contact the Castlereagh Zone Office on (02) 6826 6300
Warrumbungle Shire Council Gilgandra Shire Council The Gilgandra Weekly

05/04/2026

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