NSW RFS Dalgety

29/03/2026

With the 2025/26 fire season winding down, training, courses and qualifications kick off in prep for the next 2026/27 fire season.

Recently, our new recruit Brendan May went through the new Fire Fighter 1 and 2 qualification to be certified for call outs. Well done mate! It’s awesome to have you on the team.

Throughout Autumn, Winter and Spring crews will be undertaking Advanced Firefighter (AF), Village FireFighter (VF), Off-Road Driver (ORD) as well as the emergency driver training Rural Fire Driver (RFD) qualifications.

06/02/2026

Today’s fire rating has been upgraded to Extreme.

FIRE DANGER RATING UPGRADED TO EXTREME- FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY, 2026- SNOWY MONARO LGA
Please take note everyone, the Fire Danger Rating for the Snowy Monaro LGA has been upgraded to EXTREME in the last 30 minutes for today, Friday 6th February, 2026.
The Bureau of Meteorology has provided the following brief of the weather situation for our area today....
"Hot and dry conditions with moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds will drive extreme fire dangers during Friday afternoon over parts of southeast NSW.
Winds are expected to shift milder northeast to south easterly during the evening. Isolated thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and bring a dry lightning risk."
Let's all take care outside today to ensure we do not cause any fire ignitions.

24/01/2026

Total fire ban tomorrow

A Total Fire Ban will be in place tomorrow, Sunday, 25 January for the Eastern Riverina and Monaro Alpine areas. Hot, dry and windy conditions are forecast across parts of the state, increasing the fire danger.

Be ready to act. Know your fire risk and what you will do if fire threatens. Report all unattended fires to Triple Zero (000).

For more information on Total Fire Ban rules, visit the website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fdr

09/01/2026

SMOKE CLOUD FROM WALWA (MURRAY RIVER RD) VICTORIA FIRE- IMPACT ON SNOWY MONARO LGA
The photo below was taken at the Bombala Fire Control Centre at approx. 6pm tonight (Friday 9th January, 2026). The cloud in the photo is the smoke cloud from the Walwa (Murray River Rd) Victoria fire, which is approx. 150kms North West of this location.
It clearly indicates the enormous amount of smoke created by the fire, and how far smoke can travel.
Many other people across the Snowy Monaro LGA will have a similar view to this relative to their area.
Along with the EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATING tomorrow (Saturday 10th January, 2026), we are expecting a westerly wind change, followed in the late evening by a southerly wind change.
From what we know, and the history of past fire events, the Snowy Monaro LGA will likely be inundated with smoke from this fire.
What we expect:
- Smoke clouds will be visible.
- The smell of smoke will be present, likely to be varied in strength dependant upon your location in the LGA.
- Smoke clouds will dissipate into a general smoke haze, likely to be varied in intensity dependant upon your location in the LGA.
- Visibility distances may be down to less than 100 metres in some areas.
So that's the heads up, as we don't want people to be unnecessarily concerned as we experience it. This has happened before, and will happen again in the future.
Keep up to date on fire locations through the Hazards Near Me App or RFS website www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

09/01/2026

A Total Fire Ban will be in place tomorrow, Saturday 10 January across the Snowy Monaro Regional Council District.

The Fire Danger Rating is EXTREME, meaning conditions will be dangerous.

Don’t wait to see smoke — leave early if your plan is to go.

🚫 No fires are permitted in the open.

We’re asking everyone to take this seriously:

Be prepared, not complacent.

Report all fires to Triple Zero (000).

Stay informed via the Fires Near Me app or www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

For information about what you can and cant do during a Total Fire Ban go to https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-and-tobans/total-fire-ban-rules

08/01/2026

🔥 Fire Danger Rating: HIGH

🚫 TOTAL FIRE BAN – Friday 9 January 2026 to Saturday 10 Janurary 2026.

Tomorrow is a Total Fire Ban day, which means no fires in the open and no activities that could start one.

Please remember:
❌No hot works (welding, grinding, gas cutting)
❌No burn-offs, campfires or cooking fires
❌No spark- or flame-producing tools in the open
❌Fire permits are suspended during a Total Fire Ban

If it can spark, heat up or flick an ember — it can wait. Leave the matches in the glove box.🙅🏽‍♀️

🌫️ Smoke in the area:
You may notice smoke continuing to drift through from fires in Victoria and other fires. There are no fires currently threatening our area, but conditions can change quickly.

🔗 Full Total Fire Ban rules:

During a Total Fire Ban you cannot light, maintain or use a fire in the open, or to carry out any activity in the open that causes, or is likely to cause, a fire.

08/01/2026

Advice for NSW border residents – Fire in Victoria

The large bush fire burning in Victoria near the border with NSW has generated its own thunderstorm. Lightning from this storm has been detected just west of Khancoban and smoke from the fire is drifting in an easterly direction towards Jindabyne and Cooma.

For the most up-to-date information on fires in Victoria, please refer to:
VicEmergency

CFA (Country Fire Authority)

Also check:

https://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/

📸Black Jack Watchtower, Kosciuszko National Park.

07/01/2026

Total Fire Ban Friday and Saturday

Saturday is forecast for extreme fire danger rating.

07/01/2026

05/01/2026

High fire danger over Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Limit activities that may cause a spark, or ignite grass etc.

Temps between 36c-39c and winds forecast over the 4 days.

Throw a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast over the 4 days in the mix as well.

Forecast:
Weds: 36c - 25km/hr winds
Thurs: 37c - 40km/hr winds
Friday: 39c - 35km/hr winds
Sat: 36c - 32km/hr winds

05/01/2026

Crews were called out to assist Numbla vale with a bushfire yesterday at 2:47. The fire is under control.

After the lightening we have had over recent days, it’s wise to check your property.