Fire and Rescue NSW Station 305 Goulburn

Fire and Rescue NSW Station 305 Goulburn Goulburn Fire Station - Fire & Rescue New South Wales (Formerly NSW Fire Brigades) How ever the Brigade was not formed until 1885. Where it is today.

The Goulburn Fire Brigade has a long history dating back to 1851 when the citizens purchased a manual fire engine for protection against fires in and around the town. The original fire station was built in 1890 in Montague St. The early fire engine was a horse drawn turbine engine which required 12 men to operate. This was later replaced with a four cylinder motor engine. In 1909 the Brigade was t

aken over by the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW (known as NSW Fire Brigades). In 1971 the firefighters were relocated to a new station at 157 -161 Bourke St. The NSW Fire Brigades had another name change in 2011, and is now known as Fire & Rescue NSW

The Brigade now has two fire engines attached to the station. One being a Hazmat Pumper and the other is a Standard Tanker. The Hazmat Pumper is a vehicle that combines a Rescue Pumper (Road Crash Rescue) and an Intermediate Hazardous Materials unit. In this day and age there are so many chemicals used and with the increasing number of accidents happening around the state, the Fire & Rescue NSW identified a need for these units to be created and installed in country areas. Some of the equipment carried on this vehicle include; Gas suits, chemical clean-up bins, decontamination shower, spillage booms, chemical pump, breathing apparatus, generator, gas detector, lighting units and a Lap-top computer with links to chemical databases. Goulburn’s Hazmat Pumper has a large response area and since the unit’s arrival, it has responded to chemical spills on the Southern Highlands, Boorowa, Crookwell, Queanbeyan, Yass, Lake George and Cooma. After their initial training in dealing with Hazardous Materials, firefighter’s undergo a 2 day refresher course every couple of years. Together with this and updated chemical database information it prepares our firefighter’s for dealing with anything that threatens peoples safety or the environment. All the firefighters attached to the Goulburn are highly trained to be able to handle any emergency that they may be required to attend and all have stories relating to the many different incidents that they have responded to. The Brigade has responded to many other major emergency’s over the years such as the call to ‘grass alight’ in 1980 which turned out to be the town’s biggest grass fire at which 1500 bales of hay were destroyed at the rear of Giessler Motors. At the time the city was battling drought conditions, with about two weeks water left. The firefighters used half the city’s water to extinguish the fire. Other major incidents include the Clints building fire, the 1994 bushfires in and around Sydney, the hail storms which devastated Sydney in 1999 and the 2019/2020 Bushfires. Duties:

Standard Firefighting station, Road Crash Rescue Rescue unit (backup for Police Rescue) and Intermediate Hazardous Materials unit. Appliances:

Hazmat Pumper: Scania P310 DB 4x2 (SEM Build)
Composite: Isuzu FTS 800 4x4 (6-Locker)—MTA Build. Crews:

5 Permanent firefighters (Day shift - Mon to Fri) and up to 18 On-Call firefighters.

New Winter Message
14/05/2026

New Winter Message

🔥 2026 FRNSW Open Day 🔥Thank you to the Goulburn community for popping down to see 305s trucks, equipment and meet the l...
12/05/2026

🔥 2026 FRNSW Open Day 🔥
Thank you to the Goulburn community for popping down to see 305s trucks, equipment and meet the local firefighters.
It was great to see so many smiling faces.

Coming into winter don't forget to call us for free home fire safety visits to keep you and your family safe.
See you all around the community!

Today our fire station is open to the public. Come on down between 10am and 2pm today and see the fire trucks and meet t...
08/05/2026

Today our fire station is open to the public. Come on down between 10am and 2pm today and see the fire trucks and meet the firefighters. See their uniforms and ask about smoke alarms and fire safety.

Lest we forget.
24/04/2026

Lest we forget.

RFS, Permanent and Retained firefighters from around the area team up to tackle a major shed blaze.
29/12/2025

RFS, Permanent and Retained firefighters from around the area team up to tackle a major shed blaze.

Merry Christmas!
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas!

🎄✨ Merry Christmas from the Regional South 2 Zone Office ✨🎄

Wishing all of our firefighters across RS2, their families, our fellow emergency service partners, and the communities we serve a very merry Christmas.

To those firefighters covering today, thank you for your dedication and commitment. We hope your day is a quiet one and that you’re able to spend precious time with your loved ones. Stay safe and enjoy the festive season 🚒❤️

Hazmat incident Hume Highway Yass 20/12/25.Truck carrying tons of lithium batteries catches fire.
20/12/2025

Hazmat incident Hume Highway Yass 20/12/25.
Truck carrying tons of lithium batteries catches fire.

Firefighters respond to unit fire at apartment block on Goldsmith StreetArticle Courtesy Goulburn PostBy Oliver RoddenDe...
17/12/2025

Firefighters respond to unit fire at apartment block on Goldsmith Street

Article Courtesy Goulburn Post

By Oliver Rodden
December 17 2025 - 2:35pm

A woman has been treated for smoke inhalation after a unit fire that closed down part of Goldsmith Street while crews worked to extinguish it.

Goulburn Fire and Rescue crews received reports of the fire at about 12.15pm on Wednesday, December 17, arriving to find the a fire burning in a unit on the second floor of an apartment building.

The building was heavily smoke logged, according to a Fire and Rescue NSW spokesperson, while a number of the unit blocks had sustained water damage from the automatic fire alarm sprinkler system.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a woman in her 40s at the scene for smoke inhalation, while NSW Police closed off the street between Cowper and Bourke Streets.

The woman did not require transportation to hospital.
Goulburn Fire and Rescue was assisted by additional appliances from Crookwell and Bundanoon, as well as a Goulburn RFS appliance.

Fire crews located and extinguished the source of the fire - a burning mattress in the apartment - before ventilating the apartment building. Residents were allowed to re-enter their homes and the street was reopened around 2pm.

15/12/2025

Fire and Rescue NSW extends its deepest condolences to everyone impacted by the terrorism attack in Bondi. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the community.

Very successful community activity with 80 odd parents and children in attendance. Thank you for the invite.
29/11/2025

Very successful community activity with 80 odd parents and children in attendance. Thank you for the invite.

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157/161 Bourke Street
Goulburn, NSW
2580

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Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
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