NSW RFS - Gulgong Brigade

09/04/2026

Summer seems to want to hang around a little longer. Permits suspended.

🟨 𝙃𝙄𝙂𝙃 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙀 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍 𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 (FDR)🟨
Tomorrow, Friday 10 April 2026.

No Total Fire Ban is in place but 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐒 are 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 from midnight tonight until midnight tomorrow night.

Keep up to date on incidents near you by downloading the Hazards Near Me app or visiting the website at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au

04/04/2026

4th April 2026 2:05PM - we were responded to assist NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade with bushland alight just north of the Ulan Coal Mine entrance on Ulan Road - Ulan. Crews were met on scene with Ulan Mine Emergency Response crews and together blacked out the fire. A burnt out vehicle was located on the scene within blacked out area and reported to police.

01/04/2026

Some quick catch up on some calls the brigade has recently been called to:

28th March 2026 4:39AM - we were responded to assist NSW RFS - Goolma Brigade with a motorcycle alight on Goolma Road near Lambing Hill Road - Goolma. Brigade called off the call enroute.

28th March 2026 14:55PM - we were responded to a structure fire north of Gulgong off the Castlereagh Highway. Crews were already working on assisting with a hazard reduction on Barney's Reef Road when the call came in, with extra crews attending the station to crew Gulgong Pumper. Multiple agencies and brigades attended this call including NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade, NSW RFS - Mudgee Headquarters Brigade, NSW RFS - Cooyal Brigade, Fire and Rescue NSW Station 312 Gulgong and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 387 Mudgee.

30th March 2026 11:42AM - we were responded to assist NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade with a motor vehicle accident Cope Road near Bent Street - Ulan. Brigade called off the call enroute.

31st March 2026 00:53AM - we were responded to reported vehicle fire Brittania Road - Home Rule along with NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade, NSW RFS - Cooks Gap Brigade, NSW RFS - Lawson Brigade. Upon arrival crews were faced with a vehicle and a caravan well alight.

31st March 2026 10:17AM - responded to multi-vehicle MVA Guntawang Road south of Magpie Lane - Galambine to provide fire protection and assist in early traffic control following an incident earlier in Mudgee. NSW RFS - Mudgee Headquarters Brigade also attended to provide assistance but were released shortly after arrival as we had sufficient resources to provide what was required.

For further information surrounding this incident there is a link to NSW Police News

https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/news_article?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMTI0Mzk0Lmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D

30/03/2026

Despite the recent storms, it is a tad dry still with warm weather. So just another little extra additional time added to the fire season. Means for permits will still be required at least till the end of April.

🔥 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 🔥
𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 1𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐲 - 𝑪𝑼𝑫𝑮𝑬𝑮𝑶𝑵𝑮 𝑫𝑰𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑪𝑻
Mid-Western Regional Council LGA

Despite the easing of restrictions across much of the state, the Bush Fire Danger Period remains in place across the Mid-Western area due to areas of dry and increased fuel loads.

Fire permits are still required for any burning activities until midnight, 30 April 2026 and it is important that residents continue to take a cautious and well-prepared approach to burning activities.

Across the district, we have had four grass fires in the last week which had the potential to threaten property if it wasn’t for the quick response of RFS volunteers.

Residents planning to burn off can request a permit and notify their local brigade using the online tool at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/notify or contact the Fire Control Centre on (02) 6370 9800.

Orana Mid-Western Police District Fire and Rescue NSW Station 312 Gulgong Fire and Rescue NSW Station 387 Mudgee Fire and Rescue NSW Station 342 Kandos

28/03/2026

A quick change for some of our crews that were assisting with an agricultural burn for training changed into their first experience at a structure fire. Close work with our friends and colleagues from NSW RFS - Mudgee Headquarters Brigade, NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade, NSW RFS - Cooyal Brigade and of course Fire and Rescue NSW Station 312 Gulgong, Fire and Rescue NSW Station 387 Mudgee.

27/03/2026

26th March 2026 4:56PM - A busy evening for crews with three calls to trees down with storm damage (Henry Lawson Drive - Canadian Lead and Goolma Road - Two Mile Flat) and Gulgong 6 being dispatched to assist with a grassfire at Stanley Street - Home Rule. Photo by FF Jeremy Adams - Gulgong DC RFB

20/02/2026

20th February 2026 05:15 PM - Gulgong DC along with NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade were paged to a tree down on Cope Road just past Sportsmans Hollow Creek bridge. While in attendance the keen eyed Cumbo Brigade Captain noticed a tree alight in a neighboring paddock. Gulgong took over the tree clearing with a chainsaw while Cumbo handled the recently lightning struck tree with their smaller and lighter unit to get across the recently deluged paddock. Once both tasks were completed Gulgong's heavier Category 1 tanker refilled Cumbo's smaller Category 9 striker unit and both vehicles returned to station.

20/02/2026

19th February 2026 02:25 PM - Gulgong DC along with NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade were paged to a reported smoke sighting in the vicinity East of Rissler Road - Stubbo. Once the intermittent smoke was seen and identified, crews made entry to the scene off Walkerville Road. With the guidance from Bruce..our man in the air flying in Helitak 233 from Commercial Helicopters ,crews made entry to the scene with some off road driving and walking in, as Bruce in 233 kept bucketing the burning area from above to keep the fire contained. With close coordination and teamwork on the ground and in the air, crews managed to get to the scene and run hose lines to blacken out the area and drop the remains of the burning tree safely to ensure it was totally extinguished. Cause of this one was again a lightning strike.

20/02/2026

18th February 2026 06:05 PM - Gulgong DC were paged to reports of a tree alight just off Laheys Creek Road - Beryl. Gulgong 1 and 6 responded to find a tree struck by lightning some 200m-300m up on a rocky ridge. With expected dry and windy days ahead , it was determined the safest and most expedient method to deal with the tree was to safely fell it and extinguish the burning remains with a long line of hose. The scene was inspected the following day to ensure the burning remains were out and the incident closed.

10/02/2026

10th February 2026 06:42 PM - Gulgong DC were paged to assist NSW RFS - Cumbo Brigade and NSW SES - Mudgee Unit with reports of a tree down across Mudhut Creek Road near Yarrawonga Road at Home Rule, following a storm in the area. Crews arrived to find an isolated mess of tree debris and a few larger limbs strewn over the road. After arrival we all worked together as a team to make short work of the mess and cleared the road. What was interesting about this call was the focused mess created in a such a small area of about 200 square meters affecting trees in limbs in that small space, but leaving surrounding trees intact.

08/02/2026

8th February 2026 12:17 AM - An early start for local emergency services when we were paged to attend a motor vehicle accident just south of Magpie Lane on Guntawang Road at Galambine. Gulgong Pumper and Gulgong 1 responded to assist. Upon arrival a utility vehicle and trailer were blocking the road with debris strewn over the road. It was a multi agency effort to work together to clear the scene with Fire and Rescue NSW Station 312 Gulgong extracted the driver, NSW Ambulance attending the driver and passenger, NSW Police on traffic control and investigation and Gulgong Rescue Squad - VRA Rescue NSW and ourselves clearing the debris and moving the vehicle and trailer from the road to reopen the road.