Fire and Rescue NSW Station 344 Kearsley

04/06/2026

344 is proud to have been of service to Kearsley, Abernethy, Ellington and surrounding communities for 100 years.

Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North
Fire and Rescue NSW

01/06/2026

First day of winter has seen Fire and Rescue NSW Station 344 Kearsley attend its second residential fire today.
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 349 Kurri Kurri were first arriving appliance to a unit well alight not far from their station. Although there was no saving the unit, the exposures and next door units were completely saved with no water or smoke damage.
Crews from Fire and Rescue NSW station 202 Abermain and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 374 Maitland also attended with crews in Breathing apparatus to help bring the fire under control.
Hunter Valley Police District remain on scene, thanks also to NSW Ambulance and Ausgrid workers for hanging around helping keep us safe.

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Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North

01/06/2026

Quick response from first arriving Fire and Rescue NSW Station 254 Cessnock and surrounding stations stopped fire from completely destroying a residence in Aberdare this afternoon. Fire that started in the Garage and had started to spread into the roof cavity was quickly bought under control by firefighters in breathing apparatus from local Fire and Rescue NSW stations.

Thanks to NSW Ambulance for looking after firefighters and residents welfare and Hunter Valley Police District for your assistance.

Fire and Rescue NSW Station 344 Kearsley
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 220 Bellbird
NSW RFS - Central - Cessnock Brigade
Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North

20/05/2026

At drill tonight we practiced our Mayday drag, we use this to quickly disrobe a firefighter that may have collapsed or fallen and we need to get them out of their gear quickly to administer first aid. Crew had a bit of fun practicing and playing the fallen firefighter.

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Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North

19/05/2026

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18/05/2026

15/05/2026

Happy 100 years to us 🚒🎂
Thank you to our community for your support throughout the years, we are proud to still be manning a station that was established 100 years ago.

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Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North

This Friday we are getting flashbacks to 1926 Kearsley for another !

Happy Birthday to Kearsley Fire Brigade who celebrate their centenary this month! Originally established in 1924 as a sub-station to Cessnock, Kearsley became its own independent brigade in May 1926.

Happy 100 years Kearsley Fire Brigade, and here's hoping for many more 🎊

📸 Kearsley Fire Station, 14 June 1980 [Museum of Fire Collection]

09/05/2026

Happy Mother's Day to every mum out there, and especially to the mums at 344 Station.

A special shoutout to our firefighter mums, the ones who finish a shift and start another one at home.

Thanks for everything you do. Hope you all have a lovely day.

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Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North

09/05/2026

I think we can call today a success. Thank you to the community who came to the station, bought your families and enjoyed visiting.
To the crew at 344, thank you for making time and being there today to chat and speak to everyone about what we do, how we do it and most importantly, Fire safety in the home.
Our sausage sandwich kings, you guys did fantastic supplying all the Kearsley locals lunch 🥪 🤩
We hope you enjoyed visiting us, we sure enjoyed meeting you all.

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Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North