Tuggerah Rural Fire Brigade - NSW RFS

29/08/2026

🔥 Fire Call 🔥

Tonight, Tuggerah pumper along with Ourimbah 1 responded to reports of a fire at Palmdale. On arrival crews found a very large and unsafe pile burn. Given the size of the fire, crews requested more resources to provide extra water. Crews worked to extinguish the fire and will patrol it over the next few days as it continues to smoulder.

⚠️Even though we are currently outside of the bushfire danger period, this is a timely reminder that land owners must abide by council requirements and other relevant agencies policies in regard to open burning.

🔥Please do the right thing, illegal or poorly managed burns can become dangerous very quickly and place the surrounding properties in danger.

ℹ️If you need more information in regards to open burning, please visit the below links.

https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/council/forms-and-publications/policy/open-pile-burning-policy

https://nswrfsprod.service-now.com/guardian_csp?id=guardian_cat_item&sys_id=9e19819bc361f1d04a9cdc31150131ad

🚒Ourimbah Rural Fire Brigade
🚒Berkeley Vale Rural Fire Brigade

28/08/2026

🚓🚒🚑 2026 Central Coast Emergency Management Expo 🦺🛟🚁

Saturday 12 September 2026 (10am-2pm)

Central Coast Council, members of the Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) and partner agencies will participate in the event at Wyong Race Club.

This is a great opportunity for community and families to come and experience up close the capability of local emergency services. There will be plenty to see and activities for the kids.

Come and have some fun and meet the men and women who work each day to keep our community safe.

Tuggerah Lakes Police District
Brisbane Water Police District
NSW Police Force
NSW Police Force Recruitment Branch
NSW Police Force Youth Command
Traffic and Highway Patrol Command - NSW Police Force
PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command
NSW RFS - Charmhaven Brigade
Tuggerah Rural Fire Brigade - NSW RFS
NSW RFS Wyong Operational Support Brigade
NSW SES Wyong Unit
NSW SES - Gosford Unit
NSW Ambulance
Fire and Rescue NSW
NSW Reconstruction Authority
Surf Life Saving Australia
The Salvation Army Australia
Marine Rescue Brisbane Water
Ausgrid
Central Coast Rescue Squad - VRA Rescue NSW
Transport for NSW
Central Coast Health
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

24/08/2026

🔥THE RISK OF BUSHFIRE IS RETURNING — ARE YOU READY? 🔥

Bushfire season is just around the corner, and now is the time to make sure you and your family know what you’ll do if a fire threatens.

🌿 Make your Bush Fire Survival Plan in 4 simple steps:

💭 DISCUSS — Discuss what to do if a bush fire threatens your home.
🏠 PREPARE — Prepare your home and get it ready for bush fire season.
🔥KNOW — Know the bushfire alert levels.
📲 KEEP — Keep up to date with all bushfire information numbers, websites and apps.

👉 Head to https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/resources/bush-fire-survival-plan and make your Bush Fire Survival Plan today.

🚒 NEED A HAND? COME AND SEE US!

Tuggerah RFS will be at Westfield Tuggerah for Get Ready Weekend!

📅 Saturday 19 September 2026
⏰ 9am – 4pm
📍 Westfield Tuggerah – Food Court Carpark

Come down, meet your local crew and chat to us about preparing your home and family for bushfire season. We’ll be there to answer your questions, share practical tips and help you get ready.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 And there’s plenty for the kids too!

Don’t wait until a fire is threatening, get ready now.

13/08/2026

🔥 WE’RE READY — ARE YOU? 🔥

Get Ready Weekend is being held across NSW on 19–20 September 2026, and we’re getting ready to help you prepare for the upcoming bushfire season.

🚒 Tuggerah Rural Fire Brigade will be at Westfield Tuggerah – Food Court Carpark on:

📅 Saturday 19 September 2026
⏰ 9:00am – 4:00pm

Come down, meet your local RFS crew and have a chat about how you can prepare your home, protect your family and get ready for the bushfire season ahead.

🌿🔥 Don’t wait until there’s a fire at your door — get ready now.

We’ll see you there! 👋🚒

07/08/2026

🔥Hazard Reduction - Tuggerah🔥

Our friends from Fire and Rescue NSW Bushfire Section will be conducting a planned hazard reduction burn Tomorrow 8th August 2026 (weather permitting) within the Tuggerah area.

If you live nearby, please consider doing the following:
- Keep doors and windows closed to prevent smoke entering buildings.
- Outdoor items such as outdoor furniture, trampolines, playground equipment etc should be either taken inside or covered. Where this is not practical, items should be hosed down regularly to prevent ember damage.
- Retract plastic or synthetic pool covers to prevent ember damage
- Remove washing from clothes lines.
- Ensure any outdoor pets have a sheltered area.
- If you have asthma or a lung condition, reduce outdoor activities. If smoke levels are high and if shortness of breath or coughing develops, take your reliever medicine or seek medical advice.
- If you are driving a vehicle, slow down, keep windows up and turn headlights on.
Never fly drones or Remote Piloted Aircraft near bush fires or hazard reductions, where other aircraft may be operating. Penalties apply.

For more information check the Hazards Near Me NSW App or visit
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me

A hazard reduction burn is planned to be undertaken at Tuggerah (Central Coast LGA) on Saturday 8th August 2026

If you live nearby, please consider doing the following:
- Keep doors and windows closed to prevent smoke entering buildings.
- Outdoor items such as outdoor furniture, trampolines, playground equipment etc should be either taken inside or covered. Where this is not practical, items should be hosed down regularly to prevent ember damage.
- Retract plastic or synthetic pool covers to prevent ember damage
- Remove washing from clothes lines.
- Ensure any outdoor pets have a sheltered area.
- If you have asthma or a lung condition, reduce outdoor activities. If smoke levels are high and if shortness of breath or coughing develops, take your reliever medicine or seek medical advice.
- If you are driving a vehicle, slow down, keep windows up and turn headlights on.
Never fly drones or Remote Piloted Aircraft near bush fires or hazard reductions, where other aircraft may be operating. Penalties apply.

For more information check the Hazards Near Me NSW App or visit
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me

03/08/2026

🚨 Incident Call 🚨

Early this morning firefighters from Tuggerah Rural Fire Brigade along with other emergency services were called to reports of a motor vehicle crash on the M1 Pacific Motorway at Mardi.

Upon arrival crews located a vehicle which had collided with a large cow that had strayed onto the motorway.

Despite significant damage being sustained to the vehicle, fortunately the driver was uninjured as a result of the collision.

Firefighters assisted with cleaning up debris and oil on the road whilst the vehicle and cow were removed from the motorway.

For the latest traffic information, visit Live Traffic NSW

27/07/2026

🚨Incident Call🚨

Approximately 3:20pm this afternoon, Tuggerah Rural Fire Brigade responded to reports of a MVA Persons Trapped on the M1 Motorway, Northbound at Mardi.

On arrival, crews located a serious 2 vehicle MVA with one persons still trapped in one of the vehicles. Crews immediately got to work ensuring the scene was safe and provided support to NSW Ambulance and NSW Fire and Rescue whilst VRA worked to free the trapped driver.

Westpac & Careflight helicopters were both tasked to assist. The M1 was closed briefly to allow the helicopters to land and drop off the medical teams before relocating to the twin servos to wait.

One patient was transported by road to John Hunter Hospital with the medical team on board, the other patient was transported to Westmead by helicopter.

Crews remained on scene whilst crash investigation attended, once investigations were complete, crews cleaned the motorway ensuring it was safe to fully reopen & returned to station.

🚑 NSW Ambulance
🚓NSW Police Force
🚒 Fire and Rescue NSW Station 228 Berkeley Vale
🚨Central Coast Rescue Squad - VRA Rescue NSW
🚁Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service - Official Site
🚁 CareFlight

📷LiveTraffic NSW.

05/04/2026

🔥🚒 From all of your firefighters here at Tuggerah RFS, wishing everyone a very safe and happy Easter! 🐰🥚🐣

21/12/2025

Ho Ho Ho Mardi. The elf has found Santa and we will shortly be on our way to visit all the kids. We will start at the northern end of Mardi and make our way south.

Santa can be tracked via the following link

update - Unfortunatly our Santa tracker is still down as 1 of our trucks has had to leave the area for a call out, Santa is still in Mardi working his way through the streets.

https://glympse.com/!tuggerahsanta

20/12/2025

Ho Ho Ho Glenning Valley Santa has arrived to finish off yesterday’s run that was unfortunately stopped due to weather.

He can be tracked using the following link.

https://glympse.com/!tuggerahsanta