NSW Rural Fire Service
Exclusive
Pollution
New ‘forever chemical’ tests zero in on contamination source
Independent tests have linked PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains to the site of a 1992 petrol tanker crash.
- by Ben Cubby and Carrie Fellner
Latest
Updated
Bushfires
‘We are way behind’: Race against time to reduce fire risk in Sydney suburbs
Sydney’s northern beaches are having another smoky day as firefighters battle to keep a wild hazard reduction burn under control.
- by Angus Thomson
Exclusive
Pollution
‘White hot’: Cancer-linked chemicals flowing into dam at 50 times safe level
Independent tests near Medlow Dam in the Blue Mountains show contamination at far higher levels than the government has admitted.
- by Ben Cubby and Carrie Fellner
Blue Mountains dam shut after discovery of cancer-linked forever chemicals
Forever chemicals had been found at high levels in the dam which feeds into the drinking water supply to around 41,000 residents. Now authorities have stepped in.
- by Carrie Fellner
Man in critical condition after drowning at remote Ku-ring-gai beach
Rescuers had to use a boat to retrieve the man from the beach, which can only be accessed by a steep bushland track.
- by Carrie Fellner
Groundhog Day: A stubborn bout of rain is coming to Sydney
Monday will cap off a glorious run of sunny weather before a week of rain sets in, with the potential for heavy downpours by the weekend.
- by Angus Dalton
One in 10 emergency workers experience the same mental health condition
New world-first guidelines seek to tackle the human cost to first responders and the high rates of PTSD.
- by Sarah Berry
Strategic backburns that run wild should be referred to coroner, inquiry finds
A backburn escaped containment lines within hours of ignition during the Black Summer bushfires but the NSW Rural Fire Service never investigated the cause.
- by Harriet Alexander
Exclusive
Industrial relations
‘Millions’ in unpaid overtime: Rural Fire Service workers take claim to court
Five employees of the RFS will head to the Supreme Court in a case that will have an impact for hundreds of their colleagues.
- by Max Maddison
‘We could not hold it’: Can you fight fire with fire?
In the age of global warming, how are firefighting agencies learning from past catastrophes to combat bushfires?
- by Harriet Alexander
‘Not something we just accept’: Firefighter killed in Hawkesbury house blaze farewelled
The death of Michael Kidd at a home north-west of Sydney will not become a “cliche”, the Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner vowed in an emotional funeral on Friday.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/nsw-rural-fire-service-1mno