NSW Rural Fire Service Library
Schools - how your NSW RFS Library can assist
The NSW Rural Fire Service recognises that children and young people can make substantial contributions to household and community resilience. Teachers who are looking for resources to support their lessons are encouraged to access information on the NSW RFS Teachers webpage on the NSW RFS website.
The NSW RFS Library is able to support primary school teachers in several ways. Our Children’s Bush Fire Collection is a collection of children’s picture books that that focus on bush fires. This collection is for 4 – 8 year olds. For Stage 3 students (Years 5 and 6) studying bush fire as part of the syllabus there are resources available online here in addition to the library’s list of books selected for students’ reading.
The NSW RFS Library also has an extensive range of books available for secondary school students to borrow. This includes both hardcopy books and access to our eBook collection.
Fuel - log in to access online learning and associated learning resources
Fuel is the new website where NSW RFS members log in to access online learning and associated learning resources. Interactive eLearning modules, most 15 minutes or less, allow members at their own pace in their own location to complete the theory content for the NSW RFS Bush Firefighter (BF) qualification online. Theory assessments can be then completed online and the results uploaded into SAP.
Fuel also provides a Knowledge Hub, an online information repository for the traditional NSW RFS manuals.
Members may access Fuel using the link on MyRFS or using their MyRFS login details at the website fuel.rfs.nsw.gov.au Further information is available online from the Fuel eLearning User Guide and the Knowledge Hub Information Sheet.
For further information regarding blended learning, please contact Learning and Development on 02 8741 5213 or ld@rfs.nsw.gov.au
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Search NSW RFS training books
Electronic copies of NSW RFS training manuals are located under Training in MyRFS. Use the search box below to locate hardcopy editions of NSW RFS training manuals and workbooks that are available for loan from your Library. Manuals and workbooks are available for a one month loan.
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New in the library:
Fire investigator : principles and practice to NFPA 921 & 1033 /
Publication: Burlington : MA Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2016. . xxv, 471 pages ; 28 cm. 25 ISBN: 1284026981
New in the library:
Small Business Management : Entrepreneurship and Beyond / by Hatten, Timothy S.
Publication: . xix, 505 pages : 26 cm ISBN: 128586638X
New in the library:
Victory at Villers-Bretonneux : why a French town will never forget the Anzacs / by FitzSimons, Peter,
Publication: [S.l.] : William Heinemann Austral, 2016. . xx, 764 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm. ISBN: 1742759521
New in the library:
Research handbook on disasters and international law.
Publication: Cheltenham : Edward elgar, 2016. . 608 p. 23 ISBN: 1784717398
New in the library:
The psychology of arson : a practical guide to understanding and managing deliberate firesetters /
Publication: Abingdon, Oxon : New York : Routledge, 2016. . xv, 313 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN: 0415810698
New in the library:
Management in the fire service / by Carter, Harry R.,
Publication: . 402 pages 25 ISBN: 1449690785
New in the library:
The weather experiment : the pioneers who sought to see the future / by Moore, Peter,
Publication: . xvi, 395 pages : 24 cm ISBN: 0099581671
New in the library:
My lost brothers : the untold story by the Yarnell Hill Fire's lone survivor / by McDonough, Brendan,
Publication: . 278 p. 21 ISBN: 0316308188
New in the library:
HBR's 10 must reads 2016 : the definitive management ideas of the year from Harvard Business Review. / Harvard Business Review's ten must reads 2016
Publication: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Review Press, 2016. . xi, 181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. 25 ISBN: 1633690806
New in the library:
A concise history of Australia / by Macintyre, Stuart,
Publication: Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2016. . 374 p. : 22 cm. ISBN: 1107562430
New in the library:
Hazard mitigation and preparedness : an introductory text for emergency management and planning professionals / by Schwab, Anna K.,
Publication: . 530 p. 24 ISBN: 1466595566
New in the library:
Volunteer to career program / NSW Rural Fire Service NSW Rural Fire Service Volunteer to career program /
Publication: Sydney, Australia : NSW Rural Fire Service, 2017. . 1 folder 26 Visit Online Resource
Contact us
Our librarian is Katie Vandine.
We are located on the ground floor of the NSW RFS Head Office at 15 Carter Street, Lidcombe NSW 2141.
You can contact us via phone on 02 8741 5455 or via email at rfs.library@rfs.nsw.gov.au
Our postal address is Locked Bag 17, Granville NSW 2142. This address can be used for returning books.
eMagazines for NSW RFS Members
With Flipster you can read the latest issues of our health and fitness digital magazines. Quickly access a magazine in your browser, or use the Flipster app to download a magazine to read later - even when you're offline! Contact the library for home access.
Search the Bush Fire Bulletin online
Search the Bush Fire Bulletin in Trove by using the search box in the image above and clicking Go. More information on searching can be located on the Bush Fire Bulletin website or contacting your library.
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