NSW Rural Fire Service Library
Hardcopy books, eBooks and now audio books!
Audio books – lounging around on top of furniture or driving long distances – the library is delighted to offer you a collection of audio books to add aural pleasure to your current status.
The collection is only small at present, the available titles are listed here.
To find out how to download the audio books, please contact the library at rfs.library@rfs.nsw.gov.au for the password and instructions.
Search our Bush Fire Bulletin (with Sitrep) online through Trove
Almost 18 months ago the NSW Rural Fire Service joined forces with the National Library of Australia to digitise the entire collection of the Bush Fire Bulletin dating back to September 1952. This resulted in all editions of the historical archived collection of the Bush Fire Bulletin being available online and fully searchable.
Unfortunately, there was no coverage of our bulletin in the mid 1970s. This gap no longer exists with the digitisation of the Sitrep Bulletin from 1976 to 1978. During these years the State Emergency Services of New South Wales and the Bush Fire Council of New South Wales produced this joint publication that incorporated both our Bush Fire Bulletin and the SES Bulletin.
Browse the Sitrep publication online using this link or search the Bush Fire Bulletin and Sitrep 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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An introduction to measurement uncertainty / by Hall, B. D.
Publication: . 52 pages : 30 cm. ISBN: 0473405814
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Drones in society : exploring the strange new world of unmanned aircraft / by Bartsch, Ronald I. C.,
Publication: . ix, 160 pages ; 25 cm. ISBN: 1138221570
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Raging firestorm / by Taylor, Frank R., Raging firestorm : Australian firefighters battle largest wildfire
Publication: . v, 183 pages ; 23 cm. ISBN: 1481994077
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A story of civilization in 50 disasters / by Eaton, Gale, Story of civilization in fifty disasters. Civilization in fifty disasters.
Publication: . xviii, 269 pages : 25 cm. ISBN: 0884487482
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Spontaneous venturing : an entrepreneurial approach to alleviating suffering in the aftermath of a disaster / by Shepherd, Dean A.,
Publication: . pages cm. 20 ISBN: 0262038870
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Meltdown : why our systems fail and what we can do about it / by Clearfield, Christopher,
Publication: [s.l.] : Atlantic books, 2018. . 294 pages : 23 cm. ISBN: 1786492245
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Streetlights and shadows : searching for the keys to adaptive decision making / by Klein, Gary A.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009. . 1 online resource (xi, 337 pages) : | xi, 337 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 25 ISBN: 026225901X Visit Online Resource
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Thematic cartography and geovisualization / by Slocum, Terry A.,
Publication: . ii, 618 pages : 28 cm. ISBN: 129204067X
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Any ordinary day / by Sales, Leigh,
Publication: [Camberwell, VIC] : Hamish Hamilton Australia, 2018. . 264 pages ; 24 cm. ISBN: 0143789961 Visit Online Resource
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Black Saturday : not the end of the story / by Fraser, Peg,
Publication: [S.l.] : MONASH UNIVERSITY PUB, 2018. . ix, 266 pages : 24 cm. ISBN: 1925523683
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Shackleton's way : leadership lessons from the great Antarctic explorer / by Morrell, Margot.
Publication: New York, N.Y. : Penguin, 2002. . xvi, 238 p. : 21 cm. ISBN: 0142002364
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47 degrees / by D'Ath, Justin, Forty-seven degrees
Publication: . 238 pages : 20 cm. ISBN: 0143789074
Contact us and opening hours
Our librarian is Katie Vandine.
The library is located on the third floor of the NSW RFS Head Office at 4 Murray Rose Ave, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127.
You can contact the library via phone on 02 8741 5455 or 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.
The library is open Monday to Friday. Closed weekends and public holidays.
If you are visiting, please contact the Library to check opening times.
NSW RFS training manuals
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 month’s loan.
Looking for something light to read. Your NSW RFS library, in conjunction with the Health, Safety and Welfare department, provide all members access to our Flipster online magazine collection.
With Flipster you can read the latest issues of our health and fitness magazines in addition to other titles such as PCWorld, Wild, Popular Science and National Geographic. Quickly access a magazine in your browser, or use the Flipster app on your mobile device to download a magazine to read later - even when you're offline! Contact the library for password and instructions.
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