NSW Rural Fire Service Library
Library opening hours during current fire activity
Due to the current fire activity this November, the librarian is currently working in the operations centre. I apologise for any delay in answering library queries as the library is not staffed at present and request your patience in the present situation.
Hardcopy books, eBooks and now audio books!
Did you know that your NSW RFS Library offers a selection of audiobooks that you can borrow via an app and play right through your phone. Click on the carousel below to browse the collection. To find out how members can download the audiobooks, 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
The NSW Rural Fire Service, with the National Library of Australia, has digitised the entire collection of the Bush Fire Bulletin dating back to September 1952. All editions of the historical archived collection of the Bush Fire Bulletin are 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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Fire protection, detection, and suppression systems / IFSTA fire protection, detection, and suppression systems
Publication: . xiii, 290 pages : 28 cm. ISBN: 0879395990
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Excel 2016 all-in-one desk reference for dummies / by Harvey, Greg,
Publication: . 1 online resource. 20 ISBN: 1119077222 Visit Online Resource
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Women, men & the whole damn thing / by Leser, David, Women, men and the whole damn thing
Publication: . xxv, 309 pages ; 24 cm. ISBN: 1925266109
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The unthinkable : who survives when disaster strikes - and why / by Ripley, Amanda.
Publication: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2009. . xviii, 266 p., [8] p. of plates : 21 cm. ISBN: 0307352900
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A river with a city problem : a history of Brisbane floods / by Cook, Margaret,
Publication: . xv, 248 pages : 23 cm. ISBN: 0702260436
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Black wave : how networks and governance shaped Japan's 3/11 disasters / by Aldrich, Daniel P.,
Publication: . pages ; cm. ISBN: 022663826X
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Expeditions unpacked : what the great explorers took into the unknown / by Stafford, Ed,
Publication: . 1 volume : 28 cm. ISBN: 1781318786
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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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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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Community-based control of invasive species /
Publication: . xx, 268 pages : 25 cm. ISBN: 1486308872
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Michael Allen's guide to e-learning : building interactive, fun, and effective learning programs for any company / by Allen, Michael W.,
Publication: . 408 pages 24 ISBN: 1119046327
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How writing works : a field guide to effective writing / by Petelin, Roslyn, Field guide to effective writing.
Publication: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2016. . x, 325 pages : 24 cm. ISBN: 1925266915
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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