NSW Rural Fire Service Library
Sampson Flat Bushfire January 2015 History Book
In January 2015, a number of NSW RFS members were deployed to the Sampson Flat fire in South Australia. A book is now being compiled that has been endorsed by the SA CFS Hermitage Brigade, recording personal experiences through the devastation, and documenting the experiences and lessons learnt from those involved with the incident. The Brigade will benefit from all book sales to help with upgrading current facilities. Members who would like to participate in the publication, please contact Jan Verrall at jandlverrall@gmail.com
Please note that the cut-off date for submissions will be 30th June 2018. For further details, the letter sent from the authors to CFS members is linked here.
Sitrep - our Bulletin during the 1970s now online
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.
eMagazines for NSW RFS Members
Looking for something light to read over the summer season. 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 Popular Science and Australian 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 home access.
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Fireground strategies : scenarios workbook / by Avillo, Anthony
Publication: Tulsa, Oklahoma : Pennwell, 2016. 23 ISBN: 1593703759
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Fatigue : sleep management during disasters and sustained operations / by Koester, Robert J.
Publication: Charlottesville, Va. : dbS Productions, c1997. . 55 p. : 21 cm. ISBN: 1879471183
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Ash Road / by Southall, Ivan,
Publication: Melbourne, Victoria : Text Publishing, 2013, c1965. . xiii, 258 pages ; 20 cm. ISBN: 1922147494 Visit Online Resource
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Symbols and abbreviations used on admiralty paper charts.
Publication: . 1 volume. 21 ISBN: 0707741742
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Adobe Creative Cloud all-in-one / by Smith, Jennifer, Adobe Creative Cloud all-in-one for dummies.
Publication: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2018] . xxi, 738 pages : 24 cm. ISBN: 1119420407
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Only the brave / Only the brave (Motion picture).
Publication: . 1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : 12 cm.
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Gallipoli / by Carlyon, Les.
Publication: London : Bantam, 2003, c2001. . 746 p., [32] p. of plates : 20 cm. ISBN: 0553815067
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Equine emergency rescue : a guide to large animal rescue / by Leighton, MaryAnne,
Publication: . 137 pages : 24 cm. ISBN: 0646918095
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Lost person behavior : a search and rescue guide on where to look for land, air, and water / by Koester, Robert J. Lost person behaviour : a search and rescue guide on where to look for land, air, and water /
Publication: Charlottesville, VA : dbS Productions, 2008. . xvii, 396 p. : 22 cm. ISBN: 1879471396 Visit Table of contents only
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Kicking off : how women in sport are changing the game / by Shephard, Sarah, How women in sport are changing the game.
Publication: . 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm. ISBN: 1472913833
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Land on fire : the new reality of wildfire in the West / by Ferguson, Gary,
Publication: . 212 pages; 23 ISBN: 1604697008
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Oxygen first aid : a guide to the provision of oxygen in first aid & emergency care / by Lippmann, John.
Publication: Melbourne, Vic. : J.L. Publications, 2011. . 160 p. : 21 cm. ISBN: 0646235656
Contact us and opening hours
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.
The library is open 9:00am to 4:00pm. Monday – 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.
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Search the Bush Fire Bulletin online
Search the complete collection of the Bush Fire Bulletin and the Bush Fire Council’s Sitrep Bulletin (published 1976-1978) 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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