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Happy Birthday NSW RFS Library - 25 years!

First introduced to members in the Winter 2001 Bush Fire Bulletin, the library has grown over the past 25 years…

The library began in Rosehill, moved to the Carter Street HQ and now lives on level 3 in the Sydney Olympic Park HQ that opened at the end of 2018. It is proud to have several thousands of active library members, the largest wildfire literature collection internationally in one spot, research databases, online magazines, eBooks and audiobooks. Hundreds of our books and thousands of articles are delivered each year right across Australia assisting not only our RFS members but other emergency services, students and members of the public, responding to the several thousand information queries the library receives each year!

Below is a montage from our first librarian Barbara Glass being awarded the ALIES outstanding service award through to our present day library service and present day librarian (with a few Christmas photos, children visitors and conference stands in between). 
The library recently become part of the RFS Firefighting Advancement and Research unit.

Happy Birthday RFS Library!
Published on 05/05/2026 • Show all news

Opening times
The library is open Monday to Friday - closed weekends and public holidays

If you wish to visit, please make an appointment with the librarian.

Location

The library is located on the third floor of the NSW RFS Head Office at 4 Murray Rose Ave, Sydney Olympic Park NSW.

Contact

Our librarian is Katie Vandine
Phone: 02 8741 5455
Email: rfs.library@rfs.nsw.gov.au

Postal address (for returning library books):
NSW Rural Fire Service - Library
Locked Bag 17
Granville NSW 2142


Looking for something light to read. Your NSW RFS library, in conjunction with the Health and Wellbeing 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, 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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