NSW RFS - Bowning Brigade

20/06/2026

The Bowning Rural Fire Brigade is set up now at Woolworths Yass selling tickets for our fundraising raffle.
Come down and say g’day to the crew and grab a ticket.

19/06/2026

🔥🎉 Bowning Rural Fire Brigade Wood Raffle 🎉🔥

The Bowning Rural Fire Brigade is excited to be running a raffle with 3 great prizes up for grabs!

🥇 1st Prize: 2 Tonne of Firewood
🥈 2nd Prize: $250 Visa Gift Card
🥉 3rd Prize: $50 Meat Voucher

🎟️ Tickets:
• $5 each
• 3 for $10

📍 We’ll be set up outside Woolworths in Yass tomorrow (Sunday 21 June) from 9:00am.

Come down, say g’day to the crew, and grab a ticket for your chance to win one of these fantastic prizes while supporting the Bowning Brigade.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🚒

24/05/2026

Congratulations to the Bowning Hall Committee and all of the organisers of the Centenary event that was held yesterday.
The event ran smoothly and was a great success!
Well done, from the team at the Bowning RFS! 🚒

23/04/2026

It’s been a busy week for the Bowning Brigade 🚒

• Monday (5:30am): Crews responded to a 2-vehicle MVA involving a ute and a truck at the intersection of the Hume Hwy and Lachlan Valley Way.
• Tuesday: Members assisted with a cultural burn on the edge of Bowning township.
• Tuesday night (around 9pm): Crews were paged to a vehicle fire on the Hume Hwy near Manton after two trucks collided. The impact caused one truck and trailer to catch alight, along with trailers from the second vehicle. Our BA crew worked to extinguish the fire in one of the trailer sets, and then worked on the mop up of the other vehicle in conjunction with BA crews from the Wallaroo Brigade.
• Today: Crews attended a grass fire in Bowning, possibly a re-ignition from Tuesday’s burn—an important reminder that fires can still pose a risk even after the bushfire danger period has ended.

Bowning worked along multiple other crews at all of these incidents.
Yass Valley Brigade - NSW RFS
Manton Rural Fire Brigade RFS NSW
NSW RFS - Wallaroo Rural Fire Brigade
NSW RFS - Murrumbateman Rural Fire Brigade
NSW RFS - Bango Brigade
NSW RFS - Kangiara Rural Fire Brigade
STZ- Logistics Brigade
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 511 Yass
As well as NSW Police and Ambulance.

If you’re interested in what we do at Bowning Brigade and would like to volunteer or get involved, we’d love to hear from you. You can also sign up to the RFS here using this link.

:https://nswrfsprod.service-now.com/rfsembr?id=embr_start

Bowning RFB 🚒

03/04/2026

31/03/2026

🔥 Bush Fire Danger Period Concludes – Key Information for Landholders

As of midnight today, 31 March, the Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) will conclude across the six Districts within the South Eastern Area Command.

While a fire permit may no longer be required, there are still important legal responsibilities in place for anyone planning to burn.

If you intend to conduct a burn, you must:

✔ Notify NSW RFS at least 24 hours prior You can submit your notification online here: 🌐 www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/notify
✔ Notify your immediate neighbours at least 24 hours prior

This is critical to help prevent unnecessary Triple Zero (000) calls and avoid emergency brigade responses to planned burns.

📝 Notifications can be lodged for periods of up to 21 days.

⚠️ Important: If you live within a Fire and Rescue NSW Fire District, a fire permit is required year-round. Permits can be applied for via the Fire and Rescue NSW website.

Before lighting up, ensure you:

• Check weather conditions
• Have appropriate resources on hand
• Monitor the fire at all times
• Remain in attendance until the fire is fully extinguished

For more information on BFDP and safe burning practices, visit: 🌐 www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/BFDP

Your actions help keep our community safe and support our volunteers.