Cooma Rural Fire Brigade

22/05/2026

Tomorrow, Saturday the 23rd of May 2026, Cooma Brigade along with Shannon’s Flat and The Brothers Brigades, will be assisting a land owner with a large love grass burn in the vicinity of Bidgee Rd.
Starting at approximately 10am and to be concluded by 4pm.
Large amounts of smoke will be seen from surrounding areas for most of the day.
Please only call 000 if you see an unattended fire.
NSW RFS - Snowy Monaro District

01/05/2026

Cooma Brigade will be assisting land owners this weekend with burns on their properties in the Bunyan and Murrumbucca areas while weather remains favourable . Smoke will be visible from surrounding areas.
Only call 000 if you see an unattended fire and check the hazards near me app.
NSW RFS - Snowy Monaro District
The Monaro Post

19/04/2026

Today, the Cooma brigade assisted in burning out a large pile burn. The burn was located adjacent to the Monaro Hwy & Yallakool Rd.
The pile will remain hot for several days and fire and smoke could be possible but there is no need to be alarmed.

If you live in the Cooma RFS fire district and need some guidance or assistance to burn on your property, please contact us on our page and we will try and help.
NSW RFS - Snowy Monaro District

17/04/2026

This burn will go ahead Sunday morning around 10:00am.

NSW Rural Fire Service, Cooma Brigade will be assisting Snowy Monaro Regional Council with a pile burn this Saturday 18 -19 April 2026, while conditions remain favourable.
This will be visible from the Monaro Highway and surrounding areas.
Snowy Monaro Regional Council
The Monaro Post

28/02/2026

❌ The Monaro Highway is closed in both directions at Colinton (north of Cooma) due to a two-car crash.

🛑 Avoid the area as there is no diversion at this stage.

🔗 Check the latest updates here: https://www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/266493

19/02/2026

16/02/2026

HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING- FIRE PERMITS SUSPENDED- SNOWY MONARO LGA- TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY, 2026 & WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY, 2026.
The HIGH Fire Danger Ratings continue over the Snowy Monaro for the next two days.
All Fire Permits are suspended during this time.
Please stay vigilant in ensuring that activities that may cause fires to ignite are not undertaken over this period.

05/02/2026

Updated fire weather for today. EXTREME

FIRE DANGER RATING UPGRADED TO EXTREME- FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY, 2026- SNOWY MONARO LGA
Please take note everyone, the Fire Danger Rating for the Snowy Monaro LGA has been upgraded to EXTREME in the last 30 minutes for today, Friday 6th February, 2026.
The Bureau of Meteorology has provided the following brief of the weather situation for our area today....
"Hot and dry conditions with moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds will drive extreme fire dangers during Friday afternoon over parts of southeast NSW.
Winds are expected to shift milder northeast to south easterly during the evening. Isolated thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and bring a dry lightning risk."
Let's all take care outside today to ensure we do not cause any fire ignitions.

05/02/2026

HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS CONTINUE IN SNOWY MONARO LGA.
HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING- FIRE PERMITS SUSPENDED- SNOWY MONARO LGA- FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY, 2026 & SATURDAY 7TH FEBRUARY, 2026.
Yes, the HIGH Fire Danger Ratings continue over the Snowy Monaro for the next two days.
All Fire Permits are suspended during this time.
Please stay vigilant in ensuring that activities that may cause fires to ignite are not undertaken over this period.
We will keep you posted on any changes over this period.

24/01/2026

TOTAL FIRE BAN & HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING- SUNDAY 25TH JANUARY, 2026- SNOWY MONARO LGA.
Tomorrow, Sunday 25th January, 2026, there will be a TOTAL FIRE BAN in place across the Snowy Monaro LGA, which accompanies a HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING.
From midnight tonight until midnight Sunday night, all fires in the open are prohibited. This is all fires, including cooking and camp fires. Use of LPG barbeques and stoves can be used if safely clear of surrounding vegetation.
If you have a camp fire going this evening, it must be fully extinguished by midnight tonight, and no further camp fires can be lit until midnight Sunday night.
We want everyone to have a great and enjoyable Australia Day weekend, but most importantly, we want everyone to have a safe weekend.
We will greatly appreciate your assistance in making this happen for all our community.