Eugowra Town RFS

27/01/2026

11/01/2026

·All credit goes to Chris May
Scale of bushfires is often undersold. And when a media conference says “hectares” sometimes that’s lost on people who don’t deal in those measurements.
And for those people who don’t often visit our Victorian countryside and understand the distance between townships.
Here is the Longwood (Berrys creek) fire as of what i was sent earlier)
146,431.89 hectares
That equals:
• 1,464 km²
• 361,800 acres
• 38km x 38km (if it were a square)
Perimeter of fire is approximately 255.2 km
- Mebourne to Albury as the crow flies
- Almost Sydney to Canberra
If you compare this to the Palisades Fire that happened in Los Angeles in 2025 where a lot of celebrities lost their houses and it received massive amounts of media attention globally. This is over 15 times that (Palisades Fire = approx 24,000 acres)
This is one of many fires burning across the state of Victoria after one small heat wave.
Stay Safe Victoria! 
The message is simple:
- Download the VicEmergency app and stay informed
- Have a Fire plan
- Stay out of Fire risk areas on high risk days
- Check in with friends & family in high risk areas
- Don’t do silly things on Total Fire Bans
Check the “Can I , Can’t I” if youre unsure
https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/.../fire.../can-i-or-cant-ieie
*PLEASE NOTE*
This is just a visual aid to allow people to understand the scale of the fire! The outline is approximate. Yes, I understand water can not burn and that Melbourne isn’t in the bush!
Don’t @ me with nit pickyoe

Credit Chris May

01/01/2025

There are many reasons to join the NSW RFS. You may want to protect your families, your friends, your home and assets, your community, and your way of life.

30/09/2023

TOTAL FIRE BAN 1ST OCTOBER 2023 FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
Canobolas Zone covers the council areas of Cabonne, Blayney, Orange and Cowra.

14/09/2023

REMINDER

BF (basic firefighter) course this Saturday 16th September at Gooloogong RFS shed, 8.30am - 11am. Please let us know if you'd like to come along. This is the last chance to complete this course, before it becomes a two day course, only available in Orange.