Martins Creek RFS

31/12/2025

21/12/2025

Cancelled

Unfortunately we have had to cancel the Santa Run due to extreme weather conditions and crews being deployed to an incident,
We apologise for any inconvenience but we are hoping to get Santa back 1 afternoon early this week, please keep an eye on the page for an update.

17/12/2025

Martins Creek will be hosting Santas yearly visit to the station this coming Sunday the 21st, we will be leaving the station at 4pm and heading as far as Parishes Road Hilldale and then back to Merchants road, View street Vacy, Blackrock road, Martins Creek road then into Brisbane Grove road, you’ll hear him coming as he’s told us he’s going to be loud this year.
Merry Christmas everyone and have a great new year from all the Crew at MCRFS.

08/12/2025

Martins Creek 9 is on scene at the Redhead fires with a few Choppers carrying out Heli attacks around the area.

07/12/2025

Martins Creek along with many other Brigades from the Lower Hunter assisted at the Buladelah fires yesterday, it was a long day but with favourable and far better weather conditions it made our jobs a little easier, our primary task was to back burn the Myall Lakes national park back from the Pacific hwy back to the west to protect the towns on our side, a long day and certainly was a great effort by everyone involved.
Mission accomplished 👍

06/12/2025

Martins Creek 9 is on scene with a few birds at the Buladelah fires

05/12/2025

A few great photos from another site, these were not taken by us but they show you guys what we see and encounter at times.

20/11/2025

A Great photo no taken by us but just something we encounter along the way.

16/11/2025

16/11/2025

🇦🇺🚒 Bushfires can create their own weather, generating ‘pyrocumulonimbus’ clouds and storms. 🔥🌩️
These clouds can cause dangerous and unpredictable changes in fire behaviour, making the fire more difficult and hazardous to fight.

So, how do they form?

1. A plume of hot, turbulent air and smoke rises.
2. Turbulence mixes cooler air into the plume, causing it to broaden and cool as it rises.
3. When the plume rises high enough, low atmospheric pressure causes its air to cool and cloud to form.
4. In an unstable atmosphere a thunderstorm can develop: pyrocumulonimbus cloud.
5. Rain in the cloud evaporates and cools when it comes into contact with dry air, producing a downburst.
6. Lightning may be produced and can ignite new fires.

Find out more, including how our scientists are working to be able to predict them, in our blog: http://ow.ly/3t1i50x8nM6

For the latest fire weather warnings see http://ow.ly/tbTN50x8nz8, and follow advice from emergency services NSW Rural Fire Service Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES ABC Emergency

30/09/2025

🎉Congratulations to Deputy Group 3 Captain Darryl Jordan and member of Paterson Rural Fire Brigade.
Darryl received his 45 year National Medal, with 52 years of service to the NSW RFS last night at the NSW RFS Lower Award Presentation.
Congratulations Darryl a huge milestone.

30/09/2025

FIRE PERMITS REQUIRED FROM THE 1ST OF OCTOBER

From this Wednesday the 1st of October 2025 we will see the Bush Fire Danger Period come into effect. Fire permits will be required in our area until the 31st of March 2026.

What you need to know:

- You are required to give at least 24hrs notice to your neighbours and the NSW RFS before lighting your burn.

- The permit holder must be present and have the permit on their person at the fire until it is fully extinguished.

- Permit holders must follow all the conditions outlined in the permit, keeping in mind permits may be varied, suspended or cancelled depending on conditions, and are automatically suspended on high fire risk and Total Fire Ban.

- Notify us of your planned burn – www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/notify

Be prepared and follow the rules to help prevent bushfires this season.