Announcements

The Australian Firefighters Calendar has very kindly donated $15,000 to the Council of Australian Volunteer Fire Associations via the RFBAQ.   Ben Helibronn, RFBAQ South Coast representative...

This will be the 12th fully funded fire truck that the RFBAQ has given to Rural Fire Brigades in Queensland in the last 2 ½ years. Both truck brigades and non-truck brigades can...

2023 is an election year. The RFBAQ will soon be mailing a nomination pack to the secretary of every Rural Fire Brigade in Queensland.   Here are the prerequisites to...

A number of Rural Fire Brigade members in RFSQ South Western Region have been impacted by bushfire and have lost fencing, feed and watering stock infrastructure.   RFBAQ Hardship Grants are...

13th – 16th February What we learnt and what we need to do. 5 stops – Ilfracombe, Jundah, Muttaburra, Barcaldine, Tambo 4 shires 3 Mayors and CEO’s and multiple...

Want to apply? - rfbaq.org/5k_buy_local_grants In total - 200 x $5,000 Grants - 100% funded by donations   Open to all Queensland brigades Equipment will be purchased by RFBAQ from...

  FusionCruiser, RFBAQ Grants, the Pebble, Bushfire Heavy Attack, 200L trailers and a 5000L skid, lots of brigade activities, so many events, all the stats you need and much, much...

A huge thanks to the team at Grill’d Healthy Burgers and everyone who went and ate a burger for a good cause. Over $7,000 was raised for the RFBAQ. This allows us to purchase 8 x Milwaukee...

The construction schedule will see this vehicle completed April 2023. RFSQ now has a good and practical design for Town Heavy Attacks and another 17 of these are in production for towns across...

  This will be the 12th fully funded fire truck that the RFBAQ has given to Rural Fire Brigades in Queensland in the last 2 years.     Check out the other 11 vehicles in the...

  Round 2: January 2023 – 23rd March 2023 **OPEN NOW**   Round 1 had 87 approved applications.       Want to apply? -...

Central Western Queensland Brigade members, Local Government elected members and staff are invited to attend.   RFSQ A/Chief Officer Joanne Greenfield wants to know what you want Rural Fire...

This January the Grill’d Healthy Burgers Summer Heroes campaign will be supporting St John Ambulance, Surf Lifesaving and the Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland...

Round One of the $5,000 Buy Local Brigade Grants has closed with 87 brigades approved ! Here is the list of brigades with approved applications and what they are buying from local...

Through the development of the 8 initial RFBAQ landcruisers, the Innovation Platform and now the FusionCruiser, we believe that there has been a real advancement in user driven design and firefighter...

Moore Linville RFB is moving from its single bay shed, which is slowly settling down the gully, to a new fully funded fire station that will include four appliance bays as well as a training room and...

Universal First Aid & CPR training for brigade members is now available. Brigades can access either local training from an external community provider, join in on an SES or Fire & Rescue...

Samford is 21 klm from the centre of Brisbane but is a world apart. Samford Rural Fire Brigade is set in the middle of a thriving rural community and has always focused on meeting local community...

  Want to share what you are doing with other brigades to showcase how you meet your individual community defence needs?   Smoke Signals for 2023 is looking for interesting stories...

  This will be the 12th fully funded fire truck that the RFBAQ has given to Rural Fire Brigades in Queensland in the last 2 years.   Both truck brigades and non-truck brigades can...

  The 200 x $5,000 RFBAQ Buy Local Grant applications are coming in from brigades across the state and here are the top items  -    Generators, power tools, chainsaws...