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Still No Trucks, Fire Season Is Coming; It’s Time For Immediate Change.
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Total Fleet for Rural Fire.
Since the huge fire seasons of 2018/2019 & 2019/2020 there has been no uplift of equipment to Rural Fire as there was in other states and territories and the...

Stoney Creek RFB And Sugarloaf RFB Buy Local Success
Monday, 29 May 2023
It's always great to hear from brigades that have received grants!
Stoney Creek RFB and Sugarloaf RFB were both lucky enough to receive a Buy Local Brigade Grant. Some great gear for both...
Buy Local Brigade Grants - Halfway Report
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Halfway through our Buy Local Brigade Grant scheme, and we have approved 159 applications.
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Brigades from all over Queensland have...

FusionCruiser Applications Closed
Monday, 8 May 2023
Applications for the RFBAQ FusionCruiser closed on the 30th April.
Each RFBAQ Rep will receive in the post next week a bound folder containing all the applications and the supporting RFBAQ Rep...

International Firefighters' Day 2023
Thursday, 4 May 2023
Message from the Commissioner:
Dear colleagues,
Today is International Firefighters Day – a day where firefighters across the globe are recognised for their...

5,000 Litre Skids Go Into Production
Wednesday, 26 Apr 2023
Ready in the west before fire season!
Following on from the tour of the central west in mid February with the skid prototype, the RFBAQ have refined the design of the skids.
The 12 x 5,000...

Round 3 RFBAQ Buy Local Grants Now Open
Thursday, 13 Apr 2023
Rounds 1 & 2 has funded 159 Buy Local grants for brigades across Queensland
Want to apply? - rfbaq.org/5k_buy_local_grants
$1,000,000 in Grants for Queensland Rural Fire...

Camp Gregory Veterans Retreat Receives Ex-Rural Fire Truck
Wednesday, 12 Apr 2023
Sometimes the phone will ring and the pathway is clear; this is one of those all too rare occasions.
In August 2022, Stephen Bennett, MP for Burnett rang the RFBAQ and asked how a group of veterans...
Grants Approved March 2023
Thursday, 6 Apr 2023
The RFBAQ Management Committee met Friday 31st March and approved three grants.
Cynthia Jones Rural Fire Brigade in the Burnett RFSQ area will recieve $7,500 to assist with the cost of a shipping...

Buy Local Brigade Grants Round Two Announced
Friday, 31 Mar 2023
Round Two of the $5,000 Buy Local Brigade Grants has closed with 72 brigades approved !
Here is the list of brigades...

Where Is Truckie?
Thursday, 30 Mar 2023
The backbone of the Rural Fire fleet is the Medium Attack.
There are 668 currently defending communities across Queensland.
None have been built since the 2019 order.
83 new...

Australian Firefighters Calendar Donation
Tuesday, 21 Mar 2023
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...

Brigade Applications For The RFBAQ FusionCruiser Close 30th April
Monday, 13 Mar 2023
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...

Ever Considered Standing As An RFBAQ Elected Representative?
Wednesday, 8 Mar 2023
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...

RFBAQ Hardship Grants
Thursday, 2 Mar 2023
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...

RFBAQ Skid Tour Of The Central West
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023
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...
Round 2 Of RFBAQ Buy Local Grants Close In A Month – Get Your Applications In
Monday, 20 Feb 2023
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...

Smoke Signals Issue 23 - OUT NOW
Thursday, 16 Feb 2023
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...

Buying Burgers In January Equals Buying 10 Electric Chainsaws In February
Thursday, 9 Feb 2023
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...

Bushfire Heavy Attack V1.0 – RFBAQ Designed / RFSQ Funded
Friday, 3 Feb 2023
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...

Brigade Applications For The RFBAQ FusionCruiser Opens
Monday, 23 Jan 2023
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...