Announcements

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...

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...

Halfway through our Buy Local Brigade Grant scheme, and we have approved 159 applications.  Click images for a larger version.   Brigades from all over Queensland have...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...