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02/11/2026

Applications close tomorrow night - 3rd November. Apply Now!

🧑‍🚒 Meet the crew! 🚨

Name: Glenn Swift

Years of Service: 22 years and 3 months

Rank: Captain

Little background on you:
Married with 3 kids. Served the Gunnedah community for about 10 years as well as working in Sydney (Mortdale) before joining 485 Wangi Wangi in 2014.

What activities do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Mountain biking and caravanning with my family.

Why did you join?
To assist my community and be part of a team. After 22 years I still love it!

What is your greatest achievement since joining Fire & Rescue NSW?
Working as a team to save millions of dollars of observatory equipment at Siding Spring, Australia’s premier astronomical research facility during the bushfires in January 2013.

What is your greatest achievement since joining 485?
Being promoted to Captain in late 2017 and always working to encourage a cohesive and positive station culture.

What is your favourite thing about Fire and Rescue?
Being part of a world leading emergency organisation and having the opportunity to help people on one of their worst days, both locally and across the state when deployed for major incidents.

What would you say to someone considering applying? Don’t delay, apply today - you will find it as rewarding as I still do!

01/11/2026

🚨 Meet the Crew! 🚨

Name: Jake Dormer

Years of Service: 1 year and 3 months

Rank: Firefighter

Primary Employment: Self employed carpenter

Little background on you:
Grew up in and around Macksville/Scotts Head, been a carpenter 12 years, have 3 kids and love living and working in the Wangi Wangi/ Rathmines area

Why did you join?
Wanted to help and be more involved in my new local community

What is your greatest achievement since joining 485?
Getting involved in the Wangi Wangi Fire Fighter Championship team and competing around the state

What is your favourite thing about Fire and Rescue?
The unity as a crew, being in a constantly challenging job, and that no 2 calls are ever the same

What has been your biggest challenge? Learning where things live in the truck!

What would you say to someone considering applying?
GO FOR IT!!!

Join the crew! Applications close this Tuesday 3rd November. Apply NOW!

29/10/2026

It’s here !

6pm tonight.
Meet us at Wangi Station for our

🚨 INFORMATION NIGHT 🚨

We’ll give you the run down on what it takes to be an On-Call firefighter, give you tips across the application process, show you around the station and meet some of the crew!

Join us tonight 6pm.

See you there !!

28/10/2026

Meet the Crew! 👨‍🚒

Name: Ross Murdoch

Rank: Firefighter

Years of Service: 12 years and 10 months

Primary Employment: Retired 11 years.

Previous employment:
included Rolling Mills, Planning & Scheduling & Transport & Logistics, > 30 years BHP/Onesteel Steelworks Newcastle

Little background on you:
Lived in Wangi almost 26 years.

Main hobby/Sport: Road cycling

Why did you join?
To serve the local community

What is your greatest achievement since joining 485?
Task Forces for 2019-2020 National Bushfires, NSW
Task Forces for 2021-2022 Floods e.g. Port Macquarie & Lismore

What is your favourite thing about Fire and Rescue?
Being part of a team that provides a valuable service to the community.

What has been your biggest challenge? Combating 10m high fire fronts with frequent wind shifts to save houses.

What would you say to someone considering applying?
Join to serve the community. It is a job with lots of challenges and one which is very rewarding.

Follow the QR Code below to join our info session on the 29th October, 2026. 6pm. 👇

26/10/2026

❤️ LOVE YOUR WORK ❤️

You might never have dreamed of being a firefighter, but it could just be your dream job.

Being a firefighter is varied, challenging and rewarding. As well as attending fire, rescue, and hazardous materials, firefighters also provide fire safety education, basic first aid and building safety inspections.

PLUS 🌟 You get to work with the 485 crew!

To find out more, join us for an information session:

29th October, 6pm.

And visit:

https://careers.fire.nsw.gov.au/jobs/on-call-firefighter-mn1-485-wangi-wangi-maitland-nsw-australia-b515c616-a29b-4b26-9c9f-268cd1e1c238

Or send us a message and we will get back to you!

24/10/2026

Meet the Crew!

Name: Peter Koster

Years of Service: 1 year and 4 months

Rank: Firefighter

Primary Employment: Landscaper

Little background on you:
Father, Husband, mountain biker, traveller, scuba diver

Why did you join?
To help people on the days that they really need it

What is your greatest achievement since joining 485?
Completing all my training in my first year at FRNSW

What is your favourite thing about Fire and Rescue?
Working for world class organisation that provides second to none training and cultivates a world leading safety culture

What has been your biggest challenge? Finding the right balance between operational availability and quality family time

What would you say to someone considering applying?
Very rewarding
Extra money
Great opportunity to work with great people at a world class organisation

Follow the link to join our crew 👇

https://careers.fire.nsw.gov.au/jobs/on-call-firefighter-mn1-485-wangi-wangi-maitland-nsw-australia-b515c616-a29b-4b26-9c9f-268cd1e1c238

22/10/2026

There is something that no job ad will tell you… The best thing about being a firefighter👇

is THE CREW!

It’s the banter in the truck, the friendships built, the drill night training, the pride of bringing a new recruit into the team and the debrief after a tough incident. It’s the colleagues that become family.

We train hard and look out for each other. We serve this community like it’s our own- because it is!

Wangi Wangi 485 has a culture we are proud of and we want you to join us.

If this sounds like your place, reach out!

Applications open Now ⭐️

Information night - 29th October, 2026. 6pm.

See you there!

20/10/2026

🔥 We are recruiting ! 🔥

Applications are open NOW for on-call firefighters at Wangi Wangi Station.

If you have ever felt the call to be more involved and help out the community, now is the time to put your hand up and apply.

Applications are open NOW!

Recruitment Info session -
29th October, 6pm.

Follow the link below to apply now!!

https://careers.fire.nsw.gov.au/jobs/on-call-firefighter-mn1-485-wangi-wangi-maitland-nsw-australia-b515c616-a29b-4b26-9c9f-268cd1e1c238

18/10/2026

We are looking for Wangi Wangi local legends who work from home 🚨

You are already at home, and already in town.

When a call comes in, you could be at the station in minutes.

Are you a stay at home parent? A self employed tradie, a shift worker, an online business owner?

The Retained Firefighter model was built just for you.

We have an information night locked in for the 29th October 2026, 6pm.

Put it in your diaries and drop in to get your questions answered.

Applications open now 👇

https://careers.fire.nsw.gov.au/jobs/on-call-firefighter-mn1-485-wangi-wangi-maitland-nsw-australia-b515c616-a29b-4b26-9c9f-268cd1e1c238

14/10/2026

Hey Wangi Wangi - YOU ARE INVITED!!! 👇

‼️RECRUITMENT INFORMATION NIGHT‼️

Lock it in your diaries-

Thursday 29th October 2026, 1800.

Meet the crew at the station, find out what we are all about, what we do and how you can join us at Wangi Wangi 485.

See you there!

Address

26 Donnelly Road
Arcadia Vale, NSW
2283

Telephone

+6149272585

Website

https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/on-call.php?id=485

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