Fire and Rescue NSW Station 344 Kearsley

17/10/2026

11/10/2026

Hey Kearsley residents, check out the drone footage from the Hazzard reduction last Friday.

11/10/2026

🚫🔥TOTAL FIRE BAN🔥🚫

A TOTAL FIRE BAN will be in place across the GREATER HUNTER due to hot and windy conditions initiating a HIGH fire danger rating from midnight tonight.

Date: MONDAY 12 OCTOBER
Duration : 24hrs

🚫NO fires allowed outdoors – including campfires, fire pits, or solid fuel BBQs.
🚫Do not use equipment that may cause sparks (e.g. angle grinders, welders) outdoors.

If you see a fire without emergency services present, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

Total Fire Ban rules https://
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-
and-tobans/total-fire-ban-rules

Plan and Prepare a Bush fire Survival Plan.
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/bush-fire-survival-plan

09/10/2026

Crews from Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW RFS Lower Hunter conducted a Hazzard reduction today in Kearsley.
Smoke will hang around for a while and burning logs will be able to be seen well into the night, some smouldering and possibly small flames still burning. This is normal and no cause for concern.
Crews are continuing to patrol and will be back out tomorrow morning checking to make sure it’s all still contained.

08/10/2026

There will be some smoke around the Kearsley and surrounding area today.

🔥 Hazard Reduction - Kearsley🔥

Firefighters will be taking advantage of favourable conditions to conduct a Hazard Reduction Burn at Kearsley today.

Residents in the area may see or smell smoke and those with asthma or other respiratory problems are advised to keep clear of the area, stay indoors with your windows closed and to activate your health plan if required.

A reminder to please only call Triple Zero (000) if you can see an unattended fire. For more information, visit the Hazards Near Me app or the website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/hr

03/10/2026

What a glorious day!! 🌅
Today’s the day!! Our town, our team, our time!!
We couldn’t let the opportunity pass to paint our station and truck in Knights colours!!
Come on Newcastle!

Fire and Rescue NSW
Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North

24/09/2026

Our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the NSW Police Force constable who tragically lost her life while on duty in Redfern early this morning.

Our thoughts are also with the injured officer, their colleagues and all emergency service personnel affected by this tragedy.

Rest easy. Your duty is done.

💙🖤

20/09/2026

TOBAN - Monday 21st September.

⚠️🔥 EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MONDAY
- GREATER

Posted: 7:04PM, Sunday 20 September

Warm and very dry conditions, combined with moderate to fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds, will result in elevated fire danger across the Greater Hunter district. A cool, moderate to fresh and gusty south to southeasterly wind change is expected to reach the Hunter coastal areas around midday, before moving through inland parts of the Greater Hunter during the afternoon and evening.

These are dangerous fire conditions. People in the following Local Government Areas are advised to take action now;

🟧 Greater Hunter- Cessnock; Dungog; Lake Macquarie; Maitland; Muswellbrook; Newcastle; Port Stephens; Singleton; Upper Hunter

Check your bush fire plan and ensure that your property is fire ready. If a fire starts, take immediate action. If you and your property are not prepared to the highest level, go to a safer location well before the fire impacts. Reconsider travel through bush fire risk areas.

A Total Fire Ban will be in force for the Greater Hunter fire weather district from midnight. For information on what you can and cannot do during a Total Fire Ban, visit https://shorturl.at/nKGsO.

▪️View and be alerted to more incidents near you by downloading the NSW Incident Alerts App. Try for free today; https://apple.co/39Y5tW2

14/09/2026

You may have seen the smoke in Abernethy today. NSW RFS Lower Hunter and a few Fire and Rescue NSW crews took part in a Hazzard reduction.
Weather conditions were favourable and they were able to reduce the fuel load through the bush on Ferguson St down to the Abernethy dam.
You may see small fires through the bush tonight, and burning logs, this is completely normal, and may go on for a few days. There are RFS patrols in Abernethy tonight, they will be monitoring the situation.
While care is taken to start these burns with a low intensity, sometimes wildlife can be injured. If you find any wildlife needing help call WIRES.
We can all feel a bit more relaxed with fuel cleared for what’s reported to be a very hot summer coming.

Fire and Rescue NSW Metropolitan North
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 237 Branxton
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 402 Salamander Bay
NSW RFS - Kearsley Brigade
NSW RFS - Central - Cessnock Brigade

10/09/2026

344 remembers the 343. 🚒❤️🚒

25 Years since we watched in disbelief