Mount Wilson / Mount Irvine Rural Fire Brigade
Joining Up...
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We welcome new members and we offer a multitude of roles other than firefighting. Firefighting, station officer, communications, catering, logistics, planning and aviation support are all critical – there is a job for everyone in our Brigade.
If you are thinking of joining the Mt Wilson/Mt Irvine Rural Fire Brigade, you will need to:
- Join the NSW Rural Fire Service. Approach one of the Mt Wilson/Mt Irvine Brigade members who will help you through the joining process.
- This involves
- Complete RFS membership application at the Mt Wilson Fire Station. You will need 100 points ID plus two extra cards, which means for example we will need to see your passport, drivers licence, plus 2 other cards (credit cards, medicare card, etc.).We then send the application into the RFS for processing.
- Complete online Volunteer Induction (VI) and Safety Induction (SI) courses. Go to https://fuel.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ and login as a guest (down near bottom of login options). You will need to provide a name so that the RFS can cross refer your online completion with your membership later on. Complete the VI and SI courses. You can do these as many times as you like, so don’t worry about getting something wrong as you do them.
- When you visit the fire station, one of us has to take you through a practical assessment of your SI course. This is quite simple and nothing to be worried about. The goal is for us to make sure you get through.
- The membership forms will need to be signed by the Captain, Senior Deputy, a Deputy Cation or Training Officer of the Brigade.
- Following this you commence formal training to become a bushfire fighter or a support person. We need as many support people as we do operational fire fighters.
It will help you to understand the process if you review the pdf 10 Steps to Becoming a Volunteer (95 KB) before you make a final decision.
We welcome new members and encourage you to join. Please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions.
Contact details for Rural Fire Brigade
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The contact details for the Mt Wilson/Mt Irvine Rural Fire Brigade are listed below:
Mt Wilson/Mt Irvine Rural Fire Brigade
47 The Avenue
MT WILSON NSW 2786
Attn. The Secretary
Telephone: (02) 4756 2040
Facsimile: (02) 4756 2090
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Current Brigade
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The Mt Wilson/ Mt Irvine Brigade currently has about 70 active firefighters, and 55 support volunteers. About a third of our active firefighters live in the villages and can provide immediate response to incidents. The other two thirds of members live off the mountains and respond once they can arrive locally and are available to longer duration incidents where crews are needed on subsequent days. This provides the Brigade with the ability to consistently fight long lasting bushfire events.
In 2022 the Brigade comprised:
Fire Trucks: 1 x Cat 11 Pumper, 1 x Cat 1, 1 x Cat 7, 1 x Cat 9, 2 x PC (both of which have medical eqipment)
Active Firefighters: about 70, and Active Support people: about 55
Members: about 130 active members
Mt Wilson Fire Station: 47 The Avenue, Mt Wilson
Mt Irvine Fire Station: Mt Irvine Rd, Mt Irvine
Static Water supply tanks throughout the community with roadside hydrants
On public ground - 12
On private property - 14
About the Mt Wilson & Mt Irvine Rural Fire Brigade
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Large Map of our Brigade District
Mt Wilson / Mt Irvine Rural Fire Brigade is in the West Sector of the Blue Mountains District of the NSW Rural Fire Service and serves the villages of Mount Wilson and Mount Irvine and surrounding areas, which includes the northern area of the Blue Mountains from near Bell to near Mt Tomah.
The Brigade is a volunteer emergency response organisation comprising people who have property in the two villages or an interest in the area. About one-third of the local residents are active in the Brigade. About 70% of our active members live off the mountains mostly in Sydney. So the Brigade relies on the 30% who live locally as the first response to most incidents. However, the off mountain active members give the Brigade a depth to respond to long running and major incidents.
The area for which the Brigade has prime responsibility is shown in this map.
Blue Mountains District
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The population across the district is 75,000 people who live in, or in the vicinity of 27 towns and villages across the Mountains. The local government area covers 143,000 hectares of land in the Greater Sydney Region.
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Blue Mountains RFS District
About 70 per cent of the area is incorporated into the World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park, with approximately 11 per cent of the total land area in private ownership.
Subcategories
In the Media
Mt Wilson/ Mt Irvine Brigade members have participated in many incidents and events both locally and in support of other Brigades and States, some of which which have appeared in the media.
Major Callout Events
Periodically major callouts occur which require volunteer crews to be working for the community over several days. Some of these have been recorded and they are listed below.
Brigade Payments & Donations
Welcome to the Mt Wilson/ Mt Irvine Brigade payments page. On this page you can join, renew your membership, make donations to the Brigade, or purchase items during a fundraising event.
Members are the life of a Brigade and so new and continuing members are very welcome.
Thanks to your generosity, the Brigade has been able to purchase essential equipment, improvements to our fire station, and the static water supply throughout the community.
You can make payments online by Direct Deposit through your bank, using your credit card with PayPal or use your PayPal account, or by Cheque.
