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3 unusual facts about New South Wales Rural Fire Service


Ashmont, New South Wales

A small shopping centre, New South Wales State Emergency Service Murrumbidgee Region and New South Wales Rural Fire Service Riverina Zone Headquarters are located within the suburb with the city's (Wagga Wagga) newest Bunnings Warehouse megastore is located on the fringes of Ashmont.

Awaba, New South Wales

The town has a railway station on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line, a primary school (opened 1891), and a Rural Fire Station.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service

There are a number of water-based fire fighting appliances (Category 15) within the NSW RFS; these appliances are generally operated by brigades located in areas where the only available access is via water (e.g. communities along the Hawkesbury River of NSW).



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