RFS Awards Our Brigade
June 29, 2012 – Canyonleigh Chronilce: At the recent 2012 Community Engagement & Fire Awareness Conference held in Wollongong, Frances Crown and the Canyonleigh Rural Fire Service were awarded one of only four Community Engagement Awards. Presented by Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers ASFM, these inaugural awards recognize commitment to working with the community to help […]
Canyonleigh Rural Bush Fire Brigade
Canyonleigh’s Rural Bush Fire Brigade includes an experienced and dedicated upper echelon of Captains and Deputy Captains (past and present) together with a core of dedicated members. We have over 20 active members and a total membership in excess of 40 members.
The Brigade – a brief history
The “Brigade” was first formed in 1932 with its early composition being made up of farmers who fought fires with whatever equipment they possessed. In 1957 (or 1958), after a fire started on Oscar Murray’s property (now part of “Glencoe” on Inverary Road), which burnt up the swamp and then threatened the Penrose Pine Forest […]
Welcome
Welcome to the web site of the Canyonleigh Rural Bush Fire Brigade, a member of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. Our web site has been designed to provide information on our brigade, its activities & events and to offer advice and direction for Canyonleigh residents. The Survive tab will take you to a page that […]