Colo Heights is located on the Putty Road 40km north of Windsor, NSW.

Situated at around 300m A.S.L., the township is nestled quietly in the midst of natural eucalypt bushland. The Rural Fire Brigade currently has about 20 Active Fire Fighters, and covers the largest area in the Hawkesbury Rural Fire District, being just under 1000 sq kilometres.
Date Posted Latest News

09 Jan 2007

18 May 2006

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03 Apr 2004

The site has been updated.

Next Training Night updated. (go to Training page)

The Minutes for March 2006 General meeting now posted.

A New On-Line Service for all RFS Members! "My RFS" will enable volunteers to access their OWN RFS Personal Info. Go to Fire Control News page for more info.

Info on some of the RFS Courses that members can undertake has been added to the Training Page

A note to ALL RFS Vehcle Drivers: When refuelling, the odometer reading MUST be entered when doing the EFTPOS transaction. This is so Council can organise GST correctly.

BURNING OFF RULES: Covering Letter from Fire Control and attached Burning Regulation Document from Hawkesbury City Council regarding new burning rules. Please read before burning.

MEETING DATES:
Meeting Nights are Held on the Last
Thursday of each Month. All Welcome

Next Meeting:
1930hrs (7:30pm), 25th January 2007
Meetings held at Colo Heights Fire Shed.

AGM 31st May 2007 - 1930hrs
TRAINING DATES:
Training/Equipment Check Nights are held on the First Monday of each Month.

Next Training Night:
1930hrs (7:30pm), 5th Februaryr 2007. held at Colo Heights Fire Shed.

The Non-Restrictive Period for 2006 is between 01 April and 30th September.
Please read these regulations BEFORE burning

ANY ENQUIRIES REGARDING BURNING OFF OR FIRE PERMITS PLEASE CONTACT:

ANTHONY SHORTEN (Senior Deputy Captain). Email: Anthony.Shorten@blacktown.nsw.gov.au

GREG ALLAN. (Captain). Email: carinya7@bigpond.com.au

BUSH FIRE WISE

This document has been prepared by the NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE It outlines how to help prepare your property against bush fire. It also provides some information on Total Fire Bans, and the Bush Fire Danger period. Click on the "Bush Fire Wise" banner for the document. (Adobe Acrobat PDF. 11kb)