Bushfires

Contacts

• Blue Mountains Bushfire Management Committee
  • Alan Holley - Council
  • Chris Van der Kley, Council representative
  • Howard McCallum, Alternate Council representative
  • Matthew Chambers, Environmental Scientist, Council
  • Scott Seymour, 4787 3109, National Parks and Wildlife
  • Mick Beltram, Acting Executive officer
• Blue Mountains City Council
  • Council is the local authority for hazard reduction burns. They can issue a Section 66 order requiring property orders to allow a hazard reduction.
  • Frank Garofalow, Manager, Environmental Branch
• Blue Mountains Conservation Society
  • Don Cameron
  • A regime of frequent low-intensity burns might not be appropriate for the Blue Mountains.
• Blue Mountains Gazette
  • Damien Madigan, editor
  • 4751 1955
• Don Nott
  Former Group Captain of the Blue Mountains Rural Fire Service.
  Knows a lot about the hazards.
  • 4751 3333
• National Parks and Wildlife Service
  • Website
  • Bob Conroy
  • Blue Mountains National Park
    • 39 Whitton Street, Katoomba
    • 4784 7300
    • Website
    • Geoff Luscombe - Regional Manager, approves proposed hazard reduction burns
    • Glen Meade, Regional Operations Coordinator
      • 4784 7340
    • Blackheath Area - 4787 8877
      • Scott Seymour, 4787 3109
        Scott.Seymour@environment.nsw.gov.au
    • Glenbrook Area - 4739 2950
• NSW Fire Brigades
  • Tom Milburn - chief superintendent
• Rural Fire Service
  • www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au (same as www.rfs.nsw.gov.au )
  • Headquarters
    15 Carter Street, Homebush Bay NSW 2127
    Locked Bag 17, Granville NSW 2142
    8741-5555
  • Duty media officer - 9898 1855
    media@rfs.nsw.gov.au
  • Freedom of Information Officer: Christine Roach, 8741-5110
  • Rob Rogers - Assistant Commissioner.
  • Stuart Midgely - chief superintendent
  • Bushfire Coordination Committee
    8741 5473
  • Blue Mountains District
    • Corner Bathurst Road & Valley Road Katoomba 2780
    • 4784 7444
    • John Norris, seems to be in charge
    • Mick Beltram, Acting Executive Officer
• State Emergency Service (SES)
  • Costa Zakis
  • Blue Mountains district - 132 500, 4782 3200