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NSW.</p></div><div><p paraid="851324133" paraeid="{8d70715e-4d14-475d-b765-aa8c850c37a3}{74}">NSW RFS volunteers are ready to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round, attending a range of incidents from bush and grass fires to house and structure fires, road accidents and assisting at other events like floods, storms and searches.</p></div><div><p paraid="434621555" paraeid="{8d70715e-4d14-475d-b765-aa8c850c37a3}{84}">Volunteering with the NSW RFS offers you the opportunity to learn new and valuable skills that will not only assist you in your voluntary role but in day to day life and even your workplace. It is also an opportunity to meet people you wouldn't normally meet. For many of our members, it's also about being part of a wonderful tradition and an organisation with a very proud history.</p></div><div><p paraid="894783410" paraeid="{8d70715e-4d14-475d-b765-aa8c850c37a3}{94}">Watch the video below to find out more about what it means to join the NSW Rural Fire Service.</p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tRwbYbF_Mvk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div><hr /> </div> <div id="content_container_232740"> <p><style> .main-content .button.content__checkbox-conditional-button {width: 100%} </style></p><h3>A few things to think about before you apply to join the NSW RFS:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/232653/NSW-RFS-candidate-guide.pdf" target="_blank">Read through our Candidate Guide</a> to find out more about being a volunteer.</li><li>Before applying, consider the kind of volunteer work you would like to do, and the time you can spare. 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