Whatever the emergency, we're trained for it

Accredited to State Rescue Board standards across a full range of rescue disciplines — ready around the clock.

Our capabilities

Five disciplines, one squad

Road crash rescue

Freeing people trapped in cars and trucks with hydraulic cutting and spreading tools.

Vertical rescue

Rope rescue over cliffs, embankments and difficult terrain.

Flood & storm response

Swiftwater capability and storm support when the weather turns.

Search & rescue

Land search and rescue in support of Police and other agencies.

Scene lighting & support

Lighting scenes for Police and supporting NSW Ambulance through the night.

Recent callouts

A week in the life of the squad

Ewingsdale

Two-vehicle collision on the highway — casualty extricated and handed to Ambulance.

Byron Bay

Beach winch operation supporting a helicopter medical retrieval.

Mullumbimby

Storm response — clearing a fallen tree and making a road safe overnight.

Brunswick

Vertical rescue training on the escarpment, keeping accreditations current.

Sample callouts shown — the squad can feed real incident summaries here.

The wider VRA

Primary responders, right across NSW

VRA Rescue NSW volunteers are primary responders — 24/7, every day of the year — for road crash rescue, general land rescue, vertical rescue, flood and swiftwater rescue, search and rescue and other specialist work. Brunswick Rescue brings that same capability to the Byron Shire.

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This capability is kept ready by volunteers & donations

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