Bargo Rural Fire Brigade

The Bargo Rural Fire Brigade services the local Bargo and Wollondilly Community. Providing help to return normality to residants and visitors of the Wollondilly Shire. The brigade's primary service is the Bargo area, including the Hume highway from Picton Road (Wilton) to Yanderra.

History
Established in the Bargo township in 1940. Consisting of volunteers from the local Bargo area, it became a volunteer fire brigade of the Wollondilly Shire. The council donated heshin bags upon establishment. After fighting fires in the Bargo River, the local Council donated Macloud Tools to the Brigade.

Upon establishment of the New South South Wales Bush Fire Service, est. soon after ash wednesday (1980s), Bargo RFB became a branch of the NSWBFS. Later the Bush Fire Service became the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Bargo Bush Fire Brigade followed suit and became Bargo Rural Fire Brigade.

Public Events
Each year Bargo Rural Fire Brigade holds a Santa run for the Bargo community. This is ran on December 24 from 1400. Children each year have ran to their front yard greeting Santa, and in return Santa will throw lollies to the side of the road. Lucky children receive a blast of water and wet lollies from Santa.

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