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Londonderry Rural Fire Brigade currently protects 3,800 people living within it’s brigade boundaries (Londonderry and part of Cranebrook). In addition it provides primary support to Llandilo (pop. 1,400), Castlereagh (pop. 1,700) and Berkshire Park (pop. 1,400) Rural Fire Brigades, in all a total of 8,300 persons living within the northern part of Penrith Rural Fire District.
Londonderry RFB has a total membership including juniors of 38, of which approximately 22 are active firefighters. During the RFS year 2002/2003 (01/04/2002 to 31/03/2003), a season of extreme and extensive wildfires, Londonderry RFB attended 196 calls, these are summarized as follows:
| Incident | Number of Calls | Percentage |
| Bush/Grass | 67 | 34% |
| Structure | 13 | 7% |
| Vehicle Fire | 25 | 12% |
| MVA | 11 | 6% |
| AFA | 13 | 7% |
| Hoax Call | 10 | 5% |
| Hazmat / Spill | 6 | 3% |
| Storm | 2 | 1% |
| Good Intent | 4 | 2% |
| Rubbish Fire | 8 | 4% |
| Illegal Burns | 24 | 12% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| TOTAL | 196 | 100% |
During the RFS year 2003/2004 (01/04/2003 to 31/03/2004), a season of moderate wildfire, Londonderry RFB attended 131 calls, these are summarized as follows:
| Incident | Number of Calls | Percentage |
| Bush/Grass | 19 | 14% |
| Structure | 6 | 5% |
| Vehicle Fire | 19 | 14% |
| MVA | 7 | 5% |
| AFA | 26 | 20% |
| Hoax Call | 2 | 2% |
| Hazmat / Spill | 3 | 3% |
| Storm | 2 | 1% |
| Good Intent | 14 | 10% |
| Rubbish Fire | 9 | 7% |
| Illegal Burns | 17 | 13% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| TOTAL | 131 | 100% |
During the RFS year 2004/2005 (01/04/2004 to 31/03/2005), a season of moderate wildfire, Londonderry RFB attended 131 calls, these are summarized as follows:
| Incident | Number of Calls |
| False Alarms and False Calls | 40 |
| Fire and Explosions | 110 |
| Good Intent Call | 20 |
| Hazardous Condition | 7 |
| MVA, Rescue, EMS Calls | 11 |
| Other Situations | 0 |
| Overpressure Rupture | 0 |
| Service Calls | 16 |
| Type of incident undetermined | 5 |
| Support External Agency | 0 |
| Unlinked Support Report | 4 |
| Not specified | 0 |
| TOTAL | 213 |
2005/2006 Year to date is as follows
| Incident | Number of Calls |
| False Alarms and False Calls | 28 |
| Fire and Explosions | 77 |
| Good Intent Call | 13 |
| Hazardous Condition | 4 |
| MVA, Rescue, EMS Calls | 8 |
| Other Situations | 0 |
| Overpressure Rupture | 0 |
| Service Calls | 10 |
| Type of incident undetermined | 3 |
| Support External Agency | 4 |
| Unlinked Support Report | 2 |
| Not specified | 1 |
| TOTAL | 150 |