Fire and Rescue NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW - Prepared for anything.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is one of the world's largest urban fire and rescue services and is the busiest in Australia. Our overriding purpose is to enhance community safety, quality of life, and confidence by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, property, environment and economy of NSW.

What you need to know about...

1 June - Smoke alarm action day
Smoke alarms

Be smart and take part - 1st June test your smoke alarm. The seconds you use to test your smoke alarm could be the seconds that save your life. Learn more here.

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Home Safety Visits

A safety visit can assist in helping you reduce the risk of an accidental fire in the home and safely escape in the event of a fire. Click here to request a safety visit.

Lithium-ion batteries: shop, charge, and recycle safely.
Lithium-ion batteries: Shop, charge, and recycle safely

Portable lithium-ion batteries are the fastest growing fire risk. Click here to understand the risks and be prepared.

Emergency contacts

In an emergency call Triple Zero (000)

Bushfire Information: Call the NSW Rural Fire Service: 1800 679 737
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au [external link]

Floods and Storms: Call the SES: 132 500
www.ses.nsw.gov.au [external link]

Latest news and updates

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Fire and Rescue NSW warns flood-affected households about hazardous materials threats | NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has issued a warning to residents, affected by the recent floods, to use caution around hazardous materials in and around the home. A range of household chemicals and fluids may be among the materials compromised by... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW warns flood-affected households about hazardous materials threats at NSW.

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NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW warns flood-affected households abouthazardous materials threats. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has issued a warning to residents, affected by the recent floods, to use caution around hazardous materials in and around th... View on X [external link]

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Crash Update - Greenacre - FRNSW have freed one occupant out and continue to work on freeing a second person out of the wreckage. NSW Ambulance Paramedics have already transported one person to hospital and continue to treat at least two more on scene. View on X [external link]

access_time 08:55pm • Jun 05, 2025
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MONA VALE - FRNSW specialist rescue trucks on scene at a crash on Waratah Street where a car is on its side against a tree. NSW Ambulance Paramedics on scene treating a person who has just been removed from the vehicle. Local traffic impacts... View on X [external link]

access_time 01:44pm • Jun 05, 2025
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EAGLE VALE - Crash update - FRNSW has cut the roof and side of a car away to free a driver who was trapped in the wreckage after crash between a car and a truck at approx 11:30. Watch live traffic for updates on road... TAKE CARE WHEN DRIVING View on X [external link]

access_time 12:59pm • Jun 05, 2025
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EAGLE VALE - Multi vehicle crash FRNSW specialist rescue trucks are on scene, one person is trapped in the wreckage. NSW Ambulance treating the injured , FRNSW will free the trapped person from the crash. ROAD BLOCKED Nth Bound View on X [external link]

access_time 11:56am • Jun 05, 2025
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Investigation underway into cause of factory fire | Villawood

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators today are trying to determine the cause of a major fire at Villawood, in Sydney’s south-west. The third-alarm blaze in the single-level chocolate factory in Marple Avenue broke out just before seven o’clock last night. More... Learn more about the Investigation underway into cause of factory fire at Villawood.

access_time 10:53am • Jun 04, 2025
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VILLAWOOD | ***VIDEO ALERT*** Investigation underway into cause of factory fire. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators today are trying to determine the cause of a major fire at Villawood, in Sydneys south-west.The third-alarm blaze in th... View on X [external link]

access_time 08:53am • Jun 04, 2025
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VILLAWOOD - Update 2 - firefighters continue to fight the fire from outside the building. All persons accounted for. The building is unsafe to enter. The fire appears to involve large quantities of cardboard. Hazmat crews will monitor water runoff. Only site evacuations required View on X [external link]

access_time 08:54pm • Jun 03, 2025
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VILLAWOOD - Update 1 - FRNSW is still working to contain and extinguish a fire in a single level commercial building on Marple Ave that ignited just before 7pm. All workers are accounted for. Numerous hose lines and a ladder truck are putting water on the fire. View on X [external link]

access_time 08:02pm • Jun 03, 2025
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VILLAWOOD - FRNSW has approx 40 of 12 working to contain and extinguish a fire in a single level industrial building on Marple Ave. All workers have evacuated and are accounted for. Police and Ambulance also on scene... View on X [external link]

access_time 07:32pm • Jun 03, 2025
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Lake Haven - FRNSW and RFS have extinguished a fire in a single level home on Wadalba Avenue. One child and one adult transported to hospital for smoke inhalation. No information how fire started at this stage. Time of call - 12:23 - Five fire trucks with 20 firefighters attended View on X [external link]

access_time 01:43pm • Jun 03, 2025
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MILPERRA - a person is trapped after a multi vehicle crash on Bullecourt Avenue. NSW Ambulance Paramedics treating the casualty. FRNSW Rescue developing a rescue plan to free the occupant. View on X [external link]

access_time 01:30pm • Jun 03, 2025
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M5 Tunnel Close - FRNSW on scene containing a large hazardous oil spill after a crash involving a crane truck on its side. Monitor live traffic - View on X [external link]

access_time 12:38pm • Jun 03, 2025
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Firefighters rescue collapsed woman from burning home | Daceyville

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rescued a woman from a house fire in Daceyville overnight. Just after 12.15am, FRNSW received Triple Zero (000) calls to a fire in a home on Colonel Braund Crescent. Five fire trucks and more... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue collapsed woman from burning home at Daceyville.

access_time 07:28pm • May 29, 2025
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