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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a man crushed by a boulder at a worksite in Penrith. The incident occurred on a property in Fitch Avenue, just after 11.30 this morning. The man, aged in his late 20's, was working... Learn more about the Man rescued under fallen rock at Penrith.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have assisted in the rescue of two people after a four wheel drive crashed into a house yesterday at Largs in Maitland. It's believed the male driver of the Toyota Landcruiser suffered a heart attack... Learn more about the Car into Building at Largs.
It will be a case of hydraulic cutters at the ready this weekend when Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) takes on the State Emergency Service and other emergency agencies in the 2022 Road Crash Rescue Challenge at Dubbo. The three-day event... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews prepare for Road Crash Rescue Challenge at Dubbo.
It will be a case of hydraulic cutters at the ready this weekend when Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) takes on the State Emergency Service and other first response agencies in the 2022 Road Crash Rescue Challenge at Dubbo. The three-day... Learn more about the FRNSW hone skills ahead of Road Crash Rescue Challenge - Video at Dubbo.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and NSW Ambulance paramedics have rescued an elderly woman from a car teetering on the edge of a steep embankment at Newport on Sydney's northern beaches. Three FRNSW trucks rushed to Hillside Road around 5.45 last... Learn more about the Elderly woman saved in embankment rescue at Newport.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews have helped police locate the body of a person after a house fire at Ben Lomond, in the state's north. Three FRNSW trucks rushed to the New England Highway home, 40-kilometres south of Glen Innes, joining... Learn more about the Person killed in house fire at Ben Lomond.
Bystanders rescued five people, trapped inside the burning wreckage of a two car crash last night at Liverpool in Sydney's south-west. The collision occurred around 8.40 pm on Elizabeth Drive. Three Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks rushed to the scene amid... Learn more about the Bystanders rescue five people from fiery car crash - Video at Liverpool.
The Acting Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner is appealing to the public to take extra safety precautions amid a spate of house fires across the state that's already claimed one life overnight. Fire crews from four appliances forced their way into... Learn more about the House fire safety warning at .
Decommissioned fire hoses are finding new life as enrichment items at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, thanks to an environmentally friendly partnership between Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and the animals’ keepers. Under the partnership, decommissioned hoses from fire stations across the state... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW partnership to aid Taronga Zoo animals - Video at Taronga Zoo.
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that's destroyed an abandoned house this morning at Adamstown in Newcastle. The large blaze broke out around 4.30am in Park Avenue. 11 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks from Lambton, Charlestown, Newcastle, Merewether and... Learn more about the Abandoned building fire - Video at Adamstown.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a house fire in Prestons in Sydney's southwest yesterday afternoon. Crews responded to the incident on Plukavec Circuit just before 3:30 pm. Firefighters reported large volumes of smoke en route to the property and called for... Learn more about the Fire destroys home in Prestons at Prestons.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at an irrigation farm, north of Walgett, where a man has become trapped in a combine harvester. The incident occurred around 12.30pm today, about 10-kilometres north of the township. The 19-year-old man fell into the... Learn more about the Combine Harvester incident at Walgett.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have tended to a young child, whose face has been pierced by wire, at Lidcombe in Sydney. The boy, aged six, reportedly fell face first onto a 60cm length of wire in Carter Street today,... Learn more about the Child's face pierced by wire at Lidcombe.
A barking dog has alerted authorities about the plight of his owner who fell into a septic tank today at Terrey Hills, in Sydney's north. The dog's barks were heard by a child in Myoora Road about 12.30 this afternoon. The child... Learn more about the Dog's barks save owner at Terrey Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have prevented a house fire spreading to neighbouring homes at Port Macquarie on the state's mid-north coast. A family safely escaped the two-storey Elparra Close home just before 9.30 last night. The blaze started in a... Learn more about the Family safe after house fire - Port Macquarie - Video at Port Macquarie.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have assisted in a fishing trawler emergency at Eden on the state's south coast. The vessel, carrying 50-tonnes of salmon, began taking on water at the middle wharf of the port around 3.30 this ... Learn more about the Fishing Trawler Sinks at Eden.
BOWRAL | #FRNSW crews and @NSWAmbulance paramedics are treating a man for serious burns at a residence on Bong Bong St. There was a fire but it has been extinguished. View on X [external link]
BELIMBLA PARK | One person is trapped following a truck crash on Burragorang Rd. #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @NSWAmbulance to free the trapped patient. FRNSW HAZMAT crews are also working to contain a fuel spill. @nswpolice View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews battling a hazardous materials fire at St Marys in Sydney’s west are urging local residents to remain indoors to avoid dangerous fumes. The fire broke out around 6.30 this morning at a large chemical warehouse... Learn more about the Large chemical fire at St Marys.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews have spent the last three days spreading Easter cheer, providing warm meals & chocolate eggs to displaced communities in the northern rivers flood zones.They joined community groups, Lismore Helping Hands & Koori Kitchen, to help those most in need. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have pulled off an Easter rescue this morning, saving a bunny from a unit fire at Belmore in Sydney. The blaze broke out in a two-level apartment block in Tudor Street, just before 9am. Crews... Learn more about the Bunny rescue - Belmore at Belmore .
BELMORE | #FRNSW crews are working to contain a fire in a two level building on Tudor St. All people have been evacuated. Operations are ongoing. View on X [external link]
WILEY PARK | Three #FRNSW crews are working to contain a fire on the ground floor of a two level building on Shadforth St. View on X [external link]
GRIFFITH | Three #FRNSW crews have contained a fire in a building at a property on Doherty Place. All people are accounted for and no injuries reported. View on X [external link]
Just after midday Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Lithgow fire station were called to assist with a kangaroo rescue, after it was reported that a female kangaroo had been swept away in flood waters and was stuck in a... Learn more about the Kangaroo rescue at Lithgow.
Just after 6pm this evening Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Gulgong and Mudgee attended reports of a house fire in Gulgong. Crews arrived to find a fire in the ceiling of a home. They used hose lines and breathing apparatus... Learn more about the Ceiling Fire at Gulgong.
BANKSTOWN | #FRNSW crews are making their way to a fire in a unit on the top floor of a three level building on Reynolds Ave. A large amount of smoke is visible in the area. View on X [external link]
DURAWANK | #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @NSWAmbulance, @nswpolice and @NSWRFS crews to release a person who is trapped after a car crash on The Lakes Way, north of Forster. A rescue helicopter is preparing to land nearby. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a house fire this morning at West Tamworth. Firefighters found the small home vacant when they arrived in Matheson Street just after 4am. The house was well alight. Three crews, from the Tamworth and South... Learn more about the House Fire at West Tamworth.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished an overnight fire in a granny flat at Sadleir, in Sydney's south-west. Firefighters were alerted to the fire in Gambo Crescent just after 3:30am. Initial calls informed FRNSW of possible people inside the... Learn more about the Granny Flat Fire at Sadleir.
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