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We responded to 125,583 incidents in 2021-22. The incidents displayed below are note-worthy incidents that have been published as media releases or tweets. Details about incidents may change and should not be used as emergency information and/or advice.
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BALGOWLAH | Ferocious fire damages neighbouring homes on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is investigating a fire which destroyed a home and damaged another on Sydney's Northern Beaches.More than 50 FRNSW firefighters, an... View on X [external link]
ZETLAND | #FRNSW car on fire in an underground carpark of a high rise apartment building on Ebsworth Street, approx 70 people self evacuated, more to follow. @2GB873 @2SM1269 @abcnews @WSFM1017 @TripleMSydney View on X [external link]
Two firefighters who risked their lives when they entered a swollen river to save a teenage girl are among more than 120 people formally recognised by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) this St Florian’s Day. FRNSW on-call firefighters Gavin Bright and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW heroes recognised on St Florian’s Day at NSW.
What does a Mobile Control Centre that screens “live” footage from drones over fires to commanders; a portable satellite communications network that can set up during floods or bushfires; and technology that can provide a fire truck with its own... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue’s array of high-tech gadgetry hits the road through regional NSW at Coffs Harbour.
BLAYNEY | #FRNSW have arrrived on scene at Sturt St to find a home well alight, all persons accounted for @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
ASHFIELD | #FRNSW has attended a fire in Arthur St where it is believed a tablet had overheated and ignited a minor fire. No injuries only slight damage thank goodness @2GB873 @dailytelegraph @InnerWestNews @abcnews @2SM1269 @WSFM1017 @TripleMSydney View on X [external link]
QUEENS PARK | #FRNSW fighting a fire on the second level of a two level townhouse on Edmund St. Seven fire trucks with 24 firefighters on scene..@2GB873 @WSFM1017 @2SM1269 @dailytelegraph @smh View on X [external link]
MAROUBRA | #FRNSW two fire trucks on scene absorbing a hazardous oil spill on Torrington Rd between Marine Parade and Malabar Rd. @LiveTrafficSyd @RandwickCouncil also assisting. View on X [external link]
GREYSTANES | #FRNSW will cut the side of a car away to free a passenger who is trapped in the wreckage after crash on Greystanes Road. @LiveTrafficSyd @Sydney_Now @2GB873 @WSFM1017 @2SM1269 View on X [external link]
Knowing what to do in the first five minutes of a house fire is critical to saving a life, according to new research released today by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), which shows that while accidental house fires are less... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW research identifies critical factors in fatal house fires at NSW.
CHINDERAH | #FRNSW and @NSWRFS working to extinguish a B Double truck and first trailer on the M1 northbound just south of the Tweed River. M1 north bound closed at the moment @LiveTrafficNSW @nswpolice View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked for almost four hours overnight to contain molten glass leaking from a malfunctioning furnace in a factory in Sydney's west. Fifteen fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters responded to the site... Learn more about the Molten glass emergency - Video at Penrith.
LEWISHAM | #FRNSW investigating smoke issuing from a light rail carriage. Four person have been evacuated, power switched off, firefighters now applying carbon dioxide to cool heated area.@2GB873 @WSFM1017 @2SM1269 @TripleMSydney @abcnews View on X [external link]
Liverpool | #FRNSW has extinguished a fire in a small weatherboard cottage on Orange Grove Rd. No injuries @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance on scene.@Lpool_Council@LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled for more than two hours to extinguish a fierce blaze which has destroyed an automotive workshop and several vehicles in Sydney's south-west. More than 30 FRNSW firefighters tackled the blaze which had taken... Learn more about the Firefighters battle blaze at car workshop at Sefton.
RYDE | Update 1 - #FRNSW have extinguished a fire on the balcony of a unit on Belmore St near Rothesay Ave. @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
RYDE | #FRNSW on Belmore St attacking a fire in unit on the third level. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
Five teams of firefighters will represent Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in a multi-agency State Road Crash Rescue Challenge next month at Coffs Harbour on the state’s north coast. The FRNSW crews from Dubbo, Wyong, Ulladulla, ‘Region South’ and ‘Region North’... Learn more about the Firefighters to put their skills to the test in multi-agency road rescue competition at Coffs Harbour.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will use its strong presence at the Hawkesbury Show this weekend to warn the public about the dangers posed by Lithium-Ion batteries. Fire investigators will demonstrate how compromised or damaged batteries can overheat and enter what’s... Learn more about the Lithium-Ion battery dangers and high-tech to headline Fire and Rescue’s presence at this weekend’s Hawkesbury Show at Hawkesbury.
NORTH MANLY | #FRNSW at Wattle Road, with smoke issuing from a factory complex. Six fire trucks responding or on scene @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance assisting. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
HORNSBY | #FRNSW firefighters will cut the side of a car apart to free a person who is trapped in the wreckage of a crashed vehicle on Galston Rd. @2SM1269 @WSFM1017 @TripleMSydney @2GB873 @dailytelegraph @smh @hornsbyadvocate View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters who specialise in structural collapse have used laser monitoring equipment to assess and monitor the unstable front wall of a building in Tighes Hill, in Newcastle. Just before 8:30 am this morning, FRNSW firefighters... Learn more about the Building threatening to collapse in Newcastle at Tighes Hill.
LUCAS HEIGHTS |#FRNSW rescue trucks on scene at a serious crash on New Illawarra Rd where a person is trapped in the wreckage @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
GREENACRE | #FRNSW working to free two people who are trapped in a vehicle that has rolled onto its roof after a crash on Roberts Rd near Lascelles Lane. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @2GB873 @CB_Express @ourcbcity @WSFM1017 @TripleMSydney @2SM1269 @dailytelegraph View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled for more than an hour to extinguish a blaze which destroyed a home in Sydney's south-west. Twenty FRNSW firefighters were called in to attack the blaze which engulfed the two-storey property on Riverside... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish intense house fire at Airds.
CAMMERAY | #FRNSW rescue trucks on scene on Jenknis and Kyngdon St. Semi Trailer collected a power pole, wires on truck. Driver still in cabin because of live but ok. Safe zone set up power comp in att. @2GB873 @2SM1269 @Northshoretimes @NthSydCouncil @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
The sparks will fly next Tuesday when Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) takes on a combined Australian Defence Force side in a curtain raiser to the NRL ANZAC Day match at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium. FRNSW has welcomed the opportunity of playing... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW to take on the Australian Defence Force in Anzac Day football match to honour veterans at Allianz Stadium.
TOONGABBIE | #FRNSW firefighters have used the aerial ladder platform to rescue a man who suffered a lower limb injury on the roof of a home building site on Barangaroo Rd. @dailytelegraph @2GB873 @smh @WSFM1017 @TripleMSydney @2SM1269 View on X [external link]
TOONGABBIE | #FRNSW rescue trucks are on scene at Barangaroo Rd, where a worker has suffered a piercing wound to the leg while working on a roof. Specialist rescue equipment required to lower worker to ground. Firefighters will facilitate the rescue while @NSWAmbulance treat View on X [external link]
RHODES | #FRNSW firefighters working with @NSWAmbulance have freed a passenger who was severely trapped in a light truck on Ryde Bridge after a multi vehicle crash. Casualty has been transported to hosp. @2GB873 @WSFM1017 @dailytelegraph @2SM1269 @ndtimes @InnerWestNews View on X [external link]
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- For flood information and warnings, visit the NSW State Emergency Service website [external link].
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