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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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PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a unit fire on HASSALL St after multiple calls were received by 000 @parracity View on X [external link]

access_time 10:28am • Dec 16, 2022
place Parramatta
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SMEATON GRANGE | #FRNSW are on scene at a single car crash on Camden Valley Way. @NSWAmbulance @FRNSW_MS3 @CamdenCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:01am • Dec 16, 2022
turned_in_not Incident
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Additional $34m Government funding significantly boosts Fire and Rescue NSW’s flood response capabilities | Near Goulburn

Media Note: correction in third paragraph to signify the inquiry's recommendations. Fire and Rescue NSW has welcomed the government’s announcement of an additional $34.3m towards its flood response capability, declaring it will fund more in-water rescue technicians, vehicles and equipment. The funding... Learn more about the Additional $34m Government funding significantly boosts Fire and Rescue NSW’s flood response capabilities at Near Goulburn.

access_time 04:59pm • Dec 15, 2022
place Near Goulburn
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GRANVILLE | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a house fire on Brunswick St after reports of explosions and visible flames. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 02:07pm • Dec 15, 2022
place Granville
turned_in_not Incident

ROB ROY | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a tractor fire on Rob Roy Rd. @InvShireCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 08:12am • Dec 15, 2022
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Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters extinguish grass fire burning close to homes | South Windsor

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are responding to a fire which engulfed a truck before spreading into bushland in South Windsor, north-west of Sydney, this afternoon. The vehicle was loaded with highly-flammable hand sanitizer when it erupted in flames while... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters extinguish grass fire burning close to homes at South Windsor.

access_time 05:08pm • Dec 14, 2022
place South Windsor
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SOUTH WINDSOR | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a truck fire on George St after multiple calls were received by 000. @HawkGazetteNews View on X [external link]

access_time 02:39pm • Dec 14, 2022
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MANILDRA | #FRNSW are on scene at a single vehicle crash on Henry Parkes Way with FFs working to free the trapped occupant. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS are in attendance. View on X [external link]

access_time 10:37am • Dec 14, 2022
place Manildra
turned_in_not Incident

ORTON PARK | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a large shipping container fire on College Rd. @BathurstCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 09:48am • Dec 14, 2022
turned_in_not Incident
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Fire and Rescue NSW crew rescues ducklings stuck in storm water drain | Greystanes

New video footage shows a Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew rescuing four ducklings who 'took like a duck' to a storm water drain in Sydney's west. Local residents called emergency services for help after hearing the wayward waddlers in distress... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crew rescues ducklings stuck in storm water drain at Greystanes.

access_time 06:38am • Dec 14, 2022
place Greystanes
turned_in_not Incident

BELMORE | #FRNSW Crews have responded to a machinery fire on Minnie St. Fire has been extinguished with CO2 Extinguishers. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 09:35am • Dec 13, 2022
place Belmore
turned_in_not Incident

ST MARYS NTH | #FRNSW FFs have extinguished a caravan on Glossop St. All occupants accounted for. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice on scene. @penrithcouncil @PenrithPress View on X [external link]

access_time 02:51pm • Dec 12, 2022
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AUBURN | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house fire on Leura Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 12:45pm • Dec 12, 2022
place Auburn
turned_in_not Incident

DRUMMOYNE | #FRNSW FFs are en route to a tree that has fallen across the roadway and blocking the Gladesville Bridge. @CanadaBay @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 10:59am • Dec 12, 2022
place Drummoyne
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NARRABEEN | #FRNSW are on scene after a bus has Jack knifed on Pittwater Rd. Traffic delays to be expected. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 09:40am • Dec 12, 2022
place Narrabeen
turned_in_not Incident
An image relating to the news item Woman jumps from second floor unit as fire engulfs complex on Sydney
Woman jumps from second floor unit as fire engulfs complex on Sydney's lower north shore | Neutral Bay

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has extinguished a fire, which has injured two people, including a woman who escaped by leaping onto a mattress from the second floor of a Neutral Bay unit complex. More than 20 FRNSW firefighters and six... Learn more about the Woman jumps from second floor unit as fire engulfs complex on Sydney's lower north shore at Neutral Bay.

access_time 11:23am • Dec 09, 2022
place Neutral Bay
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BLACKTOWN | #FRNSW crews are working to free the occupant of a car after single car crash on Sunnyholt Rd. Traffic delays to be expected. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 08:13am • Dec 09, 2022
place Blacktown
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ST CLAIR #FRNSW are on scene at a car fire westbound on the M4. No persons trapped. @nswpolice in attendance. @LiveTrafficSyd @penrithcouncil @PenrithPress View on X [external link]

access_time 02:08pm • Dec 08, 2022
turned_in_not Incident

BREWARRINA | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a tip fire on Charlton Rd. @brecouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 01:13pm • Dec 08, 2022
place Brewarrina
turned_in_not Incident

MATHESON | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a truck carrying cattle has collided with a car on the Gwydir Highway. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice attending. View on X [external link]

access_time 11:43am • Dec 08, 2022
place Matheson
turned_in_not Incident

BELMONT SOUTH | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a bushfire approximately 3 hectares in size. @NSWRFS @NSWSES @nswpolice View on X [external link]

access_time 09:09am • Dec 08, 2022
place Belmont South
turned_in_not Incident

SMITHFIELD | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a car has crashed into a garage on Jane St. An exclusion zone has been set up due to major structural damage. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance attending @fairfieldtoday View on X [external link]

access_time 10:56am • Dec 07, 2022
place Smithfield
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CONCORD | #FRNSW are on scene at a two car crash on Gipps St. FFs are working to free the trapped occupant of one car. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending. @CanadaBay @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 08:38am • Dec 07, 2022
place Concord
turned_in_not Incident

WOY WOY | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a building fire on Railway St. @nswpolice are on scene @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 02:15pm • Dec 06, 2022
place Woy Woy
turned_in_not Incident
An image relating to the news item FRNSW Aboriginal Community Liaison officers offer helping hand to flood-impacted communities
FRNSW Aboriginal Community Liaison officers offer helping hand to flood-impacted communities | Central NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Aboriginal Community Liaison officers have delivered critical support to indigenous communities impacted by the devastating floodwaters in the state’s central west. Two teams of indigenous firefighters were recently deployed from Sydney to the worst-hit towns of... Learn more about the FRNSW Aboriginal Community Liaison officers offer helping hand to flood-impacted communities at Central NSW.

access_time 02:08pm • Dec 06, 2022
place Central NSW
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BLACKWALL | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a garbage truck fire on Barrenjoey Rd. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 01:42pm • Dec 06, 2022
place Blackwall
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School badly damaged by overnight fire | Orange

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have stopped a major fire from destroying a public school overnight at Orange in the state's central west. The blaze took hold on the top floor of a two-storey building in the Maxwell Avenue school... Learn more about the School badly damaged by overnight fire at Orange.

access_time 11:18am • Dec 06, 2022
place Orange
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BONDI | #FRNSW FFa are working to extinguish a kitchen fire in unit on Penkivil St. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @WaverleyCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 11:01am • Dec 06, 2022
place Bondi
turned_in_not Incident

LAMBTON | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of an explosion at a property on Central St. @nswpolice @CityNewcastle View on X [external link]

access_time 10:48am • Dec 06, 2022
place Lambton
turned_in_not Incident
An image relating to the news item Opportunity shop gutted by large fire
Opportunity shop gutted by large fire | Byron Bay

A large fire has destroyed an opportunity shop and warehouse overnight at Byron Bay on the state's far north coast. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous calls about the fire in the business in Grevillea Street just after 8.30pm. The first... Learn more about the Opportunity shop gutted by large fire at Byron Bay.

access_time 09:48am • Dec 06, 2022
place Byron Bay
turned_in_not Incident

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