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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a house fire at Georges Hall in Sydney. The blaze started in the rear of the property on Henry Lawson Drive, just before midday. The fire was quickly contained by FRNSW crews which also... Learn more about the Dog saved from house fire by neighbours at Georges Hall.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have prevented fire from spreading from a granny flat to neighbouring homes today at Greenacre in Sydney's west. The blaze broke out in Lauma Avenue just before 11am.. Firefighters arrived to find fire through the roof... Learn more about the House saved from granny flat fire at Greenacre.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have located a helicopter, forced to make an emergency heavy landing in the Snowy Mountains. Firefighters are using winches to perform a vertical rescue as there are five passengers with reported injuries after the... Learn more about the Helicopter Crash at Kosciuszko National Park.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews continue to assist communities in their flood disaster clean-up efforts across the state. FRNSW has carried out more than 2500 aerial and ground-based Rapid Damage Assessments of homes and critical infrastructure in Sydney and the... Learn more about the Update - FRNSW activity in flood zones at Hawkesbury/Northern Rivers.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews responded to a garage alight this morning at Grays Point in southern Sydney. Firefighters have extinguished the fire in the garage which is attached to a split level house in Mansion Point Road. A 45-year-old man... Learn more about the Garage Fire at Grays Point.

As a result of floodwaters entering homes and businesses it is possible that household chemicals, bulk chemicals, and dangerous goods may have travelled large distances from their location. If you locate a secure container, cylinder or vessel which poses no... Learn more about the Public Safety Advice - Dangerous chemicals at Lismore.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) contained a large fuel spill following a truck crash at Orangeville in south-west Sydney today. Just after 8.00 am, a tanker carrying 30,000 litres of fuel crashed into a tree on Silverdale Road. The front tank, containing... Learn more about the Ruptured Fuel Tanker at Orangeville.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has released a truck driver following a crash near Kew on the State's Mid-North Coast early this morning. Firefighters arrived at the crash site on the Pacific Highway at 5.30 am and found a B-double truck... Learn more about the B-double driver released from truck crash at Kew.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is using high-tech drones and ground crews to assess widespread flood damage in Sydney and the Northern Rivers district. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, or drones, are assessing damage to critical infrastructure from the air whilst... Learn more about the FRNSW flood damage assessment teams at Northern Rivers and Sydney.

Firefighters are in the flood-ravaged town of Coraki today performing community liaison roles to help local residents get back on their feet. Around 20 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are carrying out the vital community engagement role after floodwaters eased... Learn more about the Firefighters helping Coraki residents at Coraki.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and the Rural Fire Service (RFS) are teaming up to provide much-needed supplies to remote communities in the flood zones of NSW. FRNSW and the RFS are jointly running daily shuttles of trucks, carrying vital supplies,... Learn more about the Supplies bound for flood zones at Northern Rivers.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has sent in another wave of strike teams to help flood-affected communities on the State’s North Coast. Six strike teams from Sydney arrived late yesterday at the base of operations at Wollongbar TAFE, near Alstonville, along... Learn more about the More FRNSW strike teams to help flood-affected communities at Wollongbar.

A large section of the road and a retaining wall has collapsed behind a row of shops at Castle Cove on Sydney's north shore. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) arrived on the scene to find part of Deepwater Road washed away... Learn more about the Road damaged by Floods at Castle Cove.

Fire Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is currently experiencing an increased number of Triple Zero (000) calls for assistance due to flooding across Sydney. Heavy rainfall continues to fall across the greater Sydney area, inundating low-lying areas and roadways. FRNSW is encouraging people to... Learn more about the Increased Triple Zero calls as severe weather lashes Sydney at Sydney.

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has obtained extraordinary footage of the moment a flashflood tore through a number of houses last night at Birrong in Sydney. The crew, from Rhodes Fire Station, attended three homes in Larien Street just... Learn more about the Fire crews respond to flashflooding at Birrong.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued trapped motorists from vehicles stuck in floodwaters at Wollongong overnight. Just after 10:30pm, firefighters responded to reports of a number of vehicles submerged in flood water on Springhill Road. On arrival, crews reported several... Learn more about the People rescued from floodwaters at Wollongong.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have dealt with a Hazardous Materials emergency at a large supermarket this morning at Boolaroo in Newcastle. A gas leak occurred in the refrigeration area of the delicatessen section of the store in Cressy Road,... Learn more about the Hazardous Materials Incident at Boolaroo.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a fuel emergency this morning at Albion Park Rail, near Wollongong. A B-double truck, parked at a Princes Highway service station, suffered a ruptured fuel tank, creating a Hazardous Materials incident. Fire crews bunded... Learn more about the Hazardous Material Incident at Albion Park Rail.