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PROSPECT | #FRNSW FFs are providing fire protection and assistance after construction has ruptured a gas line on Lorne St. View on X [external link]

access_time 10:20am • Nov 18, 2022
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NORTH PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a three car crash on James Ruse Drive. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 08:21am • Nov 18, 2022
place North Parramatta
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227 new firefighters set to protect the irreplaceable | Orchard Hills

The media is invited to attend the graduation of 227 new Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters tomorrow during a special ceremony at the Emergency Services Academy in Sydney’s west. The 161 men and 66 women have spent up to 14 weeks... Learn more about the 227 new firefighters set to protect the irreplaceable at Orchard Hills.

access_time 10:08pm • Nov 17, 2022
place Orchard Hills
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An image relating to the news item More help on the way to flood zones as FRNSW secures extra resources
More help on the way to flood zones as FRNSW secures extra resources | Central West & Riverina

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is coordinating the deployment of additional flood teams, including international in-water rescue specialists, as parts of the state's Central West are hit hard by record river rises. A contingent of 18 Singaporean water rescue personnel arrived... Learn more about the More help on the way to flood zones as FRNSW secures extra resources at Central West & Riverina.

access_time 03:03pm • Nov 17, 2022
place Central West & Riverina
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GLEDSWOOD HILLS | #FRNSW are responding to a house fire on Hewetson Circuit. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending. @FRNSW_MS3 @CamdenCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 01:21pm • Nov 17, 2022
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EPPING | #FRNSW Specialist trained Hazardous Materials FFs are assisting to decant approx 450 litres of Diesel on the M2 after a trucks fuel tank was ruptured. East bound traffic is affected. @parracity @Parramatta_News @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on X [external link]

access_time 12:12pm • Nov 17, 2022
place Epping
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HEBERSHAM | #FRNSW are on scene at a two car crash on Carlisle Ave. One occupant is trapped, with crews working to free them. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are in attendance @BlacktownNews @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 11:33am • Nov 17, 2022
place Hebersham
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BYABARRA (Port Macquarie) | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a house fire on Jones Rd. @nswpolice @NSWRFS @NSWAmbulance are also attending @portmacnews View on X [external link]

access_time 08:52am • Nov 17, 2022
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KUNDLE KUNDLE | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a mobile home fully involved in fire on the states mid coast. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are also attending. View on X [external link]

access_time 02:04pm • Nov 16, 2022
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KIRRAWEE | #FRNSW are on scene after a truck has brought down power lines on President Ave. Traffic is blocked in both directions. @nswpolice @Ausgrid View on X [external link]

access_time 01:59pm • Nov 16, 2022
place Kirrawee
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TERRIGAL | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Henley Ave. View on X [external link]

access_time 12:46pm • Nov 16, 2022
place Terrigal
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MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a building fire on Gladstone St. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are also in attendance View on X [external link]

access_time 10:10am • Nov 16, 2022
place Merrylands
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CASTLE HILL | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a single car crash on the Old Northern Rd after a cars trailer has turned on its side a spilt multiple drums of oil onto the roadway. Nth bound lanes are closed. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @HornsbyCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 08:51am • Nov 16, 2022
place Castle Hill
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CAMPSIE | Final Update - #FRNSW have stabilised & rendered safe the damaged wall and floor of the building by constructing and fitting timber shoring to the external wall and floor area. The timber and workshop equipment is carried on our major structural collapse rescue truck. View on X [external link]

access_time 07:20pm • Nov 15, 2022
place Campsie
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CAMPSIE | Update 1 - Firefighters who specialise in structural collapse are working to stabilise and make safe the wall damage by the crash. #FRNSW Major Structural Collapse Rescue Truck is on scene providing timber and power equipment to facilitate the operation. View on X [external link]

access_time 06:33pm • Nov 15, 2022
place Campsie
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CAMPSIE | A car crashed into the wall of a church on Claremont St.The driver was assisted out of the vehicle by @NSWAmbulance. #FRNSW Firefighters cut away the side of the sedan to rescue the passenger. Both patients transported to hosp.FFs now working to stablise wall. View on X [external link]

access_time 05:51pm • Nov 15, 2022
place Campsie
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An image relating to the news item FRNSW assessment teams capture footage showing extent of flood damage
FRNSW assessment teams capture footage showing extent of flood damage | Central West

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have managed to record the devastation caused by the flash-flooding which has struck the state's Central West over the past 24 hours. Driving through the tiny town of Eugowra as part of their damage assessments,... Learn more about the FRNSW assessment teams capture footage showing extent of flood damage at Central West.

access_time 04:19pm • Nov 15, 2022
place Central West
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An image relating to the news item Faulty air conditioner deemed the cause of house fire
Faulty air conditioner deemed the cause of house fire | Liverpool

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews believe a faulty air conditioner started a fire that destroyed a home yesterday at Liverpool, in Sydney's south-west. Numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received about smoke issuing from the property in Mayberry Crescent shortly... Learn more about the Faulty air conditioner deemed the cause of house fire at Liverpool.

access_time 04:18pm • Nov 15, 2022
place Liverpool
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An image relating to the news item Firefighters battle intense plastics blaze
Firefighters battle intense plastics blaze | Airds

More than 30 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled a large blaze today at a construction site at Airds, in Sydney's south-west. Ten fire trucks were dispatched to the scene in Riverside Drive after the intensely hot blaze broke... Learn more about the Firefighters battle intense plastics blaze at Airds.

access_time 01:38pm • Nov 15, 2022
place Airds
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ST ANDREWS | #FRNSW Crews have quickly extinguished a kitchen fire preventing fire from spreading through a house on Edinburgh Cres. One occupant of the house has been treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice are also in attendance. @FRNSW_MS3 View on X [external link]

access_time 09:58am • Nov 15, 2022
place St Andrews
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AIRDS | #FRNSW Update: fire in a large quantity of plastic baffling used to build retention dams has been contained. Fire is expected to smoulder for several hours. HAZMAT on scene monitoring water run off. View on X [external link]

access_time 07:49am • Nov 15, 2022
place Airds
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AIRDS | #FRNSW - update 1. Fire in a large quantity of plastic tubing used in construction. The fire is outdoors is not spreading but is producing thick black smoke. Avoid the area, residence near by to close windows, doors and vents as a precaution. View on X [external link]

access_time 06:15am • Nov 15, 2022
place Airds
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AIRDS | #FRNSW working to extinguish a large stockpile of plastic building components that is on fire @ Riverside Dr behind the shopping centre. This fire is producing large volumes of thick black smoke. 9 fire trucks with 30 FFs on scene, the fire is contained. View on X [external link]

access_time 05:53am • Nov 15, 2022
place Airds
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An image relating to the news item Firefighter lowered to rescue man trapped on ledge above Mermaid Pool - Video
Firefighter lowered to rescue man trapped on ledge above Mermaid Pool - Video | Tahmoor

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) specialists have teamed up with NSW Ambulance Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT) paramedics to reach a man, trapped on a ledge by floodwaters today at Tahmoor, south-west of Sydney. The 20-year-old man found himself stranded on... Learn more about the Firefighter lowered to rescue man trapped on ledge above Mermaid Pool - Video at Tahmoor.

access_time 09:15pm • Nov 14, 2022
place Tahmoor
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TAHMOOR | #FRNSW Firefighters and Paramedics have rescue a man who was trapped 25 meters down a cliff at Mermaid Pools. The gentleman is currently being assessed by paramedics but appears not to have any serious injury. View on X [external link]

access_time 06:43pm • Nov 14, 2022
place Tahmoor
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WARWICK FARM | #FRNSW - 6 x working to contain a fire in an abandoned motel (opp the race track ) on the Hume Highway. FFs will still conduct a search, there is significant traffic impact city bound. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 06:23pm • Nov 14, 2022
place Warwick Farm
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TAHMOOR | #FRNSW working to retrieve a man who is stuck at the bottom of a 25 meter cliff at the Mermaid Pool. Access is difficult due to recent rain only 4WD. FFs will use speciaist equipment to get to the base of the cliff. @NSWRFS @nswpolice also on scene assisting View on X [external link]

access_time 04:55pm • Nov 14, 2022
place Tahmoor
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AHMOOR | #FRNSW working to retrieve a man who is stuck at the bottom of a 25 meter cliff at the Mermaid Pool. Access is difficult due to recent rain only 4WD. FFs will use speciaist equipment to get to the base of the cliff. @NSWRFS @nswpolice also on scene assisting View on X [external link]

access_time 04:54pm • Nov 14, 2022
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We've deployed emergency teams to #Eugowra, in the state's Central West, which has been inundated by intense floodwaters. A specialist in-water rescue team and a strike team leader left FRNSW headquarters in Sydney this afternoon, bound for the township View on X [external link]

access_time 04:50pm • Nov 14, 2022
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An image relating to the news item FRNSW teams on the way to flood-impacted Eugowra
FRNSW teams on the way to flood-impacted Eugowra | Central West

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is deploying emergency teams to Eugowra, in the state's Central West, which has been inundated by intense floodwaters, resulting in more than 100 rescues. A specialist in-water rescue team and a strike team leader left FRNSW... Learn more about the FRNSW teams on the way to flood-impacted Eugowra at Central West.

access_time 03:55pm • Nov 14, 2022
place Central West
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