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RT @NSWRFS: Total fire bans are now in place for multiple regions with high to extreme fire danger across most of NSW, with hot, dry and windy weather increasing the fire risk. There are currently 34 fires burning across the state, four of which are yet to be contained. View on X [external link]

access_time 09:24am • Mar 06, 2023
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Fire and Rescue NSW expands fire safety lessons into schools and rolls out new education apps | NSW

Fire safety will become child’s play as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) expands its award-winning education program into schools and launches interactive gaming apps. The new resources, including the ‘Brigade Kids’ website, are tailored for pre-school and primary school-aged children, and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW expands fire safety lessons into schools and rolls out new education apps at NSW.

access_time 07:48pm • Mar 04, 2023
place NSW
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PORT MACQUARIE | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after multiple solar panels caught alight on the roof of a building on Park St. @portmacnews View on X [external link]

access_time 01:54pm • Mar 03, 2023
place Port Macquarie
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KOGARAH BAY | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a two car crash on Wyee St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]

access_time 09:21am • Mar 03, 2023
place Kogarah Bay
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Burning building collapse - Update | Auburn

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a large fire that has caused a building to collapse this afternoon at Auburn, in Sydney's west. 16 fire trucks and around 50 firefighters rushed to the Provincial Street property just before 3pm... Learn more about the Burning building collapse - Update at Auburn.

access_time 03:46pm • Mar 02, 2023
place Auburn
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AUBURN #FRNSW Crews are responding to a building fire on Provincial St after multiple calls were received by 000. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 03:04pm • Mar 02, 2023
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BANKSIA | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire on Nattai Pl @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 01:17pm • Mar 02, 2023
place Banksia
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QUAKERS HILL | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a car has left the roadway colliding with multiple parked cars and fences crashing into a carport on Quakers Rd. @nswpolice @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 01:10pm • Mar 02, 2023
place Quakers Hill
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ARNCLIFFE | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a car fire on Hirst St. @LiveTrafficSyd @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 08:54am • Mar 02, 2023
place Arncliffe
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GRAFTON | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a multi vehicle crash with one person trapped on Oliver St. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice View on X [external link]

access_time 08:35am • Mar 02, 2023
place Grafton
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MOOREBANK | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a truck and car crash on the M5. @Lpool_Council @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 03:12pm • Mar 01, 2023
place Moorebank
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MINTO | #FRNSW FFs have set up an exclusion zone after a two truck crash on Airds Rd. One truck was carrying pallets which are at risk of falling until the scene is rendered safe. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @campbelltownnsw View on X [external link]

access_time 10:04am • Mar 01, 2023
place Minto
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EASTERN CREEK | #FRNSW Crews are on scene and working to free a trapped occupant after a 3 car crash on Wallgrove Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficSyd @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 09:39am • Mar 01, 2023
place Eastern Creek
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New footage released of HAZMAT operations at chemical manufacturing plant | Banksmeadow

Fire and Rescue NSW has released new footage of its response to hazardous materials at a chemical manufacturing plant in Banksmeadow, in Sydney's east today. The footage was captured using FRNSW's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), or drones, which assisted firefighters... Learn more about the New footage released of HAZMAT operations at chemical manufacturing plant at Banksmeadow.

access_time 05:36pm • Feb 28, 2023
place Banksmeadow
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Fire and Rescue NSW eliminates explosion threat at chemical manufacturing plant | Banksmeadow

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has safely removed highly-flammable gas from the vicinity of a chemical stack at risk of collapsing in Sydney's east. Significant emergency services resources were called to the chemical manufacturing plant on Denison Street, Banksmeadow, around 9:15am... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW eliminates explosion threat at chemical manufacturing plant at Banksmeadow.

access_time 04:41pm • Feb 28, 2023
place Banksmeadow
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BANKSMEADOW | #FRNSW UPDATE: The incident has been resolved and the precautionary evacuation order has been withdrawn. Local traffic is safe to return to the area. View on X [external link]

access_time 04:30pm • Feb 28, 2023
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BANKSMEADOW | A precautionary evacuation order has been issued for local traffic in the Bayside area within approximately 800m of Denison Street, Banksmeadow. Specialist crews are on-site attending to a HAZMAT incident at a chemical manufacturing plant. View on X [external link]

access_time 02:35pm • Feb 28, 2023
place Banksmeadow
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Fire and Rescue NSW responds to major HAZMAT incident | Banksmeadow

UPDATE 4:30PM: The incident has been resolved and the precautionary evacuation order has been withdrawn. Local traffic is safe to return to the area. Fire and Rescue NSW eliminates explosion threat at chemical manufacturing plant - Banksmeadow UPDATE 2:30PM: A precautionary... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to major HAZMAT incident at Banksmeadow.

access_time 02:31pm • Feb 28, 2023
place Banksmeadow
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MURWILLUMBAH | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a machinery fire in a dust extractor on Lundberg Dr in the states north. @TweedCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 02:22pm • Feb 28, 2023
place Murwillumbah
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BATEAU BAY | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a house fire on Aurora Pl. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance on scene . @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:29am • Feb 28, 2023
place Bateau Bay
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COLYTON | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a structure fire on Milton St after numerous calls have been received by 000 and large volumes of smoke visible en route. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 09:40am • Feb 28, 2023
place Colyton
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RT @PaulBaxterFRNSW: Oran Park and surrounds are even better protected thanks to a new $6.19m fire station open today, with 32 more firefighters and two hazmat appliances. Delivering best practice facilities for our people who are prepared for anything to protect the community. @stephcookemp @FRNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 05:32pm • Feb 27, 2023
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MACQUARIE FIELDS | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a house fire on Helicia Rd after multiple calls were received by 000 and large volumes of smoke in the area. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @campbelltownnsw View on X [external link]

access_time 02:21pm • Feb 27, 2023
place Macquarie Fields
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PARKESBOURNE | #FRNSW Crews are assisting @nswpolice rescue at a car crash with one person trapped on the Hume Hwy south of Goulburn. @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 01:40pm • Feb 27, 2023
place Parkesbourne
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SEVEN HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a two car crash with one car on its roof on Old Windsor Rd. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 09:56am • Feb 27, 2023
place Seven Hills
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DUBBO | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire on Gloucester Av. @DubboCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 09:14am • Feb 27, 2023
place Dubbo
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW takes pride of place in Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras Parade
Fire and Rescue NSW takes pride of place in Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras Parade | Sydney

Rocking disco lights and cranking out epic tunes, the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) ‘Pride’ truck has proven the life of the party during the 2023 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. The vibrant urban pumper shone among 12,500 marchers... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW takes pride of place in Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras Parade at Sydney.

access_time 10:01pm • Feb 25, 2023
place Sydney
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters reunited with their families following Türkiye earthquake mission
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters reunited with their families following Türkiye earthquake mission | NSW

Fifty-four Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been welcomed home after their two-week deployment to Türkiye in the aftermath of the fatal earthquakes in the country. The Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) specialists had been working as part of the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters reunited with their families following Türkiye earthquake mission at NSW.

access_time 07:46pm • Feb 25, 2023
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LIVERPOOL | #FRNSW responded to a car that crashed through a fence and finished in a swimming pool on Birkdale Cr. Driver escaped, @NSWAmbulance treating, firefighters making area safe @nswpolice @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]

access_time 03:35pm • Feb 25, 2023
place Liverpool
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Fire investigation experts work to establish cause of service station inferno | Campbelltown

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire which engulfed a service station in Sydney's south-west overnight. The '4th Alarm' blaze broke out on Lindesay Street, Campbelltown, just after 10:15pm, taking 10 FRNSW crews... Learn more about the Fire investigation experts work to establish cause of service station inferno at Campbelltown.

access_time 11:16am • Feb 25, 2023
place Campbelltown
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