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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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PRESTONS | #FRNSW firefighters have set up fire protection and atmospheric monitoring after a large gas main was ruptured during construction on Jedda Road. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]
Smoke from planned hazard reduction burns being undertaken by fire agencies and land managers today and across the weekend may settle in areas including the South Coast, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Narrabri, Warrumbungle and Sydney regions. Forecast light winds, along with... Learn more about the Hazard Reduction Smoke Advisory at NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have sharpened their emergency skills during a road crash training drill at Lake Macquarie this week. Firefighters from Morisset and Toronto FRNSW stations joined NSW Ambulance and the Rural Fire Service, responding to a local,... Learn more about the Lake Macquarie Firefighters hone rescue skills with bus crash exercise at Morisset.
VILLAWOOD | #FRNSW firefighters are removing the side of a car using hydraulic rescue tools to free a trapped occupant after a three car crash on River Avenue. View on X [external link]
A ferocious fire has destroyed a townhouse in Doonside in western Sydney. More than 30 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and eight appliances, including an aerial pumper, were called to a row of townhouses in Belus Way after the blaze... Learn more about the Townhouse destroyed by fire at Doonside.
DOONSIDE | #FRNSW will continue firefighting operations throughout the morning after two town houses on Belus Way have been destroyed by fire. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
The ANZAC Day service at Fire and Rescue NSW’s City of Sydney station will carry added poignancy this year as it marks the 25th anniversary of the death of a heroic sailor, murdered nearby. Leading Seaman, John Laurence “Hap” Hammond, was... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW honours 25th anniversary of slain sailor’s bravery at Sydney.
TARRO | #FRNSW crews have extinguished a house fire on Anderson Drive. View on X [external link]
ROSEVILLE | #FRNSW crews have commenced firefighting operations at a house fire on Moore Street. All occupants have safely evacuated. @krgcouncil View on X [external link]
YAGOONA | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene at a two car crash on Saltash Street. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew was faced with an usual challenge at Queanbeyan, near Canberra, at the weekend – a Husky puppy whose head became stuck in a chair. The emergency unfolded at a home in Crawford Street, just... Learn more about the Firefighters free puppy’s head caught in metal chair at Queanbeyan.
NEWINGTON | #FRNSW crews remain on scene after extinguishing a kitchen fire in a unit on Pearce Avenue. @parracity View on X [external link]
MOOREBANK | #FRNSW are responding to a building fire on Bridges Road after multiple calls were received by 000. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]
A mobile crane truck which caught fire in the Lane Cove Tunnel earlier today has been removed. A heavy tow truck removed the truck which caught fire around 6.30am. The tunnel's sprinkler system controlled the blaze whilst Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW)... Learn more about the Fire damaged mobile crane removed from tunnel at Lane Cove.
Motorists are being urged to avoid Lane Cove Tunnel following a truck fire earlier this morning. Five Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews were called to the scene around 6.30am after reports a mobile crane truck was well alight. The sprinkler system... Learn more about the Mobile crane truck fire at Lane Cove.
The Fire and Rescue NSW fleet at Lake Macquarie has been significantly boosted with the arrival of a state-of-the-art Rescue Pumper, valued at almost half-a-million dollars. The Iveco-brand Class 2 pumper will provide firefighters working out of the Morisset Fire Station... Learn more about the New Rescue appliance to protect Lake Macquarie at Morisset.
MOUNT DRUITT | #FRNSW firefighters are using specialist rescue equipment to access and free a trapped occupant after a car crashed into a tree on North Parade. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW has located a body in the ruins of a unit, destroyed by fire in south west Sydney earlier today. Crews were called to a two-storey unit block in Wilkins Street, Yagoona just before 11am following reports of... Learn more about the Body of man located following Yagoona unit fire at Yagoona.
SOUTH COOGEE | #FRNSW specialist technical rescue firefighters are on scene after a car crashed into a building on Elphinstone Road causing extensive structural damage. @RandwickCouncil View on X [external link]
YAGOONA | #FRNSW have commenced firefighting operations at a unit fire on Wilkins Street. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]
WEST RYDE | #FRNSW crews are on scene after a car has driven into a building on Chatham Road. Firefighters are setting up hydraulic rescue equipment to free the trapped occupants of the car. @CityofRyde View on X [external link]
GRETA | #FRNSW have commenced firefighting operations at a single level house fire on The Barracks Close, in the states Hunter Region. @CessnockCouncil View on X [external link]
WINSTON HILLS | #FRNSW firefighters have extinguished a car fire that was impacting power lines on Buckleys Road. @parracity View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW’s latest aerial pumper has rolled off the production line and arrived at its new home at Penrith Fire Station. Valued at $2.5m, the state-of-the-art appliance is the latest of 11 new aerial platforms, strategically placed to protect... Learn more about the All directions covered by Fire and Rescue’s new aerial appliances at Penrith.
PENRITH | All directions covered by Fire and Rescues new aerial appliances. Fire and Rescue NSWs latest aerial pumper has rolled off the production line and arrived at its new home at Penrith Fire Station.Valued at $2.5m, the state-of-the-ar... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is set to come out ‘all guns blazing’ in just over a week when the ‘fireys’ take on the Royal Australian Navy in their traditional “Ship to Shore’ Cup Rugby League match. It’s set to be... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW out to sink the Navy in traditional ‘Ship to Shore’ Rugby League encounter at Sydney.
NORTH SYDNEY | Fire and Rescue NSW out to sink the Navy in traditional Ship to Shore Rugby League encounter. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is set to come out all guns blazing in just over a week when the fireys take on the Royal Australian... View on X [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Command in Sydney’s inner west is trialling a concept to engage cultural communities about residential fire dangers, in their own languages at public information sessions. FRNSW’s Metropolitan East 3, which covers the inner west of... Learn more about the Trial to educate inner-west communities about home fire dangers – at Burwood.
BURWOOD | Trial to educate inner-west communities about home fire dangers VIDEO. A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Command in Sydneys inner west is trialling a concept to engage cultural communities about residential fire dangers, in their own la... View on X [external link]
GLENMORE PARK | #FRNSW firefighters have extinguished a truck fire westbound on the M4 Motorway. Traffic is impacted. @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]
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