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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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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have cut open a car to rescue an injured couple after a road crash this morning at Merrylands in Sydney's west. When a fire truck from Parramatta and a Technical Rescue crew from Liverpool arrived... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue couple trapped in car crash wreckage at Merrylands.
LEUMEAH | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a car that has been engulfed by fire on Flynn Crescent. @campbelltownnsw View on X [external link]
MELROSE PARK | #FRNSW have commenced fire fighting operations at a house fire on Cobham Avenue. @CityofRyde View on X [external link]
NARRABEEN | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a truck has taken out powerlines on Pittwater Road. Traffic is affected in both directions. @beachescouncil View on X [external link]
Veteran Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighter, Paul McGuiggan AFSM, has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner – Field Operations. The appointment sees Mr McGuiggan rise from Assistant Commissioner – Metropolitan Operations and will take effect immediately. Deputy Commissioner McGuiggan... Learn more about the Veteran firefighter appointed FRNSW Deputy Commissioner at Sydney.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to be extra cautious after what appear to be the state’s first recorded deaths in a Lithium-Ion battery-related fire last week. About 4.10am on Thursday 29 February, four people were inside a... Learn more about the Appeal for extra caution around battery use after apparent first Lithium-Ion fire deaths in NSW at Teralba.
An operation, led by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), has shored up a large building, which partially collapsed in Sydney's south last week, with the site stabilised and handed back to its managers. The two-storey office block in West Botany Street,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW stabilises partially-collapsed building at Rockdale.
SOLDIERS POINT | #FRNSW Firefighters are continuing fire fighting operations at a house fire on Bagnall Avenue. @PortStephens View on X [external link]
YAGOONA | #FRNSW crews are working to free trapped occupants after a two car crash on Highland Avenue. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
Senior Victorian firefighting officials have thanked NSW crews for their assistance, dealing with that state’s challenging bushfire crisis this week. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Strike Team of five crews, from Windsor, Picton, the Central Coast, Albury and Wagga Wagga,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews heading home from Victorian bushfire zones at Raglan, Victoria.
Specialist Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a partial building collapse at Rockdale, in Sydney's south. 20 firefighters, including Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) specialists, and six fire trucks responded to the incident in an industrial... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to partial building collapse at Rockdale.
ROCKDALE | #FRNSW have set up an exclusion zone on West Botany St after a building has become destabilized and is showing signs of structural collapse. This will be a protracted incident with operations to continue throughout the day. @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]
The 'im-peck-able' efforts of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and NSW Police have seen an exotic bird reunited with its owner, four days after it vanished from a home in Sydney's west. The two-year-old turquoise-fronted amazon, named 'Skittles,' was being... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW reunites missing exotic bird with its owner at Auburn.
RIVERSTONE | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a large scrap metal fire on Loftus Street. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
NEWTOWN | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a car fire on a roof top carpark on Carillon Avenue. @cityofsydney View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today is deploying a Strike Team to western Victoria, where it will help protect communities facing a bushfire emergency and forecast of extreme heat in coming days. Fifteen firefighters and three incident management experts will deploy... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone at NSW.
NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today is deploying a Strike Team to western Victoria, where it will help protect communities facing a bushfire emergency and forecast of extrem... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a large blaze in an industrial complex, at Rydalmere, in Sydney's west, preventing flames from spreading to stocks of Lithium-Ion batteries. The blaze broke out in a unit in South Street, just after... Learn more about the Firefighters stop blaze spreading to Lithium-Ion battery storage site at Rydalmere.
RYDALMERE | #FRNSW 15 firetrucks and more than 50 firefighters are currently on scene working to extinguish a large building fire on South Street. @parracity View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch & Act: Twelve Mile Rd, Collingullie (Wagga Wagga)Firefighters are on scene of a fire burning near Twelve Mile Rd, Collin View on X [external link]
BOSSLEY PARK | #FRNSW Firefighters have set up an exclusion zone after a gas main was ruptured on Barrington Street. View on X [external link]
FAIRFIELD HEIGHTS | #FRNSW Crews remain on scene at a house fire on Dawson St. All occupants have been accounted for. View on X [external link]
FAIRFIELD WEST | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after a multi car crash on Gurney Crescent. All occupants are safely out of the vehicles. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a chemical spill at a school in Sydney's south, which caused 28 people to feel unwell this afternoon. A 600 millilitre bottle of benzyl chloride, a chemical sometimes used to make dyes and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW contains chemical spill at high school at Hurstville.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used ladders to rescue six people from their balconies as fire erupted in a unit block in Sydney's west overnight. More than 40 firefighters and 12 fire trucks were deployed to Grose Street, North... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters save residents from burning unit block at Parramatta .
TURRAMURRA area | #FRNSW, @krgcouncil and RMS working to clean up a long oil spill on the route between Mona Vale Road at St Ives and Hornsby... keep an eye, drive slow, stay safe...@LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
MILPERRA | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a multi car crash on Milperra Road. @ourcbcity @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
BAULKHAM HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a fire in the roof space after a house on Grevillea Grove was struck by lightening. @TheHillsCouncil View on X [external link]
In an Australian firefighting innovation, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is rolling out a driving simulator to help emergency crews build their confidence behind the steering wheel in high-risk environments. The mobile technology has today been unveiled at FRNSW’s Emergency Services... Learn more about the New training simulator prepares Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters for road hazards at NSW.
OLD TOONGABBIE | #FRNSW have extinguished a unit fire on Bogalara Road. Firefighters were able to quickly contain the fire to the room of origin. @parracity View on X [external link]
Further Information
- For flood information and warnings, visit the NSW State Emergency Service website [external link].
- For bushfire and grass fire warnings or more information on bushfire incidents, visit the NSW Rural Fire Service website [external link].
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