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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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WESTMEAD | #FRNSW have responded to a kitchen fire in a restaurant on Hawkesbury Rd. All persons self evacuated. @parracity View on X [external link]

access_time 10:17am • Dec 23, 2022
place Westmead
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STRATHFIELD | #FRNSW Crews have responded to reports of an asbestos incident on Cosgrove Rd. @NSWAmbulance @StrathfieldMC View on X [external link]

access_time 09:13am • Dec 23, 2022
place Strathfield
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MOUNT VICTORIA | #FRNSW Crews with the assistance of @NSWRFS are working to extinguish a truck fire on Mount York Rd. View on X [external link]

access_time 08:09am • Dec 23, 2022
place Mount Victoria
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GREENACRE | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after the load of a recycling truck has caught fire on Waterloo Rd. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 07:40am • Dec 23, 2022
place Greenacre
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ALECTOWN | #FRNSW Crews are assisting @NSWSES free a trapped occupant after a two car crash on the Newell Hwy in the states west. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]

access_time 05:45pm • Dec 22, 2022
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WETHERILL PARK | INCIDENT UPDATE #FRNSW Hazardous Materials FFs remain on scene to assist with clean up of large amounts of debris and spilt materials. Heavy traffic to be expected. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 04:10pm • Dec 22, 2022
place Wetherill Park
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WETHERILL PARK | INCIDENT UPDATE #FRNSW Hazardous Materials FFs remain on scene after the earlier multi vehicle crash to assist with the cleanup of debris and spilt material and fluids. @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on X [external link]

access_time 03:43pm • Dec 22, 2022
place Wetherill Park
turned_in_not Incident
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FRNSW frees trapped occupants after serious crash | Wetherill Park

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used hydraulic tools to cut free four people from the wreckage of a multi-vehicle crash, in south west Sydney. A cement mixer collided with two cars and a pantech truck, and flipped onto its... Learn more about the FRNSW frees trapped occupants after serious crash at Wetherill Park.

access_time 02:14pm • Dec 22, 2022
place Wetherill Park
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WETHERILL PARK | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a multi vehicle crash with a truck on its side and persons trapped on Windermere Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. All north bound traffic stopped. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 12:18pm • Dec 22, 2022
place Wetherill Park
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HORNSBY HEIGHTS | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a car fire on Bulga Cl. @nswpolice @HornsbyCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:58am • Dec 22, 2022
place Hornsby Heights
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FRNSW makes most of bushfire prevention efforts ahead of possible next threat – | Glendale (Newcastle)

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is exhausting all efforts to protect communities from their most significant grass fire risk in more than a decade. Two years of above-average rainfall has increased fuel loads, meaning any grass fire which breaks out over... Learn more about the FRNSW makes most of bushfire prevention efforts ahead of possible next threat – at Glendale (Newcastle).

access_time 09:38am • Dec 22, 2022
place Glendale (Newcastle)
turned_in_not Media release

MACQUARIE FIELDS | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire on Fields Rd. No persons trapped or injured. @nswpolice @FRNSW_MS3 @campbelltownnsw View on X [external link]

access_time 09:29am • Dec 22, 2022
place Macquarie Fields
turned_in_not Incident

HAYMARKET | #FRNSW have responded to a fire on the 5th level of a high rise apartment block on Quay Street. FFs are using the internal fire hydrants, the sprinkler system has also activated. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @cityofsydney View on X [external link]

access_time 08:30pm • Dec 21, 2022
place Haymarket
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NEWPORT | #FRNSW Specialst trained vertical rescue ffs are on scene after a hang glider has crashed into a cliff near Newport beach. @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @beachescouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 02:18pm • Dec 21, 2022
place Newport
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BATHURST | #FRNSW FFs have extinguished a fire in a unit on Rocket St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance. @BathurstCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 02:06pm • Dec 21, 2022
place Bathurst
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COFFS HARBOUR | #FRNSW Crews have responded to reports of an explosion on Prince St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @cityofcoffs @coffs_advocate View on X [external link]

access_time 01:54pm • Dec 21, 2022
place Coffs Harbour
turned_in_not Incident

ERMINGTON | #FRNSW FFs have rescued a kitten that was caught under a fridge at a property on Spurway St. View on X [external link]

access_time 12:51pm • Dec 21, 2022
place Ermington
turned_in_not Incident
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Fire and Rescue NSW extinguishes restaurant fire and saves neighbouring shops | Woonona

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has extinguished a fire which engulfed a restaurant in Wollongong today. More than 50 FRNSW firefighters and 14 fire trucks responded to the blaze on the Princes Highway, Woonona, just after 6am. An exclusion zone was set... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW extinguishes restaurant fire and saves neighbouring shops at Woonona.

access_time 12:48pm • Dec 21, 2022
place Woonona
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An image relating to the news item FRNSW teams up with more sporting clubs to boost firefighters’ resilience –
FRNSW teams up with more sporting clubs to boost firefighters’ resilience – | NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is bolstering its forward pack, adding two more elite sporting clubs to a partnership program supporting firefighters’ health and wellbeing.  The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Western Sydney Wanderers have now signed onto the Tactical Athlete Resilience... Learn more about the FRNSW teams up with more sporting clubs to boost firefighters’ resilience – at NSW.

access_time 09:08am • Dec 21, 2022
place NSW
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PRESTONS | #FRNSW Crews are working to contain a diesel spill after a multi truck crash on the M7 Mtwy near Bernera Rd. @nswpolice on scene. @LiveTrafficSyd @Lpool_Council @tell_liverpool View on X [external link]

access_time 07:44am • Dec 21, 2022
place Prestons
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PRESTONS | #FRNSW Crews are working to contain a diesel spill after a truck crash on the Hume Hwy. @nswpolice in attendance. @LiveTrafficSyd @Lpool_Council @tell_liverpool View on X [external link]

access_time 07:40am • Dec 21, 2022
place Prestons
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BOWRAL | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a house fully involved in fire on Bowral Rd. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @NSWRFS on scene. @WSC_media View on X [external link]

access_time 07:24am • Dec 21, 2022
place Bowral
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WOONONA | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a building fire on the Princess Hwy after multiple calls were received by 000. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice are on scene. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]

access_time 06:44am • Dec 21, 2022
place Woonona
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WOONONA - (Wollongong) | #FRNSW fighting a fire in a restaurant on the Princess Hwy which is closed in both directions at Campbell St. 8 x and 28 working the fire. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance assisting. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]

access_time 06:37am • Dec 21, 2022
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LANSDOWNE | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a building fire on the Hume Hwy. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending. @ourcbcity @CB_Express View on X [external link]

access_time 04:11pm • Dec 20, 2022
place Lansdowne
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An image relating to the news item Firefighters evacuate 100 residents during unit fire
Firefighters evacuate 100 residents during unit fire | Homebush West

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have overseen the evacuation of around 100 people this afternoon during a fire in a residential unit building. The blaze broke out in a unit on the third level of the building on Courallie Avenue... Learn more about the Firefighters evacuate 100 residents during unit fire at Homebush West.

access_time 03:28pm • Dec 20, 2022
place Homebush West
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BASS HILL | #FRNSW FFs are using hydraulic rescue tools to remove the side of a car and free a trapped occupant after a two car crash on Robertson Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @ourcbcity @CB_Express View on X [external link]

access_time 02:09pm • Dec 20, 2022
place Bass Hill
turned_in_not Incident

HOMEBUSH WEST | #FRNSW are on scene at a unit fire on Courallie Av. 50 occupants have self evacuated the building. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending View on X [external link]

access_time 12:58pm • Dec 20, 2022
place Homebush West
turned_in_not Incident
An image relating to the news item Truck driver trapped against tree
Truck driver trapped against tree | Mount Seaview

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used hydraulic tools to cut a driver free from the wreckage of a single truck crash, west of Port Macquarie, on the state's mid-north coast. A semi trailer, carrying frozen goods, left the road... Learn more about the Truck driver trapped against tree at Mount Seaview.

access_time 12:23pm • Dec 20, 2022
place Mount Seaview
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KANGALOON | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of a truck that has rolled down an embankment. @NSWRFS are attending @WSC_media View on X [external link]

access_time 11:30am • Dec 20, 2022
place Kangaloon
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