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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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TAMWORTH | Four #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a fire in a large shed on Belmore St. The shed contains a hammer mill and is reported to be well alight. View on X [external link]
FAIRFIELD | Multiple #FRNSW crews are working to force access and extinguish a fire in a shop on The Crescent. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a semi-trailer on fire at Clyde Mountain on the state's south coast. The blaze broke out just before 8am today as the truck was travelling on the Kings Highway. Crews from the Braidwood Fire... Learn more about the Fire destroys semi-trailer at Clyde Mountain.
RT @NSWRFS: WATCH & ACT: Inverkip Rd, Warrah Ridge (Liverpool Plains)A grass fire is burning in Warrah Ridge, south-east of Quirindi. More than 30 hectares has been burnt and firefighters are on scene, assisted my waterbombing aircraft. View on X [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has pulled off an unusual rescue, luring a lost Macaw down from a power pole and into its owner's arms on the state's Central Coast. 12-month-old Chelsea, a blue and gold Macaw, had flown... Learn more about the Macaw Rescue at Berkeley Vale.
BEROWRA HEIGHTS | #FRNSW HAZMAT crews are assessing a ferry that is leaking oil into Berowra Creek. @NSWRFS are responding with a boat and together crews will place booms to prevent the spread of any contaminants. View on X [external link]
STONEHENGE | A semitrailer has crashed and the driver is trapped on the New England Highway. Fuel is leaking from at least one tank. @VRArescue, @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance in attendance. View on X [external link]
ROYAL NATIONAL PARK | #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @tollambulance and @NSWAmbulance to locate, stabilise and medivac a patient who has suffered a badly broken leg after a fall on Uloola Fire Trail. View on X [external link]
PALM BEACH | A multi-agency operation is underway at Barrenjoey Headland after a person was spotted stuck on a cliff and in distress by people on a passing boat. A @NSWAmbulance paramedic has been lowered down to the patient from a @nswpolice helo and both will be winched out. View on X [external link]
WOLLONGONG | #FRNSW crews are attending to numerous incidents following a severe storm in the Illawarra including a building which has lost its roof on Crown Street. Crews will tarp and secure the roof until it can be repaired. View on X [external link]
WYONG | Multiple #FRNSW crews are gaining entry to a confirmed fire in a retirement village on Waratah Dr. No injuries have been reported. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
TUENA | A motorcyclist has crashed and fallen down an embankment on Junction Point Road north of Crookwell. A rescue helicopter has landed to assist. View on X [external link]
Our accelerant detecting canine Xenos and his handler Firefighter Craig spent some time with the @dailytelegraph. You can follow Xenos on Instagram: View on X [external link]
SOMERSBY | #FRNSW crews are working to contain a fire in a single level factory on Sailfind Place. Smoke is issuing from roller doors and the roof. View on X [external link]
BETHUNGRA | 10 carriages of a 1400m long goods-train have derailed near the Olympic Highway south of Cootamundra. #FRNSW is assessing the contents for hazardous materials. @NSWRFS and @nswpolice in attendance. View on X [external link]
UPPER ALLYN | A multi-agency response has been deployed to rescue a person who was injured in a river near Allyn River Forest Rd. A helicopter is overhead preparing to insert a medial team. #FRNSW is assisting with the patients treatment and extraction. View on X [external link]
ELLALONG | A garage on Watson St is well alight. #FRNSW crews working to extinguish. No injuries reported. View on X [external link]
BOMADERRY | A spill of oil has been identified in Bomaderry Creek near Bolong Rd. #FRNSW has placed booms and is awaiting a vacuum truck to recover the oil. View on X [external link]
NORTHMEAD | #FRNSW crews are working to contain and extinguish a unit fire on Hammers Rd. The fire is in the rear of the building and has started to spread to neighbouring units. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled a fatal blaze this morning in a duplex apartment at Northmead in Sydney's West. With a person unaccounted for, crews immediately gained access to the property when they arrived at Hammers Road at... Learn more about the Duplex Fire at Northmead.
KINGSWOOD | A fuel tanker has crashed and overturned on Candelo-Bega Rd south-west of Bega. The driver has been removed from the truck and transported to hospital. 10,000 litres of fuel will be decanted. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have helped guide a truck driver to safety after his fuel tanker overturned at Kingswood near Bega on the state's south coast. Two trucks from Bega Fire Station were first at the scene on Candelo... Learn more about the Fuel Tanker crash at Kingswood (Bega).
CECIL HILLS | A multi-agency response is attending to a crash involving numerous vehicles southbound on the M7. At least one person is trapped and being treated by @NSWAmbulance. Traffic is badly affected. View on X [external link]
NORTH SYDNEY | A woman has been rescued from a crash on the Warringah Freeway. The car flipped and came to rest on its side. View on X [external link]
MILPERRA | A milk truck has broken the sound barrier on the M5 motorway. The truck has crashed near Henry Lawson Drive and debris has spread over a large area, damaging the roadside sound barrier. Milk was leaking but has been contained. The driver is uninjured. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews rushed to the scene a of a milk tanker crash this morning on the M5 motorway at Milperra, in Sydney's south-west. The incident happened just after 6am in the eastbound lanes of the motorway, near... Learn more about the Milk tanker crash at Milperra.
MERRYLANDS WEST | Two minivans have crashed on Wanda St in Sydneys West. #FRNSW crews are working to rescue two trapped people. View on X [external link]
DUBBO | #FRNSW crews are working to contain a house fire on Darling St. Firefighters arrived to find the house well alight. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have prevented a large house fire spreading to neighbouring homes overnight at Minto, in Sydney's south-west. Around 2.20 am this morning, FRNSW received numerous Triple-Zero calls from residents in Kent Street. 10 fire trucks and rescue... Learn more about the House fire at Minto.
Our thoughts are with @FDNY and the city of New York after a major fire has taken the lives of 19 people. View on X [external link]
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