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SPRINGWOOD | #FRNSW Firefighters have set up an exclusion zone after powerlines have come down on Railway Parade. View on X [external link]
PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a balcony fire at unit on Macquarie Street. @parracity View on X [external link]
A fire has caused extensive damage to a home in Merrylands in western Sydney this afternoon. Just before 2.00pm, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to a house that was well alight in Murray Street. On the way... Learn more about the Home extensively damaged by fire at Merrylands.
MERRYLANDS | ***VISION ALERT*** Home extensively damaged by fire. A fire has caused extensive damage to a home in Merrylands in western Sydney this afternoon.Just before 2.00pm, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) c... View on X [external link]
MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports a house well alight on Murray Street. Large volumes of smoke are visible enroute. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is battling a large house fire in Guildford. More than 40 firefighters and 10 trucks are on scene at a home on Marian Street that is well alight. Crews initially attacked the fire internally but due to... Learn more about the Firefighters continue to battle intense house fire at Guildford.
GUILDFORD | ***VISION ALERT*** Firefighters continue to battle intense house fire. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is battling a large house fire in Guildford.More than 40 firefighters and 10 trucks are on scene at a home on Marian Street that is... View on X [external link]
The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Firefighter Championships at Kelso, in the state’s Bathurst region, have come to a close, following a weekend of intense competition and skills development. The second regional heats of the 2024 Firefighter Championships proved to be... Learn more about the Regional Firefighter Championships successfully wrap-up in Kelso at Kelso.
KELSO | ***VISION ALERT*** Regional Firefighter Championships successfully wrap-up in Kelso. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Firefighter Championships at Kelso, in the states Bathurst region, have come to a close, following a weekend of intense... View on X [external link]
GUILDFORD | #FRNSW Firefighters have commenced firefighting operations at a unit fire on Marian Street. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
RUTHERFORD | #FRNSW Firefighters are continuing firefighting operations at a unit fire on Alexandra Avenue. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Firefighter, Peter Ryan, has been farewelled in style, commemorating his extraordinary 60 years of service at Oberon Fire Station. On Sunday the occasion was marked with a parade down the main street of Oberon, with Peter... Learn more about the Firefighter farewelled after more than 60 years’ continuous service at Oberon.
OBERON | ***VISION ALERT*** Firefighter farewelled after more than 60 years continuous service. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Firefighter, Peter Ryan, has been farewelled in style, commemorating his extraordinary 60 years of service at Oberon Fir... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has donated a decommissioned fire truck to the Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) on the NSW Mid North Coast to help protect and maintain culturally significant land. The bushfire tanker, which is no longer fit for purpose... Learn more about the UPDATED LINK FIRE AND RESCUE NSW DONATES DECOMMISSIONED FIRE TRUCK TO YURRUUNGGA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION at Urunga.
URUNGA | ***VISION ALERT*** FIRE AND RESCUE NSW DONATES DECOMMISSIONED FIRE TRUCK TO YURRUUNGGA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has donated a decommissioned fire truck to the Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) on the NS... View on X [external link]
EAST RYDE | #FRNSW Firefighters have set up fire protection after construction has ruptured a gas line on Finch Avenue. @CityofRyde View on X [external link]
Investigations are continuing into a car fire in Granville early this morning. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) were called to Abeckett Street around 3.45am after reports of a car fully alight in the area. Firefighters quickly got to work to contain the... Learn more about the Investigations continue into overnight car fire at Granville.
GRANVILLE | ***VISION ALERT***Investigations continue into overnight car fire. Investigations are continuing into a car fire in Granville early this morning.Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) were called to Abeckett Street around 3.45am after reports... View on X [external link]
WOOLLAHRA | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of a unit fire on Edgecliff Road. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a garbage truck at Charlestown in Newcastle. The truck’s driver called Triple Zero (000) just before 8am today when he noticed smoke issuing from the hopper of the vehicle, stopped... Learn more about the Fire crews extinguish garbage truck blaze at Charlestown.
CHARLESTOWN | Fire crews extinguish garbage truck blaze. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a garbage truck at Charlestown in Newcastle.The trucks driver called Triple Zero (000) just before 8am today when he notice... View on X [external link]
NORTH ALBURY | #FRNSW Crews are continuing firefighting operations at a house fire on Resolution Street. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is donating a decommissioned fire truck to the Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) on the NSW Mid North Coast to help protect and maintain culturally significant land. The bushfire tanker, which is no longer fit for purpose... Learn more about the FIRE AND RESCUE NSW DONATES DECOMMISSIONED FIRE TRUCK TO YURRUUNGGA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION at Urunga.
URUNGA | ***MEDIA ALERT*** FIRE AND RESCUE NSW DONATES DECOMMISSIONED FIRE TRUCK TO YURRUUNGGA ABORIGINAL CORPORATION. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is donating a decommissioned fire truck to the Yurruungga Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) on the NSW... View on X [external link]
SARATOGA | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after powerlines have come down across multiple properties on Broadwater Drive. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]
Twenty-five teams are set to represent Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) at this weekend’s Regional Firefighter Championships at Kelso, in the state’s Bathurst region. In what is set to be a post-covid participation record for the event, teams from all corners... Learn more about the Record number of teams training for triumph at Regional Firefighter Championships at Kelso.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Mullumbimby Fire Station is set to commemorate a special milestone, celebrating 100 years of operation this Saturday. More than133 firefighters have come through its ranks during the station’s century-long history. Members of Mullumbimby’s on-call crew balance their... Learn more about the Mullumbimby Fire Station set to celebrate 100 years of operation at Mullumbimby.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rushed to a park in Sydney's south-west where a light plane has made a crash landing. The single-engine aircraft, with two people on board, was on a training flight when it made a forced... Learn more about the Plane crash emergency in Sydney park at Bossley Park.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) once again took part in ‘bstreetsmart’ – a program aimed at educating young drivers on safe road behaviour. Now in its 20th year, bstreetsmart features confronting road crash simulations and interactive displays by FRNSW, NSW Police,... Learn more about the 20th anniversary of students learning how to ‘bstreetsmart’ at Homebush.
Lithium-ion battery powered devices have caused two fires in Sydney over the past two days. The first fire involved an an e-bike inside a home in Elizabeth Crescent, Northmead on Tuesday around 5.00pm. The e-bike was being charged with an after-market battery... Learn more about the Two lithium-ion battery fires in Sydney in two days at Northmead and Willoughby.
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