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RT @NSWRFS: A Total Fire Ban will be in place tomorrow, Thursday 19 September for the Greater Sydney Region and Illawarra/Shoalhaven areas. View on X [external link]

access_time 07:09pm • Sep 18, 2024
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THIRROUL | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a house engulfed by flames on Arunta Drive. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]

access_time 01:30pm • Sep 13, 2024
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HAYMARKET | #FRNSW Firefighters remain on scene at a structure fire on Quay St. @cityofsydney View on X [external link]

access_time 11:00am • Sep 13, 2024
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SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to free a trapped occupant after a car crashed and rolled onto its side on Jersey Road. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 10:02am • Sep 11, 2024
place South Wentworthville
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An image relating to the news item  Chest freezer causes fire in shop storeroom
Chest freezer causes fire in shop storeroom | Camden

Owners of a Camden shop are cleaning up after a fire broke out in a storeroom last night. Fire and Rescue (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls just before 7.00pm to a row of shops in John Street following... Learn more about the Chest freezer causes fire in shop storeroom at Camden.

access_time 09:53am • Sep 11, 2024
place Camden
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PROSPECT | #FRNSW Firefighters have used hydraulic rescue tools to free a trapped occupant after a multi vehicle crash on The Great Western Highway. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 01:30pm • Sep 10, 2024
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FRNSW firefighters kept busy overnight with numerous large fires across NSW | NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have been kept busy overnight with a number of large fires across the State. Just before 6.30pm yesterday, FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to a multi-storey unit complex in Regent Street, Kogarah. Eight... Learn more about the FRNSW firefighters kept busy overnight with numerous large fires across NSW at NSW.

access_time 11:33am • Sep 10, 2024
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FAIRFIELD | #FRNSW Firefighters are continuing firefighting operations at a house and granny flat fire on Siandra Avenue. View on X [external link]

access_time 08:26am • Sep 10, 2024
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Marathon operation to extinguish burning semi, carrying Lithium-ion batteries | Kempsey

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews on the state's north coast have carried out a prolonged operation to extinguish a fierce fire which has engulfed a semi-trailer and its load of Lithium-ion batteries. FRNSW received numerous Triple-Zero (000) calls just before... Learn more about the Marathon operation to extinguish burning semi, carrying Lithium-ion batteries at Kempsey.

access_time 02:13pm • Sep 09, 2024
place Kempsey
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CASULA | #FRNSW Firefighters have commenced firefighting operations at a house fire on Doncaster Avenue. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]

access_time 12:45pm • Sep 09, 2024
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ADAMSTOWN | #FRNSW Firefighters have commenced firefighting operations a house fire on Narara Road. Crews are working to protect surrounding properties while battling the blaze. View on X [external link]

access_time 01:00pm • Sep 06, 2024
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ERINA | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene and working to free a trapped occupant after a single car crash on the Central Coast Highway. Firefighters will remove the roof of the car using hydraulic rescue tools. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 12:26pm • Sep 06, 2024
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BANKSTOWN | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to free trapped occupants at a two car crash on Restwell Street. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 11:09am • Sep 05, 2024
place Bankstown
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Car and truck destroyed by fire overnight | Granville

A car and truck have been destroyed by fire overnight in Granville in Sydney's west. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) was called to the incident in Sixth Street around 3.15am after reports of a car well alight. Firefighters arrived to find one... Learn more about the Car and truck destroyed by fire overnight at Granville.

access_time 09:39am • Sep 05, 2024
place Granville
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MOOREBANK | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a truck fire on the M5. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]

access_time 09:28am • Sep 05, 2024
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SYDNEY | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a building fire on Bathurst Street. Approximately 500 people have been evacuated from the building. @cityofsydney View on X [external link]

access_time 01:06pm • Sep 03, 2024
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MANGERTON | UPDATE #FRNSW Firefighters are continuing firefighting operations at a house fire on Phillip Crescent. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]

access_time 09:55am • Sep 03, 2024
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MANGERTON | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Phillips Crescent. Large volumes of black smoke can be seen en route. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]

access_time 09:04am • Sep 03, 2024
place Mangerton
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RT @NSWRFS: EMERGENCY WARNING: Old Punt Rd Fire, TomagoA fire is burning near Old Punt Rd, Tomago burning in an easterly direction towards View on X [external link]

access_time 03:36pm • Sep 02, 2024
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RT @NSWRFS: WATCH & ACT: Old Punt Rd, Tomago (Port Stephens LGA)A grass fire is burning in the vicinity of Old Punt Rd, Tomago, moving in View on X [external link]

access_time 02:23pm • Sep 02, 2024
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RT @NSWRFS: WATCH & ACT: Springwood Rd Fire, Yarramundi (Hawkesbury LGA)A fire is burning in the vicinity of Springwood Rd, near the YMCA View on X [external link]

access_time 12:52pm • Sep 02, 2024
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CASTLE HILL | #FRNSW Firefighters have commenced firefighting operations at a house fire on David Road. @HornsbyCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:46am • Sep 02, 2024
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VALLEY HEIGHTS | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to remove a large tree that has come down across Macquarie Road in the Blue Mountains area of Valley Heights. View on X [external link]

access_time 10:27am • Sep 02, 2024
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RT @NSWRFS: A Total Fire Ban will be in place tomorrow, Monday 2 September for the Greater Sydney and Illawarra/Shoalhaven areas. With hot, View on X [external link]

access_time 05:19pm • Sep 01, 2024
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Intense 14th alarm blaze rips through pallet factory | Wetherill Park

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are still trying to extinguish a massive factory fire in Wetherill Park in Sydney's west after a blaze tore through the premises overnight. The intense 14th alarm fire has destroyed a pallet factory in Redfern... Learn more about the Intense 14th alarm blaze rips through pallet factory at Wetherill Park.

access_time 09:52am • Sep 01, 2024
place Wetherill Park
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LIDCOMBE | #FRNSW Firefighters have contained a fire to the outside of a house on Platform Street. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 01:27pm • Aug 30, 2024
place Lidcombe
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Fire and Rescue NSW receives almost 1000 calls for help in 12 hours | Sydney and Illawarra

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) was busy across many parts of Sydney and the Illawarra yesterday afternoon due to the wild and windy weather. Between midday and midnight, FRNSW received almost 1,000 Triple Zero (000) calls for help from the public. Crews... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW receives almost 1000 calls for help in 12 hours at Sydney and Illawarra.

access_time 12:08pm • Aug 29, 2024
place Sydney and Illawarra
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DRUMMOYNE | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to render the area safe after a glass awning has shattered and fallen on Lyons Road. @CanadaBay View on X [external link]

access_time 11:53am • Aug 29, 2024
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ROSEVILLE | Two people injured as e-skateboard explodes overnight. Two people have been treated for burns and smoke inhalation after a lithium-ion battery from an e-skateboard exploded in a Roseville home overnight.Two Fire and Rescue NSW (FRN... View on X [external link]

access_time 09:03am • Aug 29, 2024
place Roseville
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RT @NSWRFS: WATCH & ACT: Richardson Rd Fire, Spring FarmFirefighters are on scene of a grass fire burning near Richardson Rd, Spring Farm. View on X [external link]

access_time 04:25pm • Aug 28, 2024
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