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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators plan to further examine the scene of a fatal weekend fire at Punchbowl, in Sydney’s west, in a bid to determine the cause. The fire broke out on the top floor of the two-storey townhouse... Learn more about the Fire investigators working to determine cause of fatal fire at Punchbowl.

Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters, specialising in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), have taken part in a major global exercise testing their preparedness to respond to a catastrophic earthquake. The Asia Pacific Earthquake Response Exercise (APERE), held in Brisbane this... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters' skills put to the test in major earthquake simulation at Brisbane (Qld).

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and its emergency services partners have jolted thousands of teenagers into being smarter and safer drivers, staging confronting car crash simulations to press home the potential consequences of poor decisions behind the wheel. The realistic demonstrations... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW delivers car crash simulations to ‘drive home’ safety lessons for teenagers at NSW.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews will visit all 785 homes in the central west township of Warren this weekend, offering residents crucial home fire safety advice and checking for working smoke alarms. Following a similar recent safety blitz at Merriwa... Learn more about the Firefighters to conduct home fire safety blitz of entire town at Warren.

A team of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters from Wyong is about to embark on a gruelling nine-day trek across the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease research. Wyong Captain, Jamie Loader, first... Learn more about the Wyong firefighters tackle the Kokoda Track for charity at Wyong.

Bourke Fire Station has significantly upgraded its fleet, with the arrival of a new, state-of-the-art Regional Pumper.   The truck is one of 18 new firefighting appliances being deployed across NSW to help better protect communities during bushfires and other emergencies.   The multi-purpose... Learn more about the Bourke receives new $510,000 Bushfire Pumper at .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today is using traditional cultural practices to reduce bushfire risk on the Far South Coast, an area devastated during the horrific ‘Black Summer’ crisis. The 2019-20 bushfire season was the state’s worst on record, with... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW conducts ‘cultural burns’ in bushfire-prone areas – at Merimbula.

Eight Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been honoured for their bravery, dealing with a life-threatening siege at Broken Hill, in the state’s far west. On 29 May last year, crews from FRNSW stations, 238 Broken Hill and 239 Broken... Learn more about the Broken Hill firefighters honoured for siege bravery at Broken Hill.

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew from the state's Central Coast is proving an unstoppable force in the firefighting championships, blitzing the latest major event to again claim the silverware. 'Wyong A' notched up an impressive 1,235 points - 313... Learn more about the Wyong firefighters claim first place in latest Regional Championships at Parkes.

A number of hazard reduction burns are scheduled for the Greater Sydney Metropolitan, Hunter Valley areas. Smoke from these burns is likely to settle across residential areas for the coming days due to light forecast winds. It is expected that smoke... Learn more about the Hazard reduction burns at NSW.

Specialist Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have hit the slopes at Perisher Valley, in the Snowy Mountains, to test their preparedness for emergencies in difficult alpine terrain. FRNSW firefighters joined NSW Ambulance paramedics in a realistic training drill, in which... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW retrieves 'injured skier' in alpine training exercise at Perisher.

Parkes is already famous for its role in the moon landing and its annual festival honouring the King of Rock and Roll – now the local Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew is hoping to bring home another coveted crown. The... Learn more about the Firefighters put to the test this weekend during regional championships at Parkes.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) veteran Inspector Craig Davies today has handed over his firefighting duties to son James, calling time on his 40-year career of protecting and educating communities against emergencies. Despite completing an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner... Learn more about the Family’s firefighting tradition to live on as veteran bows out after 40 years at Parramatta.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews who battled a major building fire in Surry Hills have received special recognition from the City of Sydney during a ceremony held today. The intense ‘10th alarm’ blaze destroyed an historic Randle Street warehouse on... Learn more about the Firefighters formally recognised for Surry Hills inferno response at Town Hall.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today has conducted a hazard reduction burn in the state's north, with another 40 planned across the state, ahead of what's expected to be a challenging fire season. 20 firefighters, including three FRNSW crews and three... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW ramps up hazard reduction burns amid predictions of challenging fire season at Uralla.

Quick-thinking by a resident and an off-duty firefighter has prevented a Lithium battery explosion burning down a home at Broken Hill, in the state's far west. The resident started charging a newly-purchased solar power generator at his Morgan Street home around... Learn more about the Quick-thinking by resident and off-duty firefighter prevents Lithium fire disaster at Broken Hill.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have converged on Merriwa, in the upper Hunter, this week to doorknock the entire town with winter fire safety advice. It is the first pro-active blitz of its kind in the Hunter Valley, with firefighters... Learn more about the Entire upper Hunter town doorknocked by firefighters offering winter fire safety advice at Merriwa.

The bravery and dedication of 80 firefighters from Newcastle and Lake Macquarie will be formally recognised tonight at a special Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) awards ceremony. Firefighters, from a range of the 20 fire stations across the Metropolitan North 1... Learn more about the Dozens of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie firefighters honoured for Black Summer bushfire bravery at Wallsend.

Senior firefighters have expressed concern over a sharp rise in residential fires in New South Wales this winter, urging the public to end the complacency over household smoke alarms. There were 337 residential fires in the first month of winter this... Learn more about the Appeal to households to take extra precautions amid concerning winter fire statistics at NSW.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have returned to the scene of a fatal house fire at Wetherill Park, in Sydney's south-west, to deliver important fire safety advice to locals impacted by the tragedy. A 75-year-old woman and a 81-year-old man... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW focuses on safety of elderly and vulnerable people after house fire tragedy at Wetherill Park.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is further encouraging respectful and honest conversations and the sharing of Traditional Knowledge by opening a Yarning Circle at its training centre at Orchard Hills, in Sydney’s west. Officially unveiled off the back of NAIDOC Week,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW launches ‘Yarning Circle’ to boost firefighters’ cultural awareness at NSW.

A husband and wife team of off-duty firefighters will be considered for bravery awards after saving a semi-conscious girl from a house fire in the Blue Mountains at the weekend. 46-year-old Adoni Maalouf and his wife, Tania, aged 47, were woken... Learn more about the Husband and wife firefighters save girl from burning home - AUDIO GRABS at Wentworth Falls.

It’s the latest pride and joy in the engine bays at the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Station at Inverell – a new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker to protect the state’s north. The Isuzu multi-purpose four-wheel-drive is one of 18 new firefighting... Learn more about the Firefighters give thumbs up to new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker at Inverell.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters from Wollongong can now boast of having among the world's best rescue crews after claiming first place in the technical category at the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) Challenge. Alongside FRNSW crews from Broken Hill... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews prove their mettle in major road rescue competition at Adelaide.

A handful of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters has arrived home in Sydney as part of an Australasian relief team returning from Canada where it’s helped battle that nation’s wildfire emergency. Four of the nine FRNSW firefighters, dispatched to the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW welcomes home Canadian firefighting deployment at Sydney.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will be seeking the next generation of local firefighters when it takes to the Happy Days Orange Festival at Bingara, in the state’s north-west, this weekend. The small inland town, which is home to around 1,000... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW takes firefighter recruitment drive to local Orange Festival at Bingara.

Crews at Fire and Rescue NSW’s Miranda station have taken possession of a new, high-tech Aerial Platform to protect Sydney’s southern suburbs. Valued at $2.5 million, the latest model aerial appliance is one of four new, identical platforms helping to form... Learn more about the New $2.5m Aerial Platform to protect Sydney’s south at Miranda.

A Fire and Rescue NSW crew from Wollongong is hell-bent on turning the tables when it competes in this week’s Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) Challenge in Adelaide. Along with Broken Hill and a combined Region South team, the Wollongong firefighters... Learn more about the FRNSW crews head to Adelaide hunting top rescue honours at Adelaide.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding homeowners to heed its warnings about the dangers of Lithium-Ion batteries following another two dangerous fires at the weekend. In the first incident, a blaze broke out in the garage of a home in... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW reinforces Lithium-Ion battery safety warnings after another two dangerous incidents at Bass Hill and Orange.

A special milestone for Thirroul Fire Station will take place this weekend as it celebrates its first 100 years of operation. The first firefighters were stationed there in 1923, with the original crew working from a small garage, equipped only with... Learn more about the Thirroul Fire Station celebrates 100 years at Thirroul.