Fire and Rescue NSW - Prepared for anything.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is one of the world's largest urban fire and rescue services and is the busiest in Australia. Our overriding purpose is to enhance community safety, quality of life, and confidence by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, property, environment and economy of NSW.
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Emergency contacts
In an emergency call Triple Zero (000)
Bushfire Information: Call the NSW Rural Fire Service: 1800 679 737
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au [external link]
Floods and Storms: Call the SES: 132 500
www.ses.nsw.gov.au [external link]
Latest news and updates
PARRAMATTA FIRE - Update- firefighters doing a search of the building to confirm fire is extinguished and no persons are inside. NO EVACS from adjoining unit block required. No injuries reported. View on X [external link]
PARRAMATTA - Hassal Street - fire in an abandoned building extinguished. Neighbouring high rise apartment complex did not need to be evacuated. No injuries. View on X [external link]
LITHGOW - Fire and Rescue NSW technical rescue and hazmat specialists are on scene assisting at a crash on Inch St. A truck has collided with an overhead bridge causing it to collapse. NSW Police are the lead for this operation. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) Maroubra Fire Station today commemorates a special milestone,100 years of operation. Several dignitaries, including FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell; Parliamentary Secretary and Member for Liverpool, Charishma Kaliyanda; Randwick City Council Mayor, Dylan Parker; as well as current and former members of FRNSW, have attended a special function at the station to celebrate the achievement. Staff and students from Maroubra... Learn more about the Maroubra Fire Station celebrates 100 years of operation at Maroubra.
MAROUBRA | Maroubra Fire Station celebrates 100 years of operation. Fire and Rescue NSWs (FRNSW)MaroubraFire Stationtodaycommemoratesa special milestone,100 years of operation.Several dignitaries, includingFRNSW Commissioner,JeremyFew... View on X [external link]
CALLAGHAN | UPDATE - Truck fire - fire still burning but is contained to truck and load of oil in a yard. Fire is located in the vicinity of high voltage electricity infrastructure which is NOT impacted. At this stage no power interuptions. View on X [external link]
CALLAGHAN (Newcastle Area) Truck on fire in high voltage electricity facility on Wirra Cresent. At this stage fire is contained to truck and load of oil. Approx 30 persons evac from site as a precaution. No injuries reported. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has recognised 40 years of women in firefighting at a book launch at the Museum of Fire at Penrith, in Sydney’s west. ‘Trailblazing: The History and Stories of Female Firefighters in Fire and Rescue NSW’, documents... Learn more about the Book launch celebrates 40 years of women in firefighting in NSW at Penrith.
PENRITH | Book launch celebrates 40 years of women in firefighting in NSW. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has recognised 40 years of women in firefighting at a book launch at the Museum of Fire at Penrith, in Sydneys west.Trailblazing: The Hist... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will mark 40 years of women in firefighting with the launch of Trailblazing: The History and Stories of Female Firefighters in Fire and Rescue NSW, at the Museum of Fire in Penrith. The book captures the... Learn more about the New book celebrates 40 years of women in firefighting at Penrith.
PENRITH | ***FOR PLANNING PURPOSES*** New book celebrates 40 years of women in firefighting. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will mark 40 years of women in firefighting with the launch of _Trailblazing: The History and Stories of Female Firefighters... View on X [external link]
MOOREBANK - Heathcote Rd. FRNSW has contained a fire in an industrial complex. The fire continues to smoulder in inaccessible areas of the building. No injuries, Heathcote Rd remains closed. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch & Act: Ellangowan Rd, EllangowanA fire is burning near Ellangowan Rd, Ellangowan in an E & SE direction towards Avenue R View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch & Act: Main Rd Fire, Yarratt Forest (Mid-Coast)A fire is burning near Main Rd, Yarratt Forest. The fire is burning in a View on X [external link]
SPRING FARM | FRNSW and @NSWRFS is working to extinguish a fire in a waste transfer facility on Barrow Road at Spring Farm. This fire is producing a large quantity of smoke. As a precaution, FRNSW advises people in the area to keep their doors, windows, and vents closed. View on X [external link]