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HORNSBY Area | Power Outage - FRNSW has responded to three incidents with people trapped in lifts. Firefighters carry lift keys to open doors and or maybe able to lower the carriage. Forcing entry is a last resort and usually not required. No injuries or distress reported. View on X [external link]

MOUNT ANNAN | FRNSW are cutting the roof of car that is on its side trapping one occupant on Boronia Ave. Ambulance paramedics currently stabilising and treating the casualty. Time of response - 16:34 View on X [external link]

MAYS HILL (Parramatta) - FRNSW are going to use a ladder platform truck to lower a patient who has suffered an injury after a fall on the second level of an apartment block on Franklin Street. Time of call 4:30pm. Ambulance paramedics stabilising and treating the injured person. View on X [external link]

CONCORD | Brays Road - FRNSW have packaged a person into a rescue stretcher and used a ladder to slide them up out of an empty inground pool after the fell into it at approx 3:30pm. NSW Ambulance are treating the person for possible spinal injuries and a laceration to the head. View on X [external link]

RIVERSTONE | Investigations ongoing at scene of fatal gas leak. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are continuing efforts to determine the cause of a fatal gas leak at a Riverstone restaurant in Sydneys west.At approximately 9:20am tod... View on X [external link]

GREYSTANES | FRNSW has extinguished two cars that ignited after a collision on Old Prospect Road. No persons trapped inside. Ambulance treated two casualties, NSW Police on scene. Time of call was 3:19pm. View on X [external link]

RIVERSTONE | FRNSW is working to identify the source and type of gas that leaked into a building on Garfield Road, resulting in one death and six hospitalisations. The site is being secured by FRNSW, while police lead the investigation. View on X [external link]

BURWOOD - FRNSW winched a vehicle out of the rubble and temporarily stabilised a brick garage roof on Esher Lane after a car crashed into it just before midday. Driver assisted out of the wreckage by passerbys and was transported to hospital. View on X [external link]

Fairfield West - Final Update - Fire is extinguished, two people transported for smoke inhalation, one male also suffered minor burns. Investigations have commenced with an area of interest in the roof void. View on X [external link]

FAIRFIELD WEST | Update 1 - Cornoa Road and Kendall Street - House well alight, one occupant being treated for smoke inhalation. All accounted for. Firefighting operations continue. View on X [external link]

FAIRFIELD WEST - Corona Road - single level house well alight, FRNSW is on scene and has water on the fire - no information if any persons are home. Operations supported by police and ambulance. More to follow View on X [external link]

YAGOONA | Sutherland Street - FRNSW have pulled a person out of a burning two level home. Call came in at 13:32. Ambulance treating casualty. View on X [external link]

AUSTRAL | Update - FRNSW used powered hydraulic rescue tools to free a person who was trapped in the wreckage of a ute that crashed into a tree and rolled onto its side at approx 7pm. Paramedics treated and transported the casualty to hosp with fractures. View on X [external link]

AUSTRAL - (Liverpool Area) FRNSW is cutting a vehicle on its side away from an occupant who is severly trapped in the wreckage after a crash on Fourteenth Avenue. NSW Ambulance Paramedics are stabilising and treating the patient. RFS and Police also in attendance. View on X [external link]

WINMALEE | FRNSW assisted by the RFS are working to contain a fire in a home on Wahroonga Road. Firefighters have conducted a search and it appears nobody is home. Police and Ambulance also in attendance. No information yet on how fire started. View on X [external link]

| Fire and Rescue NSW providing specialist rescue equipment to Solomon Islands firefighters. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has donated two tonnes of specialist rescue equipment to assist firefighters and protect communities in the Solomon Islands... View on X [external link]

GLADESVILLE - The gas leak that caused some local evacuations including the police station on Victoria Road has been stopped. Firefighters have given the all clear. No injuries reported. View on X [external link]

EAST LISMORE - FRNSW have contained a fire in a building on Ballina Road. Five fire trucks with approx 20 firefighters are on scene with Police and Ambulance. Firefighters continue to search the building. View on X [external link]

CHIPPENDALE | ***VISION ALERT*** Firefighters contain fire in e-bike shop. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a major fire in an e-bike shop at Chippendale, in Sydney's CDB.Just after 7am, FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000... View on X [external link]

CHIPPENDALE | FRNSW firefighers are placing lithium ebike batteries into bins full of water to keep them cool and stable. This is to prevent ignition which we know can occur without notice when lithium batteries are exposed to a fire. View on X [external link]

CHIPPENDALE | A fire in an electric bike shop took 40mins to extinguish on Regent street just after 7am. Approx 80 evacs from units above. No injuries. View on X [external link]

| Maclean Fire Station recruiting the next generation of firefighters. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is seeking to attract a new generation of first responders in the states Clarence Valley region, rolling up the doors of Maclean Fire Station to... View on X [external link]

EDGEWORTH | FRNSW leads multi-agency exercise, boosting collaboration and skills. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has again played a leading role in a large-scale drill at Lake Macquarie, the fourth of its kind designed to sharpen the response of em... View on X [external link]

REVESBY | Gas leak has closed The River Road near Anne Street. Repairs underway, firefighters dispersing gas with water streams. Incident called in just after 3am. View on X [external link]