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We responded to 125,583 incidents in 2021-22. The incidents displayed below are note-worthy incidents that have been published as media releases or tweets. Details about incidents may change and should not be used as emergency information and/or advice.
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DOONSIDE | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a single level house that is well alight on Adelphi Crescent. Two occupants are being treated for smoke inhalation and burns. View on X [external link]
BUKKULLA | The cab of a semitrailer has been washed away in floodwaters north of Inverell. The cab is now upright but being inundated with water. #FRNSW, @NSWAmbulance, @nswpolice, @NSWSES crews are responding to rescue the driver. View on X [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has carefully rescued a Moorhen, caught on a barbed wire fence today at Smithfield, in Sydney's west. Concerned members of the public raised the alarm around 10am at a business in Woodpark Road. A FRNSW... Learn more about the Maddie the Moorhen Rescue - Video at Smithfield.
MASCOT | Two cars have crashed on General Holmes Drive. One car is on its side. People are reported to be trapped. #FRNSW rescue crews are responding. Traffic is badly affected in the area. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
TEA GARDENS | Two cars and a motorbike have crashed on the Pacific Hwy. Traffic is badly affected in both directions and will be for some time. View on X [external link]
A multi-vehicle crash has closed the Pacific Highway at Tarro, north of Newcastle. 10 vehicles were involved in the collision near the Hexham Bridge. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has freed the male driver of a car, trapped in the wreckage. Two people... Learn more about the 10 Vehicle Car Crash at Tarro.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in an electrical kiosk at Gregory Hills, in Sydney's south-west. Firefighters from St Andrews and Narellan Fire Stations responded to a series of Triple Zero (000) calls about the blaze in... Learn more about the Electrical Kiosk Fire at Gregory Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) are currently managing a Hazmat emergency in Port Macquarie on the state's north coast. A refrigeration gas leak at a supermarket inside a large shopping centre in Park Street has forced the evacuation of approximately 400... Learn more about the Hazmat emergency at shopping centre at Port Macquarie.
BINGARA | One person has been released after being trapped in a crashed truck on Delungra Rd. Combined emergency services are working to clear the road and the patient will be airlifted to hospital shortly. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has contained a fire inside a factory at Rutherford in the Hunter Region of the state, overnight. Firefighters' accessed the external hydrant system allowing for the blaze to be contained and extinguished in under three hours. Fire... Learn more about the Machinery Fire at Rutherford.
DARLINGTON | A large tree has fallen on a truck and car on City Road. People are trapped in their vehicles but not injured. #FRNSW and @nswpolice will work to free the occupants and open the road. View on X [external link]
LANSVALE | #FRNSW crews are working with @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance following a serious three-car crash on the Hume Hwy. The road will be closed westbound for sometime. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a truck fire near Maclean on the state's north coast. The fire broke out just before 5am today on the Pacific Highway at Chatsworth Island. The truck's trailer, loaded with beer and dog food,... Learn more about the Truck Fire at Chatsworth.
ST MARYS | #FRNSW crews are assisting @NSWAmbulance paramedics with the treatment of a resident of a house on Gidley St after they burnt their hands severely while barbecuing. View on X [external link]
MOUNT ANNAN | A car has crashed into the back of a truck on Narellan Rd trapping the driver. #FRNSW rescue crews are setting up to extricate him. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have helped rescue a woman from a car that crashed, becoming suspended on a fence at Mosman, on Sydney's north shore. The 70-year-old woman reversed out of her garage in Awaba Street just after 11am... Learn more about the Woman rescued - car caught in fence at Mosman.
Fire and Rescue NSW (RNSW) has caught and removed a venomous snake from a home at Camden South in Sydney's southwest today. A Brown snake had become entangled in garden netting after exiting the residential property in Arndell Street just after... Learn more about the Snake with poisonality removed from home at Camden South.
CHARLES STURT UNI | Four #FRNSW crews from Wagga and Turvey Park are investigating a fire involving various chemicals at a building within the university precinct. 100 people have self evacuated. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has removed a cookie cutter from a young girl's hand in Rydalmere in western Sydney this morning. Crews were called to the rescue incident on South Street at 7.40 am. The two-year-old girl was extremely distressed and... Learn more about the Cookie Cutter Rescue at Rydalmere.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a unit fire in Mount Pritchard in Sydney's south-west last night. Numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received about the fire on Meldrum Avenue just after 7:00 pm. When crews arrived on-scene, they reported large volumes... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Mount Pritchard.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a large fire at Irrawang Public School in Raymond Terrace near Newcastle last night. Firefighters arrived on-scene and found a demountable building well alight on Geer Street just after 10:30 pm More than 25... Learn more about the School Fire at Raymond Terrace.
MANILLA | #FRNSW is in attendance at a single car crash on Halls Creek Road. One person is injured and being treated by @NSWAmbulance. View on X [external link]
PADSTOW | #FRNSW crews from Sydneys south-west are working to contain and extinguish a house fire on Rivenoak Ave. The house is a duplex and its well alight. View on X [external link]
WILBERFORCE | #FRNSW HAZMAT crews are assessing numerous unmarked drums that have been found washed up on a property on Lock Rd. Firefighters will use an RPAS (drone) to attempt to identify the substance(s). View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) are managing a Hazmat emergency involving a sewerage truck at Cobargo on the State's south coast. The truck crashed on the side of the Princess Highway one kilometre south of Cobargo causing the overturned trailer to... Learn more about the Truck Crash at Cobargo.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to a six-vehicle motor vehicle crash in North Wollongong earlier today. The crash occurred on the University Avenue off-ramp on the Princess Highway. One person was treated by NSW Ambulance and transported to hospital. One of... Learn more about the Six Vehicle Car Crash at North Wollongong.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is battling a fire in an underground car park at Newcastle East. More than 30 firefighters are on scene at the four-level unit block in Colliers Close. Thick black smoke is issuing from the premises where... Learn more about the Underground Carpark Fire at Newcastle East.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) remains in the flood-affected zones of the Northern Rivers and the Hawkesbury today continuing to help with the mammoth clean-up effort. For more than a week, FRNSW crews have joined with residents, the Australian Defence Force,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW continues flood clean-up at Northern Rivers/Hawkesbury.
NEWCASTLE | Multiple cars are alight in an underground car park under a block of apartments on Colliers Close. #FRNSW crews have evacuated from their units people using ladders due to smoke logging. Thick black smoke is reported in the area. View on X [external link]
WYONG | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a house fire on Leppington St. The house is well alight, crews are inside searching for occupants. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance also in attendance. View on X [external link]
Further Information
- For flood information and warnings, visit the NSW State Emergency Service website [external link].
- For bushfire and grass fire warnings or more information on bushfire incidents, visit the NSW Rural Fire Service website [external link].
- For the latest information on changes to traffic conditions, visit Live Traffic NSW [external link].
- During major incidents look and listen for information on TV, radio, the internet, mobile phones and neighbours.
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