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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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CROUDACE BAY | Multiple #FRNSW crews are working to search and extinguish a motor home that is fully involved in fire on Macquarie Drive. View on X [external link]
DENILIQUIN | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a house fire on Burton St. Firefighters are gaining entry. Fire is reported to be through the roof of the single level home. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice in attendance. View on X [external link]
SILVERWATER | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a fire involving a clinical waste compactor on Willem St. The fire is contained to the compactor however not yet extinguished. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will hold a media conference this morning to provide an update about the fire operation at Kurri Kurri. The large blaze in a local aluminium business broke out around 10 am yesterday and required an initial... Learn more about the Media Advisory - Factory Fire at Kurri Kurri.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) was alerted to a chemical storage tower alight at Kooragang Island, Newcastle, on Sunday at approximately 9.00pm. More than 40 firefighters worked to contain the fire in the tower which was filled with carbon dioxide and... Learn more about the Plant Tower Alight at Kooragang Island.
GUILDFORD | #FRNSW crews are working to contain a large fire on Bolton St. Residents are advised to remain indoors and keep doors and windows closed due to large amounts of smoke. View on X [external link]
Just before 11.00 am, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) was called to a fire in a chicken shop on Bolton Street, Guilford. Upon arrival, more than 50 firefighters found the shop well alight, and a number of neighbouring shops under threat. Crews... Learn more about the Guildford Chicken Shop Alight at Guilford .
------ UPDATE: 18 November 2021 14:46 Hrs ------ At 5:46 pm on 17th November 2021 Fire and Rescue NSW ceased operations at the industrial fire in Mitchell Rd, Kurri Kurri and handed control of the site to the site owner who... Learn more about the Massive Factory Fire at Kurri Kurri.
KOORAGANG ISLAND | Multiple #FRNSW resources are in attendance at a fire in a factory on Greenleaf Rd. View on X [external link]
BERKELEY VALE | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a house fire on Shamrock Dr. The house is well alight and threatening neighbouring properties. @NSWRFS, @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance also in attendance. View on X [external link]
RT @PaulBaxterFRNSW: On-call firefighters from across the state's south west have gathered in Deniliquin for a training weekend covering breathing apparatus, search and rescue, incident management and fire investigation. View on X [external link]
Currently #FRNSW has 13 strike teams assisting @NSWSES with in water rescues, storm and tempest response and rapid damage assessments. View on X [external link]
FRENCHS FOREST | #FRNSW rescue crews are working to free two people from a car crash on Warringah Rd. Westbound lanes are closed. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
RT @LiveTrafficNSW: WHITTINGHAM: Mitchell Line Of Road (Golden Hwy) is closed btwn New England Hwy and Putty Rd due to flooding. Use Hermitage Rd & Broke Rd as an alternative route and exercise caution. View on X [external link]
WARRELL CREEK | A truck has been destroyed by fire on the Pacific Hwy just south of Marksville. #FRNSW and @NSWRFS firefighters arrived to find a both B-double trailers well alight in a northbound rest area. @LiveTrafficNSW @nswpolice View on X [external link]
HORNSBY HEIGHTS | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at an electrical kiosk that is on fire on Tanglewood Way. The fire is contained however not yet fully extinguished. Electrical authority is also in attendance. View on X [external link]
PORT KEMBLA | #FRNSW crews are working to contain a fire in the second level of a house on Wentworth St. All people are accounted for. View on X [external link]
VALLEY HEIGHTS | A woman is being stabilised and rescued from a car and truck crash on the Great Western Highway. Traffic is affected in the area. View on X [external link]
OLD TOONGABBIE | #FRNSW crews are working to release a person from a car crash Bulli Rd. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice in attendance. View on X [external link]
KINCUMBER | A car has crashed through the front of a commercial building on Avoca Dr. the car has continued 10 m into the building. Fortunately no one is trapped or has been injured. However people are confined to their rooms due to the position of the car blocking the exit. View on X [external link]
DEE WHY | #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @NSWAmbulance to stabilise and transport a man who toppled off his mobility scooter. Traffic is affected in the area. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) saved three homes from destruction following a large fire in a subdivided property at Charlestown in Newcastle overnight. More than 20 Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze which had fully engulfed one unit in flames and... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Charleston.
BEECROFT | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a serious car and truck crash on Pennant Hills Rd. Traffic is badly affected in the area. View on X [external link]
LUDDENHAM | #FRNSW rescue crews are responding to reports of a single vehicle crash on Luddenham Rd. Along with @NSWRFS, @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice. View on X [external link]
SAWTELL | A large pile of green waste is burning at the old Sawtell sewage treatment works. The fire is contained to the pile and poses no risk, however there is a large amount of smoke in the area. Residents are advised to keep doors and windows closed. View on X [external link]
RT @LiveTrafficSyd: SYDNEY HARBOUR TUNNEL: The tunnel is closed southbound due to an over height truck. Take the bridge instead and allow extra time. View on X [external link]
BEROWRA HEIGHTS | #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @NSWAmbulance paramedics to assist a lady who has fallen in bushland near Wideview Rd. A rescue helicopter is also inbound. View on X [external link]
BOLONG | #FRNSW hazmat crews are in attendance at an oil spill on the Shoalhaven River, north of Nowra. The slick is 600 metres long and the cause is not yet determined. @NSW_EPA View on X [external link]
This is Alstonville, our busiest CFR station. Of the over 500 incidents they responded to last year, over 400 were CFR. Providing medical assistance in remote and rural communities is so important and supporting @NSWAmbulance is one way we can do this. View on X [external link]
RT @PaulBaxterFRNSW: Our on-call firefighters come from all walks of life. May, one of our on-call firefighters here at Woolgoolga had just finished nightshift at the paediatric ward. Allegedly there were also a few officers of the law in this group, but they're a bit more difficult to spot. View on X [external link]
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