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An image relating to the news item  Fire Commissioner urges safety during current NSW cold snap
Fire Commissioner urges safety during current NSW cold snap | Sydney

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, has expressed concern about the current winter cold snap gripping the state, warning the public not to take risks when trying to stay warm. Temperatures hit three degrees in Sydney’s south-west at 6.30... Learn more about the Fire Commissioner urges safety during current NSW cold snap at Sydney.

access_time 05:56pm • Jun 20, 2024
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**VISION ALERT** Fire engulfs two trucks following head-on collision | Vineyard

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has been called to a serious truck crash in Vineyard in Sydney's north west. Two semi-trailers collided head-on at the intersection of Chapman Road and Windsor Road just before 12.30pm. Five fire trucks and 20 firefighters arrived... Learn more about the **VISION ALERT** Fire engulfs two trucks following head-on collision at Vineyard.

access_time 04:17pm • Jun 20, 2024
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VINEYARD | #FRNSW crews are now working to extinguish two trucks, both well alight after a two truck head on crash at the intersection of Windsor and Chapman Roads. A 200m exclusion zone is in place. View on X [external link]

access_time 12:52pm • Jun 20, 2024
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WINSTON HILLS | #FRNSW firefighters have quickly contained a kitchen fire, preventing the fire from spreading through a two-storey home on Jerome Avenue. @parracity View on X [external link]

access_time 03:23pm • Jun 19, 2024
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MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW firefighters remain on scene after a car and truck crashed, knocking over a power pole and water meter on Woodville Road. Traffic is impacted. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 02:59pm • Jun 19, 2024
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KIRRAWEE | #FRNSW firefighters have set up an exclusion zone after a truck has brought down powerlines on Monro Avenue. @SuthShireCncl View on X [external link]

access_time 12:06pm • Jun 19, 2024
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Firefighters urge safety in the snowfields this winter | Perisher Valley

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding travellers heading to and from the snowfields this winter to exercise patience and safety on the icy roads. The FRNSW crews of permanent firefighters, seconded to the Perisher Valley Fire Station for the next... Learn more about the Firefighters urge safety in the snowfields this winter at Perisher Valley.

access_time 11:21am • Jun 19, 2024
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ROOTY HILL | #FRNSW firefighters are working to extinguish a car fire on Rooty Hill Road North. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 10:05am • Jun 19, 2024
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PRESTONS | #FRNSW crews are continuing firefighting operations at a factory fire on Kurrajong Road. Approximately 100 people have been evacuated from the site. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]

access_time 02:01pm • Jun 18, 2024
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MONA VALE | #FRNSW firefighters are working to free a trapped occupant after a two car crash on Mona Vale Road. @beachescouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 12:54pm • Jun 18, 2024
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CHATSWOOD WEST | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene after wires have come down on Delhi Road. A traffic contraflow has been established. @WilloughbyCity View on X [external link]

access_time 11:56am • Jun 18, 2024
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Lithium-ion battery causes unit fire | Lethbridge Park

A lithium-ion battery from an e-bike has caused a fire in a unit at Lethbridge Park in Sydney's west earlier today. Crews were called to the second floor unit in Hawaii Avenue just before 3.00am after reports of a blaze in... Learn more about the Lithium-ion battery causes unit fire at Lethbridge Park.

access_time 11:50am • Jun 18, 2024
place Lethbridge Park
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SOUTH PENRITH | #FRNSW crews are on scene and working to free two trapped occupants after a car has crashed and flipped onto its roof. @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:17am • Jun 18, 2024
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Firefighters extinguish intense house fire | Doonside

Three people have escaped an intense house fire, started by furniture too close to a heater this afternoon at Doonside, in Sydney’s west. Seven Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews rushed to the single level home in Graham Street around 2.30pm. A... Learn more about the Firefighters extinguish intense house fire at Doonside.

access_time 05:30pm • Jun 17, 2024
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DOONSIDE | #FRNSW crews are on scene and working to extinguish a house that is well alight on Graham Street. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 02:42pm • Jun 17, 2024
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MASCOT | #FRNSW firefighters have commenced firefighting operations at a unit fire on Maloney Street. @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 12:59pm • Jun 17, 2024
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AUBURN | #FRNSW has extinguished the fire in a metal recycling warehouse with the assistance of heavy machinery. No injuries reported, approx. 10 evacs from the site. Not being treated as suspicious, site handed back to occupants. View on X [external link]

access_time 07:07pm • Jun 16, 2024
place Auburn
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AUBURN | #FRNSW working to extinguish a deep seated fire in a scrap metal warehouse on Stubbs Street Auburn. We have 14 fire trucks and appox 50 firefighters responding, the large number is to safely rotate crews through the firefighting effort. View on X [external link]

access_time 05:21pm • Jun 16, 2024
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- Lucky escape from house fire prompts neighbourhood safety checks | Macquarie Fields

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have door-knocked more than 60 homes at Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s south-west, in the wake of a devastating house fire in the neighbourhood. On 28 May, 10 people made a narrow and very lucky... Learn more about the - Lucky escape from house fire prompts neighbourhood safety checks at Macquarie Fields.

access_time 04:00pm • Jun 14, 2024
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BELFIELD | #FRNSW firefighters remain on scene after wires have come down on Bazentin Street. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 09:47am • Jun 14, 2024
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LAKEMBA | #FRNSW firefighters have extinguished a unit fire on Fairmount Street. All occupants were accounted for. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 02:50pm • Jun 13, 2024
place Lakemba
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SEVEN HILLS | #FRNSW crews have set up an exclusion zone after a truck has brought down powerlines on Prime Drive. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 11:41am • Jun 13, 2024
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CONCORD | #FRNSW firefighters have freed a trapped occupant after a car crashed through a fence on Ian Parade. @CanadaBay View on X [external link]

access_time 10:45am • Jun 13, 2024
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Firefighter suffers minor burns extinguishing hybrid car fire | Camperdown

A firefighter has been treated for minor burns to his face after a car fire this morning at Camperdown in inner Sydney. The cabin of the hybrid Volvo SUV caught on fire in Ross Street around 4.40am. A Fire and Rescue NSW... Learn more about the Firefighter suffers minor burns extinguishing hybrid car fire at Camperdown.

access_time 09:10am • Jun 13, 2024
place Camperdown
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DEE WHY | #FRNSW firefighters are working to remove a large tree that has fallen across Pittwater Road blocking all 3 southbound lanes. @beachescouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 01:25pm • Jun 12, 2024
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Firefighters carry out complex recovery following semi-trailer rollover | Kembla Grange

The driver of an overturned car carrier has escaped without injury at Kembla Grange, in the state’s Illawarra. Fire crews responded to the crash just before 1am today, finding the semi-trailer, with seven new cars on board, had toppled over. Six FRNSW... Learn more about the Firefighters carry out complex recovery following semi-trailer rollover at Kembla Grange.

access_time 12:05pm • Jun 12, 2024
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KEMBLA GRANGE | Firefighters carry out complex recovery following semi-trailer rollover. The driver of an overturned car carrier has escaped without injury at Kembla Grange, in the states Illawarra.Fire crews responded to the crash just befor... View on X [external link]

access_time 12:00pm • Jun 12, 2024
place Kembla Grange
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MULGOA | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a car fire on Mulgoa Road. @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:49am • Jun 12, 2024
place Mulgoa
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Firefighters rescue person from house fire | Lakemba

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a person from a house fire this morning at Lakemba, in Sydney's south-west. Neighbours contacted Triple Zero (000) when they noticed smoke billowing from the roof of the single level house in Barremma... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue person from house fire at Lakemba.

access_time 10:05am • Jun 12, 2024
place Lakemba
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LAKEMBA | #FRNSW firefighters are working to extinguish a house fire on Barremma Road. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 09:13am • Jun 12, 2024
place Lakemba
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