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PROSPECT | #FRNSW Crews remain on scene after a car crashed through the brick wall of a garage on Bromfield Avenue. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 02:37pm • Mar 15, 2024
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Fire and Rescue NSW recording Lithium-Ion battery fires at a rate of five a week | NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has expressed concerns about the rising rate of Lithium-Ion battery fires as crews responded to four separate incidents yesterday. Nine fire trucks rushed to an address in Apprentice Drive at Berkeley, on the state’s Central Coast,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW recording Lithium-Ion battery fires at a rate of five a week at NSW.

access_time 11:48am • Mar 15, 2024
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NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW recording Lithium-Ion battery fires at a rate of five a week. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has expressed concerns about the rising rate of Lithium-Ion battery fires as crews responded to four separate incidents yesterday... View on X [external link]

access_time 11:43am • Mar 15, 2024
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Man injured as e-bike explodes into flames in south-west Sydney apartment | Bankstown

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding the community about the dangers of Lithium-ion batteries after an e-bike caught fire in an apartment at Bankstown, in Sydney's south-west, today. Four people were inside when the blaze broke out on the third... Learn more about the Man injured as e-bike explodes into flames in south-west Sydney apartment at Bankstown.

access_time 04:38pm • Mar 14, 2024
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New Fire and Rescue tanker to protect south coast | Kiama

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has deployed a new firefighting tanker at Kiama, boosting protection measures for the state’s south coast. Valued at $450,000, the Isuzu Category One tanker is the latest of 34 new tankers funded by the NSW Government... Learn more about the New Fire and Rescue tanker to protect south coast at Kiama.

access_time 09:43am • Mar 14, 2024
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MAITLAND | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after a multi car crash, with one car crashing into a wall on Belmore Road. View on X [external link]

access_time 09:19am • Mar 14, 2024
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BANKSTOWN | #FRNSW crews remain on scene after a fire broke out in a unit on French Avenue early this morning. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 08:24am • Mar 14, 2024
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YENNORA | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a building fire on Larra Street. View on X [external link]

access_time 11:56am • Mar 13, 2024
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Fire and Rescue NSW rescues pet cat from fire-ravaged home | Concord

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a cat from a burning home today at Concord, in Sydney's inner west. The single-level property on Broughton Street, near Gipps Street, was otherwise unoccupied when flames threatened to engulf it just after... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW rescues pet cat from fire-ravaged home at Concord.

access_time 02:27pm • Mar 12, 2024
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CONCORD | #FRNSW crews are continuing fire fighting operations at a house fire on Broughton Street. @CanadaBay View on X [external link]

access_time 12:46pm • Mar 12, 2024
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CORLETTE | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a house fire on Portside Crescent. All occupants had safely evacuated. @PortStephens View on X [external link]

access_time 09:11am • Mar 12, 2024
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More than 50 firefighters battle ferocious blaze in empty building | Granville

More than 50 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled a ferocious fire in a derelict building at Granville, in Sydney's west overnight. The blaze broke out in the two-level property in Good Street, around a quarter-to-four this morning. At least... Learn more about the More than 50 firefighters battle ferocious blaze in empty building at Granville.

access_time 08:32am • Mar 12, 2024
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GREENACRE | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire on the second level of a home on Wangee Rd. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 03:59pm • Mar 11, 2024
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Major traffic impacts as truck catches fire on Anzac Bridge | Pyrmont

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire which has engulfed a truck on the Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont, in Sydney's inner suburbs. The flatbed truck, carrying stone and plastic, was travelling in a citybound lane of the carriageway... Learn more about the Major traffic impacts as truck catches fire on Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont.

access_time 12:32pm • Mar 11, 2024
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PYRMONT | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a truck engulfed by fire on the Anzac Bridge. @cityofsydney View on X [external link]

access_time 11:30am • Mar 11, 2024
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PARKES | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a bitumen fire on Mathews Street. View on X [external link]

access_time 09:36am • Mar 11, 2024
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NORTH STRATHHFIELD | #FRNSW have commenced fire fighting operations at a commercial kitchen fire on George Street. View on X [external link]

access_time 08:15am • Mar 11, 2024
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SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE | #FRNSW have extinguished a car fire on the M4. All occupants were safely out of the vehicle. View on X [external link]

access_time 01:08pm • Mar 08, 2024
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Firefighters rescue couple trapped in car crash wreckage | Merrylands

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have cut open a car to rescue an injured couple after a road crash this morning at Merrylands in Sydney's west. When a fire truck from Parramatta and a Technical Rescue crew from Liverpool arrived... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue couple trapped in car crash wreckage at Merrylands.

access_time 02:57pm • Mar 07, 2024
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LEUMEAH | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a car that has been engulfed by fire on Flynn Crescent. @campbelltownnsw View on X [external link]

access_time 09:07am • Mar 07, 2024
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MELROSE PARK | #FRNSW have commenced fire fighting operations at a house fire on Cobham Avenue. @CityofRyde View on X [external link]

access_time 01:02pm • Mar 06, 2024
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NARRABEEN | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a truck has taken out powerlines on Pittwater Road. Traffic is affected in both directions. @beachescouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 12:05pm • Mar 06, 2024
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Veteran firefighter appointed FRNSW Deputy Commissioner | Sydney

Veteran Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighter, Paul McGuiggan AFSM, has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner – Field Operations. The appointment sees Mr McGuiggan rise from Assistant Commissioner – Metropolitan Operations and will take effect immediately. Deputy Commissioner McGuiggan... Learn more about the Veteran firefighter appointed FRNSW Deputy Commissioner at Sydney.

access_time 03:13pm • Mar 05, 2024
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An image relating to the news item Appeal for extra caution around battery use after apparent first Lithium-Ion fire deaths in NSW
Appeal for extra caution around battery use after apparent first Lithium-Ion fire deaths in NSW | Teralba

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to be extra cautious after what appear to be the state’s first recorded deaths in a Lithium-Ion battery-related fire last week. About 4.10am on Thursday 29 February, four people were inside a... Learn more about the Appeal for extra caution around battery use after apparent first Lithium-Ion fire deaths in NSW at Teralba.

access_time 02:28pm • Mar 05, 2024
place Teralba
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Fire and Rescue NSW stabilises partially-collapsed building | Rockdale

An operation, led by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), has shored up a large building, which partially collapsed in Sydney's south last week, with the site stabilised and handed back to its managers. The two-storey office block in West Botany Street,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW stabilises partially-collapsed building at Rockdale.

access_time 01:48pm • Mar 04, 2024
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SOLDIERS POINT | #FRNSW Firefighters are continuing fire fighting operations at a house fire on Bagnall Avenue. @PortStephens View on X [external link]

access_time 12:35pm • Mar 04, 2024
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YAGOONA | #FRNSW crews are working to free trapped occupants after a two car crash on Highland Avenue. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 11:03am • Mar 04, 2024
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Victorian bushfire zones
Fire and Rescue NSW crews heading home from Victorian bushfire zones | Raglan, Victoria

Senior Victorian firefighting officials have thanked NSW crews for their assistance, dealing with that state’s challenging bushfire crisis this week. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Strike Team of five crews, from Windsor, Picton, the Central Coast, Albury and Wagga Wagga,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews heading home from Victorian bushfire zones at Raglan, Victoria.

access_time 02:33pm • Mar 01, 2024
place Raglan, Victoria
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW responds to partial building collapse
Fire and Rescue NSW responds to partial building collapse | Rockdale

Specialist Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a partial building collapse at Rockdale, in Sydney's south. 20 firefighters, including Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) specialists, and six fire trucks responded to the incident in an industrial... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to partial building collapse at Rockdale.

access_time 11:28am • Mar 01, 2024
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ROCKDALE | #FRNSW have set up an exclusion zone on West Botany St after a building has become destabilized and is showing signs of structural collapse. This will be a protracted incident with operations to continue throughout the day. @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 07:24am • Mar 01, 2024
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