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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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The 'im-peck-able' efforts of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and NSW Police have seen an exotic bird reunited with its owner, four days after it vanished from a home in Sydney's west. The two-year-old turquoise-fronted amazon, named 'Skittles,' was being... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW reunites missing exotic bird with its owner at Auburn.
RIVERSTONE | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a large scrap metal fire on Loftus Street. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
NEWTOWN | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a car fire on a roof top carpark on Carillon Avenue. @cityofsydney View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today is deploying a Strike Team to western Victoria, where it will help protect communities facing a bushfire emergency and forecast of extreme heat in coming days. Fifteen firefighters and three incident management experts will deploy... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone at NSW.
NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today is deploying a Strike Team to western Victoria, where it will help protect communities facing a bushfire emergency and forecast of extrem... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a large blaze in an industrial complex, at Rydalmere, in Sydney's west, preventing flames from spreading to stocks of Lithium-Ion batteries. The blaze broke out in a unit in South Street, just after... Learn more about the Firefighters stop blaze spreading to Lithium-Ion battery storage site at Rydalmere.
RYDALMERE | #FRNSW 15 firetrucks and more than 50 firefighters are currently on scene working to extinguish a large building fire on South Street. @parracity View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch & Act: Twelve Mile Rd, Collingullie (Wagga Wagga)Firefighters are on scene of a fire burning near Twelve Mile Rd, Collin View on X [external link]
BOSSLEY PARK | #FRNSW Firefighters have set up an exclusion zone after a gas main was ruptured on Barrington Street. View on X [external link]
FAIRFIELD HEIGHTS | #FRNSW Crews remain on scene at a house fire on Dawson St. All occupants have been accounted for. View on X [external link]
FAIRFIELD WEST | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after a multi car crash on Gurney Crescent. All occupants are safely out of the vehicles. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a chemical spill at a school in Sydney's south, which caused 28 people to feel unwell this afternoon. A 600 millilitre bottle of benzyl chloride, a chemical sometimes used to make dyes and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW contains chemical spill at high school at Hurstville.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used ladders to rescue six people from their balconies as fire erupted in a unit block in Sydney's west overnight. More than 40 firefighters and 12 fire trucks were deployed to Grose Street, North... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters save residents from burning unit block at Parramatta .
TURRAMURRA area | #FRNSW, @krgcouncil and RMS working to clean up a long oil spill on the route between Mona Vale Road at St Ives and Hornsby... keep an eye, drive slow, stay safe...@LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
MILPERRA | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a multi car crash on Milperra Road. @ourcbcity @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
BAULKHAM HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a fire in the roof space after a house on Grevillea Grove was struck by lightening. @TheHillsCouncil View on X [external link]
In an Australian firefighting innovation, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is rolling out a driving simulator to help emergency crews build their confidence behind the steering wheel in high-risk environments. The mobile technology has today been unveiled at FRNSW’s Emergency Services... Learn more about the New training simulator prepares Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters for road hazards at NSW.
OLD TOONGABBIE | #FRNSW have extinguished a unit fire on Bogalara Road. Firefighters were able to quickly contain the fire to the room of origin. @parracity View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have pulled off a delicate one-hour mission to free an elderly man from his overturned car at Mosman, on Sydney's lower north shore. It's understood the vehicle mounted a footpath, crashed through a fence... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW retrieves injured driver after car rolls down embankment at Mosman.
MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house after it was fully engulfed by fire on Leigh St. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
MOSMAN | #FRNSW Firefighters have freed a trapped occupant after a car left the road way and crashed into an embankment on Coronation Avenue. @MosmanCouncil View on X [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) fleet mechanic has described how she rushed to the aid of a heavily-pregnant woman, trapped by a car fire today in Sydney’s Eastern Distributor. Belinda Jackson, a civilian with FRNSW’s fleet division, was driving her... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) mechanic saves heavily pregnant woman during car fire in Eastern Distributor at Darlinghurst.
WOOLLOOMOOLOO | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a car fire, south bound in the Eastern Distributor. @cityofsydney @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
Residents in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham are advised to keep their doors and windows closed as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews battle a large fire in an auto-electrical business. The blaze broke out in the Foundry Street premises just... Learn more about the Firefighters battling major blaze at Newcastle auto-electrical business at Wickham.
WICKHAM | #FRNSW Crews remain on scene continuing firefighting operations throughout today after a factory was engulfed by fire on Foundry Street just before 4am this morning. @newcastleherald View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today has isolated the last of the gas cylinders which ignited at an industrial facility at Port Kembla, in the state's Illawarra. Eight cylinders of highly flammable and potentially explosive 'acetylene' caught fire at the Springhill... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews isolate potentially explosive gas cylinder at industrial site at Port Kembla.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has marked its 140th birthday today with a special ceremony at one of Australia’s most historic fire stations. NSW Governor, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, today joined Emergency Services Minister, Jihad Dib MP;... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW celebrates 140th birthday at Sydney.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) experts are investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed four cars at Milperra, in Sydney's south-west, today. The blaze broke out inside a Woorang Street warehouse, used to store a large amount of vehicles, around... Learn more about the Fire destroys cars inside south-western Sydney warehouse at Milperra.
MILPERRA | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish multiple car fires within a building on Woorang Street.@ourcbcity View on X [external link]
BANKSTOWN | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish multiple car fires within a building on Woorang Street. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]
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