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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 - VIDEO 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 - VIDEO 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 - VIDEO 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]
NSW Governor, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, and Minister for Emergency Services, the Honourable Jihad Dib MP, will join Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell AFSM, and other dignitaries tomorrow at a special ceremony to mark... Learn more about the Media invited to celebrate Fire and Rescue NSW’s 140th birthday at Sydney.
Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are working to control a chemical fire at an industrial site at Port Kembla, in the state's Illawarra. Six cylinders containing the highly flammable gas, acetylene, caught alight at the Springhill Road facility... Learn more about the Worker injured in fire and explosion at Illawarra industrial site at Port Kembla.
PORT KEMBLA | Worker injured in fire and explosion at Illawarra industrial site. Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are working to control a chemical fire at an industrial site at Port Kembla, in the state's Illawarra.Six cylin... View on X [external link]
PORT KEMBLA | #FRNSW have commenced fire fighting operations at a large building fire on Springhill Road. All persons have been evacuated from the area. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]
ORCHARD HILLS | #FRNSW are on scene at a multi vehicle crash on the M4. Firefighters are working to a neutralize and render safe a spill of hydrochloric acid that resulted from the collision. @LiveTrafficSyd @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]
A working smoke alarm has saved a resident from harm during a fire, sparked by a cordless vacuum cleaner battery at Lake Macquarie. The vacuum cleaner was charging inside a unit on the Old Pacific Highway, Swansea, around 1pm yesterday, when... Learn more about the Smoke alarm saves resident from Lithium-Ion-powered vacuum cleaner fire at Swansea.
SWANSEA | Smoke alarm saves resident from Lithium-Ion-powered vacuum cleaner fire. A working smoke alarm has saved a resident from harm during a fire, sparked by a cordless vacuum cleaner battery at Lake Macquarie.The vacuum cleaner was chargi... View on X [external link]
PAW Patrol™ fan favourites will bolster fire education and awareness among children in a unique partnership between Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and Paramount Australia announced today. The alliance will see the characters from the hit animated franchise, airing on Nickelodeon... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW joins forces with Nickelodeon to expand fire safety education for kids at NSW.
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