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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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MAROUBRA | #FRNSW shop on fire under a multi level residential building, approx 50 persons evacuated six fire trucks working the fire. @2GB873 @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
BINNA BURRA | Update 1 #FRNSW firefighters assisting @NSWAmbulance paramedics to free a driver from a truck that has crashed over an embankment on Binna Burra Rd. @nswpolice View on X [external link]
BINNA BURRA | #FRNSW rescue unit from Brunswick Heads responding to a person trapped crash on Binna Burra Rd. FRNSW Bangalow and @NSWRFS also turning out with @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]
BINNA BURRA | #FRNSW rescue unit from Brunswick Heads responding to reports of a person trapped crash on Binna Burra Rd. FRNSW Bangalow and @rfsalso dispatched. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
CARLINGFORD | #FRNSW rescue trucks on scene at Alexandra Pl where a car has crashed through the garage and finished in the rear yard. @NSWAmbulance currently treating driver, firefighters assessing and will make scene safe. @parracity @Parramatta_News View on X [external link]
CAMBEWARRA | @ShoalhavenCC | #FRNSW firefighters have worked with other emergency services to free a person who was trapped in a vehicle after a crash on Moss Vale Rd. @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS @nswpolice @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]
MASCOT | #FRNSW containing a hazardous diesel spill King St xs Botany Rd xs Turnbridge St @BaysideNSW @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice #protectingtheenvironment View on X [external link]
BERESFIELD | #FRNSW working with other emergency services on the M1 southbound at a serious crash, southbound lanes closed and being diverted into Lenghans Drive. @answ @LiveTrafficNSW Firefighters stabilising vehicle on its side @2GB873 View on X [external link]
The annual Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) 400in4 Charity Ride starts today, with riders departing from the Snowy Mountains and looking to cover over 400km throughout the week to raise money for the Burns Unit at the Children’s Hospital at... Learn more about the Firefighters ride to raise money for burns victims at Jindabyne.
GLENBROOK | Update 1 | Truck fire on Great Western Highway. #FRNSW have contained fire, east bound lanes blocked at the moment..@LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on X [external link]
GLENBROOK | #FRNSW working to extinguish a fire in a truck on the Great Western Hwy. Hwy is blocked at the moment.,,@LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on X [external link]
POKOLBIN | #FRNSW assisting @NSWRFS with approx 8 fire trucks at a large buliding fire on Mcdonalds Road. RFS also have numerous on scene. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance also responded. View on X [external link]
MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW have investigated reports of a gas leak in Service NSW in Stockland Mall, people were evacuated but have since been allowed to return. No gas detected. @NSWAmbulance assessing two people as a precaution only at this stage. @nswpolice also attending View on X [external link]
SILVERWATER |Building fire Update #FRNSW working with @NSW_EPA to capture firefighting water run off on Duck Creek using FRNSW boat. Duck Crk feeds into the Parramatta R. #protecttheenviromment View on X [external link]
SILVERWATER | #FRNSW fire in an industrial unit on Holker St continues to smoulder. Hazmat crews have blocked drains to minimise firefighting water runoff entering adjoining Duck Creek.. @NSW_EPA and @nswpolice in scene View on X [external link]
SYDNEY | Update #FRNSW gas leak has been stopped on Pitt Street. Firefighters checked the area for flammable gas, all clear, road to reopen.. @LiveTrafficSyd @cityofsydney View on X [external link]
SYDNEY | #FRNSW dispersing a gas leak on Pitt Street which is closed between Market and Park St. Water main also leaking, Gas and Water Co in attendance, Firefighters dispersing hazardous flammable gas. @LiveTrafficNSW @cityofsydney View on X [external link]
BEECROFT | #FRNSW working with @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice at a serious crash on Beecroft Rd. Beecroft Rd will be closed in both directions at Hannah Street for several hours View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have got down on their hands and knees to extinguish a blaze in a Bankstown car park, saving up to 60 vehicles. More than a dozen firefighters were called to the second level of... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW saves up to 60 vehicles in car park blaze at Bankstown.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are attempting to extinguish multiple vehicles ablaze in a car park at Bankstown in Sydney's west. The fire broke out in the multi-level car park, behind a block of shops, in West Terrace around 3.15pm. Three... Learn more about the Vehicles ablaze in car park at Bankstown.
BRONTE | Update 1 - #FRNSW has stabilised the front of a home and garage on Chesterfield Pde after a car crashed into it using acrow props carried on their Rescue Truck. No injuries to driver @WaverleyCouncil @nswpolice @TheWenty View on X [external link]
COWAN | #FRNSW Rescue from Berowra has established an exclusion zone around an excavator that is in contact with electrical wires on the Pacific Hwy. For safety reasons the operator will remain in excavator until power is switched off, operator ok.. road closed. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
BRONTE | #FRNSW heavy rescue truck assessing a house and garage on Chesterfield Pde after a car crashed into it.... @WaverleyCouncil @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
The 54 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Urban Search and Rescue specialists, who formed part of a 72-strong contingent of Australian emergency services workers to earthquake-damaged Türkiye, have been honoured at a 'welcome home' dinner held by Sydney's Türkish community... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW Firefighters deployed to Türkiye honoured by community at 'welcome home' dinner at Sydney.
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) team from Wyong, on the state's Central Coast, has once again claimed brigade bragging rights by taking out the first round of the 2023 firefighting championships. The station has been the state champion since 2018... Learn more about the Wyong brigade comes out on top in northern region Firefighter Championships at Swansea.
An e-bike has exploded in flames, which have spread through the garage and ground floor of a home at Eastgardens, in Sydney's east. Fourteen Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks attended the fire which broke out around 8pm last night in... Learn more about the e-bike explodes in flames, spreads to home at Eastgardens.
The 54 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Urban Search and Rescue specialists, who formed part of a 72-strong contingent of Australian emergency services workers to earthquake-damaged Türkiye, are to be honoured at a ‘welcome home dinner’ held by Sydney’s Türkish... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT TODAY: Fire and Rescue NSW Firefighters deployed to Türkiye honoured by community at ‘welcome home’ dinner at SYDNEY.
RT @NSWRFS: WATCH AND ACT: Dalgety Rd Fire, Berridale (Snowy Monaro LGA) - Prepare Now Crews are working to control a grass fire burning between Dalgety Road and Bobundara Road 5km south east of Berridale. The fire is burning in a south easterly direction towards Arable Road. #NSWRFS View on X [external link]
CARINGBAR SOUTH | #FRNSW have rescued two occupants of a truck that crashed into a house at the bottom of the hill on Weerona Place. Firefighters have stabilised the truck. @SuthShireCncl View on X [external link]
Four Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have turned ‘snake charmers’, completing a special course to catch wayward reptiles finding their way into homes in Sydney’s south. The On-Call (Retained) firefighters, from Menai and Bundeena FRNSW stations, have passed a two-day... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW embarks on large ‘scale’ operation to train more snake catchers at Menai.
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