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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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RT @NSWRFS: Emergency Warning: Alpha Rd Fire, TambarooraFirefighters are currently protecting properties along Alpha and Hill End Rds. The fire has crossed Hill End Rd. Firefighters assisted by machinery are working on containment lines in the Lawlers Flat area. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Cranbrook Fire (Dubbo LGA).Firefighters are working to hold the fire west of Obley Rd as conditions ease. The threat to homes in the Toongi area is now reducing. The fire is now listed at WATCH AND ACT. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: EMERGENCY WARNINGAlpha Rd Fire, TambarooraFire has crossed Hill End Rd. If you are in the area of Alpha Rd, Hill End Rd, Ullamulla Rd & Tambaroora, seek shelter.If you are in Sallys Flat leave now towards Bathurst. If you are N of Doughertys Junction, leave now towards Mudgee. View on X [external link]
SCHOFIELDS | #FRNSW firefighters using aerial ladder truck to rescue a man who has fallen from a ladder on Sciberras Ave. @NSWAmbulance have stabilised casualty, FF's will now lower the patient to the ground in a rescue stretcher. @blacktowncc @nswpolice View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Glenariff Station, (Brewarrina LGA)A grass fire is burning in the area of Glenariff Station, near Coolabah, NW of Nyngan. The fire may threaten isolated properties. Residents in the area should monitor conditions & stay up to date with changing conditions. #NSWRFS View on X [external link]
BROOKVALE | #FRNSW extinguished a fire in an electrical sub station on Clearview Place. There are power disruptions in the area. Electrical Authority is in attendance working to reinstate power asap. @beachescouncil View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: EMERGENCY WARNINGCranbrook Fire, (Dubbo LGA) Shelter Now - ToongiThere is a bush fire in the Cranbrook area burning towards Obley Rd and Toongi. If you are in the area of Toongi, you are in danger. Seek shelter as the fire approaches. It is too late to leave. #NSWRFS View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch & Act: Booramugga Rd, GirilamboneFire is burning near Girilambone, NW of Nyngan & has crossed Mitchell Hwy to the east. It's burning in a SE direction towards Girilambone. If you're in this area & your plan is to leave, or you aren't prepared, leave now towards Nyngan. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Cranbrook Fire (Dubbo LGA)A bush fire is currently burning 20km south of Dubbo, in an easterly direction towards Obley Road. Residents on the eastern side of the fire should prepare now and know what you’ll do if threatened by fire. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: EMERGENCY WARNINGAlpha Rd Fire, Tambaroora (Mid-Western LGA)A bush fire in the Pyramul Creek area is burning towards Alpha Rd, Hill End Rd and Hill End.Residents in Hill End, Maitland Camp and Sallys Flat should be aware of ember attack which may start spot fires. #NSWRFS View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: EMERGENCY WARNINGAlpha Rd Fire, Tambaroora (Mid-Western LGA)Fire in the Pyramul Creek area is burning towards Alpha Rd. If you are in the area of Alpha Rd, Hill End Rd, Ullamulla Rd and Tambaroora, you are in danger. Seek shelter as the fire approaches. It is too late to leave. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Burrendong Fire, Dripstone (Dubbo LGA)#NSWRFS Firefighters are working to contain a grass fire burning 7 kms to the east of Dripstone. The fire is currently burning in a south eastern direction. Residents are advised to prepare now. View on X [external link]
WETHERILL PARK | #FRNSW Update 1 #HAZMAT firefighters containing hazardous diesel spill from rolled over truck on Victoria Street. Local road closures in place. @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on X [external link]
WETHERILL PARK | #FRNSW working to contain a large diesel spill from a rolled over truck on Victoria Street. Local diversions in place. Truck carrying meat, driver not injured @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Total fire bans are now in place for multiple regions with high to extreme fire danger across most of NSW, with hot, dry and windy weather increasing the fire risk. There are currently 34 fires burning across the state, four of which are yet to be contained. View on X [external link]
Fire safety will become child’s play as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) expands its award-winning education program into schools and launches interactive gaming apps. The new resources, including the ‘Brigade Kids’ website, are tailored for pre-school and primary school-aged children, and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW expands fire safety lessons into schools and rolls out new education apps at NSW.
PORT MACQUARIE | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after multiple solar panels caught alight on the roof of a building on Park St. @portmacnews View on X [external link]
KOGARAH BAY | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a two car crash on Wyee St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a large fire that has caused a building to collapse this afternoon at Auburn, in Sydney's west. 16 fire trucks and around 50 firefighters rushed to the Provincial Street property just before 3pm... Learn more about the Burning building collapse - Update at Auburn.
AUBURN #FRNSW Crews are responding to a building fire on Provincial St after multiple calls were received by 000. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
BANKSIA | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire on Nattai Pl @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]
QUAKERS HILL | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a car has left the roadway colliding with multiple parked cars and fences crashing into a carport on Quakers Rd. @nswpolice @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
ARNCLIFFE | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a car fire on Hirst St. @LiveTrafficSyd @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]
GRAFTON | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a multi vehicle crash with one person trapped on Oliver St. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice View on X [external link]
MOOREBANK | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a truck and car crash on the M5. @Lpool_Council @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
MINTO | #FRNSW FFs have set up an exclusion zone after a two truck crash on Airds Rd. One truck was carrying pallets which are at risk of falling until the scene is rendered safe. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @campbelltownnsw View on X [external link]
EASTERN CREEK | #FRNSW Crews are on scene and working to free a trapped occupant after a 3 car crash on Wallgrove Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficSyd @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW has released new footage of its response to hazardous materials at a chemical manufacturing plant in Banksmeadow, in Sydney's east today. The footage was captured using FRNSW's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), or drones, which assisted firefighters... Learn more about the New footage released of HAZMAT operations at chemical manufacturing plant at Banksmeadow.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has safely removed highly-flammable gas from the vicinity of a chemical stack at risk of collapsing in Sydney's east. Significant emergency services resources were called to the chemical manufacturing plant on Denison Street, Banksmeadow, around 9:15am... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW eliminates explosion threat at chemical manufacturing plant at Banksmeadow.
BANKSMEADOW | #FRNSW UPDATE: The incident has been resolved and the precautionary evacuation order has been withdrawn. Local traffic is safe to return to the area. View on X [external link]
Further Information
- For flood information and warnings, visit the NSW State Emergency Service website [external link].
- For bushfire and grass fire warnings or more information on bushfire incidents, visit the NSW Rural Fire Service website [external link].
- For the latest information on changes to traffic conditions, visit Live Traffic NSW [external link].
- During major incidents look and listen for information on TV, radio, the internet, mobile phones and neighbours.
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