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EPPING | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house fire on Kent St. @nswpolice @parracity View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today has averted a slippery situation, safely removing a snake from a home in Bundeena in Sydney's south. Firefighters were called to the property in Thompson Street just before 10am, finding a two-metre diamond python had... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW removes snake from home in Sydney's south at Bundeena .
GOSFORD | #FRNSW FFs are on scene and working with other agencies to contain a hazardous materials spill on Dane Dr. @NSWRFS @NSW_EPA View on X [external link]
PORT MACQUARIE | #FRNSW are responding to reports of a factory fire on Jindalee Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
BEVERLY HILLS | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a two vehicle crash on King Georges Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance. View on X [external link]
BELL | #FRNSW are assisting in a multi agency effort to free a trapped occupant after a two car crash on Bells Line of Road. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS are all on scene. Road closures in place. @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters, responding to the earthquake disasters in Türkiye, have made their first assessment of the widespread devastation. The 52 firefighters are part of the Australian Government’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), which includes 68 Urban Search and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters get first-hand look at Türkiye earthquake devastation at Antakya.
NORTH KELLYVILLE | #FRNSW Crews are assisting @NSWRFS at a house fire on Foxall Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance on scene. @TheHillsCouncil View on X [external link]
FAIRFIELD EAST | #FRNSW FFs have quickly extinguished a fire that started in a kitchen at a property on Tangerine St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance on scene. View on X [external link]
TWEED HEADS | #FRNSW are responding to a multi vehicle crash north bound on the Pacific Hwy. Traffic delays to be expected. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficNSW @TweedCouncil View on X [external link]
BEVERLEY HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a van struck a pole bringing down powerlines on Pallamana Pde. Road closure in place. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance. @Georges_River View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have helped evacuate 50 workers threatened by a large, hazardous dust cloud this afternoon at Wyong, on the state's Central Coast. Crews arrived quickly at the Lucca Road address, just after 12.30pm, establishing an exclusion... Learn more about the 50 Workers evacuated from hazardous dust cloud at Wyong .
HORNSBY | #FRNSW are responding to reports of a unit fire on Amor St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @HornsbyCouncil View on X [external link]
WYONG | #FRNSW Crews are working to contain a hazardous material spill on Lucca Rd. View on X [external link]
BERALA | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a car fire on Graham St. @NSW_Police @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
CARDIFF HEIGHTS | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a fire in the second level of a house on Main Rd. @nswpolice @lakemac View on X [external link]
NORTHMEAD | #FRNSW - Update 1 - firefighters from our specialist hazardous materials response team are currently siphoning the diesel fuel out of the truck fuel tank before the truck is moved. No fuel has leaked into the waterways..@LiveTrafficNSW @parracity View on X [external link]
NORTHMEAD | #FRNSW Crews are working to contain a diesel spill from a truck on Old Windsor Rd. @parracity View on X [external link]
LISAROW | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a two car crash on the Pacific Highway on the states Central Coast. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have determined a mechanical fault may have sparked a school bus fire in Sydney's south-west today. 39 students, two teachers and their driver were travelling to a swimming carnival when the fire broke out on... Learn more about the Dozens of school children escape bus fire in Sydney's south-west at Revesby .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has helped prevent dozens of potential fires and serious injuries by quickly following up on an electric scooter blaze on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. A North Narrabeen father and son left their e-scooter to charge as they... Learn more about the FRNSW & Fair Trading investigation identifies 40 faulty e-scooters sold in online auction at Narrabeen.
Media Outlets note: FRNSW footage of the 72 emergency personnel deploying to the Turkiye earthquake zone is available here: https://vimeo.com/797555705/db33562ee2 The footage features the firefighters, ambulance paramedics, doctors, engineers and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) personnel checking into... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW Turkiye Deployment images at Orchard Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews say a working smoke alarm saved the life of a teenage girl when fire engulfed a unit in Sydney's west this morning. Around 5:20am, emergency services were called to the complex in Central Avenue, Westmead,... Learn more about the Working smoke alarm saves teenager's life as fire guts western Sydney unit vb at Westmead.
CATARACT | #FRNSW are on scene after a caravan has caught alight on Mt Ousley Rd. @nswpolice @NSWRFS in attendance. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]
RATHMINES | #FRNSW Specialist trained rescue FFs are on scene after a car has driven through a garage causing significant structural damage on Harborne St in the Lake Macquarie Region. @nswpolice @lakemac @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will provide an update on the deployment of 72 Australian emergency services personnel to the Türkiye earthquake zone. **WHEN: ** 12:30pm TODAY (Friday 10 February 2023) WHERE: City of Sydney Fire Station 211-217 Castlereagh St, Sydney WHO: FRNSW Chief Superintendent - Technical... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT: Fire and Rescue NSW to provide update on Türkiye earthquake response at Sydney.
REVESBY | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a bus fire on Weston St. @nswpolice on scene. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW logistics experts have packed 22-tonnes of critical supplies and high-tech equipment ahead of the organisation’s deployment to the Türkiye earthquake zone. Federal authorities yesterday authorised the deployment of 72 emergency service personnel from NSW including 52 FRNSW... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW preparing large shipment deployment to Türkiye earthquake zone at Orchard Hills.
BEXLEY NORTH | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a structure fire on Oliver St. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]
COALCLIFF | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of a landslide on Lawrence Hargrave Dr after a storm passed through the area. View on X [external link]
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