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EARLWOOD | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire on Collingwood Av. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @ourcbcity View on X [external link]

access_time 03:16pm • Feb 02, 2023
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Modifed Electrical Cord causes major fire | Cromer

The quick work of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews prevented a fire from taking hold and spreading to adjoining unit in an industrial complex at Cromer last night. Around 6:30pm, FRNSW received a number of Triple Zero (000) calls to... Learn more about the Modifed Electrical Cord causes major fire at Cromer .

access_time 12:43pm • Feb 02, 2023
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HAYMARKET | #FRNSW have responded 50 FFs to a building fire on Goulburn St in the citys CBD after multiple 000 calls were received. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @cityofsydney View on X [external link]

access_time 12:26pm • Feb 02, 2023
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MORUYA | #FRNSW Crews are on scene alongside @NSWRFS at a building fire on Shelley Rd. View on X [external link]

access_time 11:54am • Feb 02, 2023
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CONCORD | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a tree has brought down powerlines on Kingston Av. Exclusion zone is in place. @CanadaBay View on X [external link]

access_time 10:48am • Feb 02, 2023
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Fire and Rescue NSW urges the state’s most vulnerable to ‘play it safe’ during Seniors Week | NSW

Senior citizens have been identified as the most vulnerable to fire danger according to the latest statistics released by Fire and Rescue NSW. FRNSW research shows that those over 65 have accounted for 50% of all fire fatalities in New South... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW urges the state’s most vulnerable to ‘play it safe’ during Seniors Week at NSW.

access_time 10:08am • Feb 02, 2023
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CROMER | #FRNSW currently have fiveand 20 working to contain a fire in a single level industrial unit complex on Campbell Ave. FF have entered the unit on fire and gained access to check for fire spread in adjoining units. @nswpolice @beachescouncil @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]

access_time 07:05pm • Feb 01, 2023
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BANORA POINT | #FRNSW Crews have responded to a house fire after a fridge caught alight on Buncranna Tce on the states Tweed Coast. All persons safely evacuated. Fire is now extinguished. @TweedCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 04:01pm • Feb 01, 2023
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SMITHFIELD | #FRNSW are on scene after a truck collided with a car on Smithfield Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance attending. View on X [external link]

access_time 11:51am • Feb 01, 2023
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RHODES | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire that is impacting other vehicles on Rider Bvd. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficNSW @CanadaBay View on X [external link]

access_time 11:27am • Feb 01, 2023
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Fire and Rescue NSW crews save cat stuck in wall cavity in Sydney's inner west | Marrickville

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have saved a curious cat which climbed into a wall cavity and became stuck, in Sydney's inner west. Firefighters were called to a house in Sydenham Road at Marrickville around 5:15pm yesterday after a resident... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews save cat stuck in wall cavity in Sydney's inner west at Marrickville.

access_time 09:38am • Feb 01, 2023
place Marrickville
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SOMERSBY | #FRNSW Crews are working to contain a large hydraulic oil spill from a truck stretching 1km along Kangoo Rd. @CCoastCouncil @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 09:21am • Feb 01, 2023
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Truck roll-over causes hazardous material spill | Bulli

A light truck rolled over on Bulli Pass, in the state's Illawarra earlier today, causing numerous cans to rupture, spilling up to six tonnes of paint onto the Princes Highway. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) specialist rescue and hazardous materials... Learn more about the Truck roll-over causes hazardous material spill at Bulli .

access_time 04:48pm • Jan 31, 2023
place Bulli
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Intense fire spreads throughout family home | Strathfield

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews believe an electrical fault was the likely cause of an intense house fire today at Strathfield, in Sydney's inner-west. Around 12.15pm, FRNSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls about smoke issuing from the two-storey home... Learn more about the Intense fire spreads throughout family home at Strathfield .

access_time 04:13pm • Jan 31, 2023
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GOROKAN | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a garage that is well alight on Ocean View are on the states Central Coast. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 02:19pm • Jan 31, 2023
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STRATHFIELD | UPDATE #FRNSW 40 FFs are working to extinguish a blaze that started in a bedroom and spread to the roof space of a residential building on The Boulevarde. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice on scene. @StrathfieldMC View on X [external link]

access_time 01:30pm • Jan 31, 2023
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BROOKVALE | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a building fire on Sydenham Rd. All persons self evacuated. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @beachescouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 01:00pm • Jan 31, 2023
place Brookvale
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STRATHFIELD | #FRNSW have responded 6 trucks to a house fire on The Boulevarde after reports of large volumes of smoke issuing from the roof. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance on scene. View on X [external link]

access_time 12:30pm • Jan 31, 2023
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Bulli | #FRNSW Hazmat and Rescue crews responding with @NSWRFS to- Bulli Pass / Princess Hwy, truck overturned. Truck load is paint and is leaking onto road, FFs working to contain. RMS has contra flow in place, one lane open @LiveTrafficNSW @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]

access_time 10:36am • Jan 31, 2023
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COFFS HARBOUR | #FRNSW Crews are working to contain and extensive diesel spill along Englands Rd. @cityofcoffs @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 08:40am • Jan 31, 2023
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PADSTOW | #FRNSW FFs are on scene using hydraulic rescue tools to free a trapped occupant after a two car crash on Iberia St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance attending. @ourcbcity @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 04:03pm • Jan 30, 2023
place Padstow
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JAMISONTOWN | #FRNSW FFs have used hydraulic rescue tools to free a trapped occupant after a car crash on the M4. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @penrithcouncil @PenrithPress View on X [external link]

access_time 03:21pm • Jan 30, 2023
place Jamisontown
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ORCHARD HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are responding alongside @NSWRFS to reports of a truck that has overturned and caught fire on the side of the M4 near Mamre Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance attending @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 12:29pm • Jan 30, 2023
place Orchard Hills
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MULWALA | #FRNSW are on scene after a tractor has taken down powerlines on Melbourne St in the states riverina region. @nswpolice @Federationcoun1 View on X [external link]

access_time 09:36am • Jan 30, 2023
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SEFTON | #FRNSW 30 firefighters working to contain a fire in a row of two level shops on Wellington Rd. FFs have knocked the fire down from the front and the rear, now checking for fire extension to adjoining properties. @ourcbcity @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 09:10am • Jan 30, 2023
place Sefton
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SEFTON | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a building fire on Wellington Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance. @ourcbcity @CB_Express View on X [external link]

access_time 08:51am • Jan 30, 2023
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KIRRAWEE | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at wires across the road on Monro Av after a power pole has snapped. Road closure in place. @nswpolice @SuthShireCncl View on X [external link]

access_time 08:35am • Jan 30, 2023
place Kirrawee
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WEST GOSFORD | #FRNSW are on scene after a truck has crashed on the Central Coast Highway. Traffic delays to be expected. @nswpolice @CCoastCouncil @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]

access_time 03:16pm • Jan 27, 2023
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