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CHARLESTOWN | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a house fire on Conifer Cl. All occupants evacuated. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @lakemac View on X [external link]

access_time 11:25am • Jan 03, 2023
place Charlestown
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Firefighters extinguish house fire | Narara

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are mopping up after a fire that's badly damaged a home at Narara, on the state's Central Coast. The fire broke out, engulfing the top floor of the two-storey house in Shona Close, just after... Learn more about the Firefighters extinguish house fire at Narara.

access_time 10:53am • Jan 03, 2023
place Narara
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NARARA | UPDATE 1 #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a fire that engulfed the top level of a two storey home. All occupants evacuated. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice are on scene. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:24am • Jan 03, 2023
place Narara
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NARARA | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a house fire on Shona Cl after multiple calls were received by 000. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 10:00am • Jan 03, 2023
place Narara
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Large grass fire in inaccessible bushland | Boolaroo

Fire crews are battling a large grass fire at Boolaroo in the state's Lake Macquarie area. The blaze broke out around 12.45pm near Milburn Circuit. The flames are being fanned by strong easterly winds. No properties are under threat at present as the... Learn more about the Large grass fire in inaccessible bushland at Boolaroo.

access_time 03:03pm • Jan 02, 2023
place Boolaroo
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2 people who survived a plane crash in far S-W NSW have been treated for minor injuries by FRNSW & paramedicsThe Jabiru ultralight lost power & clipped trees during a crash landing near Wentworth, just before noonFire crews walked through floodwaters to reach the pair View on X [external link]

access_time 02:19pm • Jan 02, 2023
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NIRIMBA FIELDS | FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house fully involved in fire on Quakers Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]

access_time 01:19pm • Jan 02, 2023
place Nirimba Fields
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RAZORBACK | #FRNSW FFs are using hydraulic tools to free a trapped occupant after a car and truck collided on Menangle Rd. Traffic stopped in all directions. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @FRNSW_MS3 @wdillycouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 01:12pm • Jan 02, 2023
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BALCOLYN | #FRNSW are on scene at a boat fire on Queen St in the Lake Macquarie Region. @lakemac View on X [external link]

access_time 12:54pm • Jan 02, 2023
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Light plane crash update | Wentworth

Two people, who survived a light plane crash this morning near Wentworth, in the state's far south-west, are now being treated in hospital for minor injuries. The 'Jabiru' ultralight lost power just before midday today forcing the pilot to attempt a... Learn more about the Light plane crash update at Wentworth.

access_time 12:38pm • Jan 02, 2023
place Wentworth
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SMITHS LAKE | #FRNSW are on scene after a car has driven into a swimming pool in Palm Cl on the states mid coast. No persons trapped. View on X [external link]

access_time 09:39am • Jan 02, 2023
place Smiths Lake
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Multi-vehicle crashes block north-bound lanes of M1 Motorway | Mooney Mooney

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a multi-vehicle pile-up on the M1 Motorway at Mooney Mooney. Five FRNSW trucks, along with the Rural Fire Service, rushed to the scene of two separate crashes near the north-bound... Learn more about the Multi-vehicle crashes block north-bound lanes of M1 Motorway at Mooney Mooney.

access_time 12:18pm • Jan 01, 2023
place Mooney Mooney
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Person dead in garage fire | Quakers Hill

A person has died in a fire at Quakers Hill, in Sydney's west. The blaze took hold in a garage attached to a home in Mannix Place just after 6.15pm. Eight fire trucks rushed to the single-storey home where firefighters, wearing breathing... Learn more about the Person dead in garage fire at Quakers Hill.

access_time 08:18am • Dec 31, 2022
place Quakers Hill
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WALGETT | #FRNSW are responding with @NSWRFS to reports of a grass fire with possible properties under threat burning on the Castlereagh Hwy in the states north. View on X [external link]

access_time 03:17pm • Dec 30, 2022
place Walgett
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WALGETT | #FRNSW are responding with @NSWRFS to reports of a bushfire with possible properties under threat on the Castlereagh Hwy in the states northern region. View on X [external link]

access_time 03:14pm • Dec 30, 2022
place Walgett
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AUBURN | #FRNSW has extinguished a fire in two villas on Gibbons St. FFs prevented the fire from spreading to a third villa. How and where this fire will be investigated by FRNSW and @nswpolice investigators. @NSWAmbulance assessed two people who were evac from the complex. View on X [external link]

access_time 02:15pm • Dec 30, 2022
place Auburn
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AUBURN | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a fire on the top floor of a duplex on Gibbons St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 01:34pm • Dec 30, 2022
place Auburn
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GRAVESEND | #FRNSW FFs are setting up cordage to rescue two people stranded in a river in the states northern region. @NSWRFS @nswpolice @NSWSES are all on scene. View on X [external link]

access_time 09:32am • Dec 30, 2022
place Gravesend
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PENRITH | #FRNSW Crews have responded to a garage fire on Illawong Av after multiple calls to 000. On arrival the garage was well alight, FFs worked rapidly to contain and extinguish the fire. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 08:26am • Dec 30, 2022
place Penrith
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COWAN | #FRNSW is assisting @NSWRFS to extinguish a truck that is on fire on the M1 Motorway south bound on the Sydney side of the Hawksbury River Bridge. @NSWAmbulance assessing driver @nswpolice and RMS attending. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 04:44pm • Dec 29, 2022
place Cowan
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FAIRFIELD | #FRNSW FFs have removed an e-bike from a garage after its lithium ion battery exploded on Chatsworth St. @NSWAmbulance were on scene to treat occupants for smoke inhalation. View on X [external link]

access_time 04:10pm • Dec 29, 2022
place Fairfield
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WAGGA WAGGA | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a shed alight and protect nearby structures on Blake St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @WaggaCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 03:14pm • Dec 29, 2022
place Wagga Wagga
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CHATSWOOD | #FRNSW Crews have responded to a unit fire on Brown St after a fire was reported on a balcony. @nswpolice View on X [external link]

access_time 01:58pm • Dec 29, 2022
place Chatswood
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AIRDS | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a car fire on Riverside Dr. @nswpolice @NSWRFS View on X [external link]

access_time 01:40pm • Dec 29, 2022
place Airds
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BROKEN HILL | #FRNSW FFs are working with @NSWSES to free trapped occupants after a two car crash on Kaolin St. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @BrokenHillCity View on X [external link]

access_time 01:19pm • Dec 29, 2022
place Broken Hill
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Fire and Rescue NSW rescues two people after multi-vehicle crash | Lucas Heights

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used hydraulic tools to rescue two people from the wreckage of a multi-vehicle crash in Sydney's south. Four cars, including one towing a boat and another fueled by LPG, collided in the northbound lanes... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW rescues two people after multi-vehicle crash at Lucas Heights.

access_time 10:38am • Dec 29, 2022
place Lucas Heights
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LUCAS HEIGHTS | #FRNSW FFs are using hydraulic rescue tools to free trapped occupants after a multi vehicle crash on New Illawarra Rd. Traffic is affected in both directions. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @SuthShireCncl View on X [external link]

access_time 09:08am • Dec 29, 2022
place Lucas Heights
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ASHMONT | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a house was engulfed by flames on Mumford St. All persons evacuated. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS attending. @WaggaCouncil View on X [external link]

access_time 07:36am • Dec 29, 2022
place Ashmont
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GRAFTON | Update 3 | The building fire on Fitzroy St is contained. #FRNSW and @NSWRFS FFs will continue to black out smouldering fires in the building. @nswpolice @CVCNSW How and where this fire ignited will be investigated by FRNSW and NSW Police investigators.... View on X [external link]

access_time 07:49pm • Dec 28, 2022
place Grafton
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GRAFTON | Update 2 - The fire burning in a large warehouse / retail building continues to burn however FFs are getting the upper hand. #FRNSW @RFS View on X [external link]

access_time 06:55pm • Dec 28, 2022
place Grafton
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