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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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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have overseen the evacuation of around 100 people this afternoon during a fire in a residential unit building. The blaze broke out in a unit on the third level of the building on Courallie Avenue... Learn more about the Firefighters evacuate 100 residents during unit fire at Homebush West.
BASS HILL | #FRNSW FFs are using hydraulic rescue tools to remove the side of a car and free a trapped occupant after a two car crash on Robertson Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @ourcbcity @CB_Express View on X [external link]
HOMEBUSH WEST | #FRNSW are on scene at a unit fire on Courallie Av. 50 occupants have self evacuated the building. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used hydraulic tools to cut a driver free from the wreckage of a single truck crash, west of Port Macquarie, on the state's mid-north coast. A semi trailer, carrying frozen goods, left the road... Learn more about the Truck driver trapped against tree at Mount Seaview.
KANGALOON | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of a truck that has rolled down an embankment. @NSWRFS are attending @WSC_media View on X [external link]
HARRINGTON PARK | #FRNSW FFs have freed a deer that was caught in a fence on Govenor Dr @FRNSW_MS3 @CamdenCouncil View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have evacuated around 40 residents from an apartment block during a car park fire at Guildford, in Sydney's west, overnight. The fire broke out in a vehicle in the basement of the Woodville Road property... Learn more about the 40 residents evacuated, man treated for smoke inhalation during car park fire at Guildford.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have evacuated 35 apartments during a fire in an underground car park in Wollongong overnight. The car fire broke out, generating heavy smoke, in the basement of the seven-storey apartment block in Smith Street around... Learn more about the Firefighters evacuate dozens of residents during garage fire at Wollongong.
Mount Seaview - (Port Macquarie LGA) | FRNSW Rescue have worked with @NSWAmbulance to release a driver that was severly trapped for nearly 3 hours in the wreckage of truck that crashed into a tree on the Oxley Hwy. @NSWRFS @nswpolice and @NSWSES on scene supporting View on X [external link]
JAMES CREEK | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a shed alight in the Clarence Valley on James Creek Rd View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a skydiving mishap at Wilton on Sydney's south-western outskirts. A 24-year-old skydiver crashed into a tree upon landing near Picton Road, just after 1.30pm today. The branches then snapped and the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews attend skydiving mishap at Wilton.
BUNGENDORE | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a two car crash with occupants trapped on Bungendore Rd. FFs will work to free the trapped occupants with Hydraulic Rescue tools. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS @ACTFireRescue View on X [external link]
WILTON | #FRNSW FFs are assisting in a multi agency response to rescue a skydiver caught in trees on Picton Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWSES @NSWRFS View on X [external link]
BERKELEY | #FRNSW FFs have gained fire control after a fire broke out in a unit on Winnima Way. All occupants were safely evacuated. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]
LEADVILLE | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a cattle truck has overturned on the Golden Hwy in the states west. @NSWRFS @WarrumbungleSC View on X [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has rescued two drivers and three dogs at the scene of a two-vehicle crash today near Kew, on the state's north coast. A car, towing a large trailer, and a dual-cab utility collided on... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue two drivers and three dogs from vehicle wreckage at Herons Creek.
NORTH PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house fire on Iron St. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice are attending. All occupants have been safely evacuated. @parracity @Parramatta_News View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have teamed up with Luna Park Sydney operators to conduct a safety exercise to familiarise themselves with the amusement park’s latest roller coaster. ‘The Boomerang’ was opened in October last year as one of nine... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW conducts safety familiarity exercise on Luna Park’s latest roller coaster ride at North Sydney.
BEECROFT | #FRNSW are on scene after a large tree has fallen onto a house bringing down power lines on Hull Rd. All occupants have been evacuated and an exclusion zone in place. @NSWSES @HornsbyCouncil @hornsbyadvocate View on X [external link]
ORANGE | #FRNSW FFs are working to free a trapped occupant after a two vehicle crash on the Mitchell Hwy. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @Orange_Council View on X [external link]
More than 40 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) stations now display traditional indigenous nation names on their trucks, alongside existing geographical names, in the first tranche of a state-wide rollout. The nation naming conventions, officially announced in a ceremony today at... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW adopts nation naming of trucks at Across NSW.
PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a unit fire on HASSALL St after multiple calls were received by 000 @parracity View on X [external link]
SMEATON GRANGE | #FRNSW are on scene at a single car crash on Camden Valley Way. @NSWAmbulance @FRNSW_MS3 @CamdenCouncil View on X [external link]
Media Note: correction in third paragraph to signify the inquiry's recommendations. Fire and Rescue NSW has welcomed the government’s announcement of an additional $34.3m towards its flood response capability, declaring it will fund more in-water rescue technicians, vehicles and equipment. The funding... Learn more about the Additional $34m Government funding significantly boosts Fire and Rescue NSW’s flood response capabilities at Near Goulburn.
GRANVILLE | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a house fire on Brunswick St after reports of explosions and visible flames. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
ROB ROY | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a tractor fire on Rob Roy Rd. @InvShireCouncil View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are responding to a fire which engulfed a truck before spreading into bushland in South Windsor, north-west of Sydney, this afternoon. The vehicle was loaded with highly-flammable hand sanitizer when it erupted in flames while... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters extinguish grass fire burning close to homes at South Windsor.
SOUTH WINDSOR | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a truck fire on George St after multiple calls were received by 000. @HawkGazetteNews View on X [external link]
MANILDRA | #FRNSW are on scene at a single vehicle crash on Henry Parkes Way with FFs working to free the trapped occupant. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS are in attendance. View on X [external link]
ORTON PARK | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a large shipping container fire on College Rd. @BathurstCouncil 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].
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