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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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Confronting new video from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) demonstrates just how quickly Christmas decorations can become fire hazards, with the potential to destroy a home faster than it takes to microwave your festive lunch leftovers. The controlled demonstration video... Learn more about the FRNSW warns safety shortcuts this festive season could cause a Christmas catastrophe at .
WILLIAMTOWN | #FRNSW are on scene at a Hazardous Materials Incident on Williamtown Rd. @NSWRFS @NSWAmbulance are in attendance. View on X [external link]
REGENTS PARK | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a machinery fire at a premises on Park Rd. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
INGLEBURN | #FRNSW are responding to a house fire on Macquarie Rd after multiple 000 calls were received. @FRNSW_MS3 @The_Chronicle @campbelltownnsw View on X [external link]
QUAKERS HILL | #FRNSW are on scene after a two car crash on Quakers Hill PWY. FFs are working to free a trapped occupant from one car. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are in attendance. @BlacktownNews @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
MUSWELLBROOK | #FRNSW FFs are assisting owners to rescue a horse that has become stuck in a river on Racecourse Rd. @MbkShireCouncil View on X [external link]
NYNGAN | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a truck has crashed and rolled on the Mitchell HWY. The highway is now closed with traffic delays expected for some time. @Nyngan_Observer @nswpolice @LiveTrafficNSW View on X [external link]
PAMPOOLAH | #FRNSW FFs have assisted during a multi agency response to remove the occupant of a vehicle after a single car crash on the Pacific Highway on the states Mid Coast. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @NSWRFS View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled explosions and large blaze in a vehicle scrap yard at Trenayr, north of Grafton, in the state's northern rivers district. More than 15 fire trucks responded to the emergency in Trenayr Road, just... Learn more about the Firefighter injured battling large blaze in vehicle scrap yard at Trenayr.
KANGALOON | #FRNSW FFs are assisting @NSWAmbulance free an occupant of a car after it has crashed into a tree on KANGALOON Rd. @NSWSES, @nswpolice and @NSWRFS are on scene. @WSC_media View on X [external link]
YOUNG | #FRNSW FFs have put in place fire protection after a gas line was ruptured on Demondrille St. @HilltopsCouncil View on X [external link]
JANNALI | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a house fire on Sutherland Rd. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are attending. View on X [external link]
LIDCOMBE | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a car has crashed into a house on John St. No persons trapped or injured. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a fire that's engulfed a villa in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Mount Hutton. Just after 9am, eight fire trucks responded to the Cowmeadow Road address after numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were... Learn more about the Firefighters battling villa fire at Mount Hutton.
CARDIFF HEIGHTS | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Main Rd. @lakemac View on X [external link]
WATTLE GROVE | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a truck fire, city bound on the Heathcote Rd on ramp to the M5. Traffic delays to be expected. @nswpolice are on scene. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]
GEORGES HALL | #FRNSW Responded to reports of smoke issuing from a property on Haig Ave. 20 FFs worked to extinguish the fire. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice were on scene. @ourcbcity @CB_Express View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will release confronting video of a fire simulation involving a Christmas tree and decorations, demonstrating how quickly and easily safety shortcuts can lead to real-life emergencies in our homes. A senior FRNSW firefighter will also provide... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT: House fire demo reinforces the need to prioritise safety this Christmas at Sydney (CBD).
CANLEY HEIGHTS | #FRNSW are on scene after a multi car crash on St Johns Rd. Specialist Rescue FFs are working to free trapped occupants from a car. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are in attendance. View on X [external link]
TURRAMURRA | #FRNSW Crews have extinguished a kitchen fire in a unit on Rohini St. All occupants were safely evacuated. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are on scene. @krgcouncil View on X [external link]
ENGADINE | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a blaze in the back of a recycling truck on Anzac Ave View on X [external link]
BOREE CREEK | #FRNSW are responding to reports of a single vehicle crash after a car has left the road and collided with a tree on Boree Creek Rd. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are also attending. View on X [external link]
FINLEY | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a tip truck has rolled over on Fuller Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending. View on X [external link]
More than 80 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have fought a large blaze in a scrap metal yard at Blacktown, in Sydney's west, overnight. FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about a building on fire and a large pall... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews battle large scrap metal blaze at Blacktown.
YENNORA | #FRNSW crews are en route to a factory fire after multiple calls were received by 000 reporting large volumes of thick black smoke on The Promenade. @fairfieldtoday View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a six-week-old kitten which fell into a cavity wall at a unit block in Sydney's inner west. Firefighters attended the complex on Burwood Road, Burwood, just after 8am today, straight after a resident... Learn more about the FRNSW firefighters rescue kitten stuck in cavity wall at Burwood.
ASHMONT | #FRNSW are working to extinguish a house fire on Blakemore Ave. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @WaggaCouncil View on X [external link]
WOLLONGONG | #FRNSW Crews will be working along side @NSWRFS today conducting hazard reductions across the Greater Wollongong Region. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire which threatened to destroy a chemical recycling plant in Sydney's west overnight. More than 50 firefighters and 12 FRNSW trucks attacked the blaze, which broke out on Christie Street in St... Learn more about the FRNSW prevents bin fire from engulfing recycling plant at St Marys.
MAITLAND | #FRNSW Specialist Hazardous Materials FFs are working to remove and make safe a spill of Hydrochloric Acid. All persons have been evacuated from the immediate area. @MaitlandCouncil @MaitlandMercury View on X [external link]
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