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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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ASQUITH | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a two car crash on the Pacific Hwy. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are both in assisting. @HornsbyCouncil 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 two truck crash on the M1 at Cowan, north of Sydney. A pantech and a B-double tanker, carrying combustible oil, collided... Learn more about the FRNSW rescues driver trapped in truck after M1 crash at Cowan.
LA PEROUSE | #HAZARD REDUCTION | National Parks and Wildlife are have commenced a contolled burn to reduce the fuel load in the Kamay Botany Bay National Park. There is smoke in the area the fire is in its containment lines. @nswenviromedia View on X [external link]
PYMBLE | #FRNSW 50 FFs have worked alongside @NSWRFS to conduct a hazard reduction today on Beechworth Rd. @krgcouncil View on X [external link]
BAULKHAM HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are attending a crash between a truck and motorcycle on the M2. Traffic is delayed. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are on scene @TheHillsCouncil View on X [external link]
GREENACRE | #FRNSW are on scene at a single car crash where the car has left the roadway and driven through a fence on Roberts Rd. No persons are trapped. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are attending. @CB_Express View on X [external link]
WETHERILL PARK | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a truck fire after a semi trailer was engulfed by flames on Newton Rd. @nswpolice are on scene. @fairfieldtoday @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
ALLAMBIE HEIGHTS | #FRNSW have contained a fire in a 3 level commercial building with multiple occupancies on Rodbourough Rd using 14 fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters it took approx 2 hours. No inuries reported, will take some time to get complete extinguishment. View on X [external link]
We're delivering an early Christmas gift to the Kingdom of Bhutan by donating 2000 firefighter uniforms. The project is the brainchild of #FRNSW Senior Firefighter Tom Wilson who visited Bhutan as a university student and saw the challenges facing Bhutan's volunteer firefighters. View on X [external link]
TELARAH (Maitland) | #FRNSW eight fire trucks and approx 30 FFs working to contain a fire in single level home that is totally involved in fire on Raymond St. Adjoining homes are underthreat and are a priority for FFs to protect. @LiveTrafficNSW @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice View on X [external link]
WEST WOLLONGONG | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house fire on Yellagong St. All occupants have been evacuated and accounted for. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @Wollongong_City View on X [external link]
INGLEBURN | Garage totally involved in fire on Macquarie Rd #FRNSW on scene with five and 16 @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance no injuries reported. FFs are protecting the home from the fire. @The_Chronicle View on X [external link]
HOLSWORTHY | #FRNSW Rescue Trucks responding to a vehichle crash with a reported person trapped on Pleasure Point Rd near Heathcoate Rd. @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]
MOUNT WHITE | #FRNSW FFs are working with hydraulic rescue tools to free the trapped occupant of a vehicle after a crash on Morgans Rd. @nswpolice @NSWRFS @NSWAmbulance are all in attendance. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]
MOUNT WHITE | #FRNSW Rescue trucks on scene at a single vehicle crashed with a person trapped on Morgans Rd near the M1 ramps. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Paul Baxter is today visiting the state's flood-impacted Central West, offering his support to emergency teams. The tour began with Commissioner Baxter calling into the incident 'base camp' in Parkes, where he met with FRNSW... Learn more about the FRNSW Commissioner visits flood-impacted communities at Central West.
BOMBALA | #FRNSW are providing assistance after strong winds have loosened roof sheeting at a property on Maybe St. @SnowyMonaro View on X [external link]
CHISHOLM | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a bush fire on Haussmann Dr. @NSWRFS are assisting. @MaitlandCouncil View on X [external link]
YAGOONA | #FRNSW FFs have rendered safe a spill of engine fluids after a two car crash on Auburn Rd. View on X [external link]
WORRIGEE | #FRNSW crews are on scene at a single level house fire on Sophia Rd. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are attending. @ShoalhavenCC View on X [external link]
BERKELEY VALE | #FRNSW Specialist Hazardous Materials FFs are on scene after a large amount of asbestos material was located on Apprentice Dr. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]
GLEBE | #smokealarm has alerted #FRNSW to a fire in a unit on Arundel St. FF gained entry and located an unconscious male in the smoke filled unit. The fire on the stove was extinguished. #smokekills in a fire. @NSWAmbulance transported the male to hospital. View on X [external link]
QUEANBEYAN | #FRNSW Crews are working to free the driver of a car after it crashed into a house on Crawford St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are in attendance. View on X [external link]
EMU HEIGHTS | #FRNSW Technical rescue crews are on scene after a building has partially collapsed on Russell St. All occupants have been evacuated and exclusion zone in place. @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]
WEST KEMPSY | #FRNSW are working to extinguish a grass fire which is being driven by strong winds and is approx one hectare in size. View on X [external link]
More than 50 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have extinguished a fire which engulfed two neighbouring homes today in Sydney's west. The blaze broke out at the rear of one of the properties on Temma Place and St Marys Street,... Learn more about the FRNSW crews extinguish major fire engulfing two houses in Sydney's west at West Hoxton.
TAREE | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a house fire on Gunbar Rd. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are on scene. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is warning shoppers about the dangers relating to Lithium-ion battery-powered gifts this Christmas. FRNSW has observed a significant rise in fires related to Lithium-ion batteries this year, most often in small, portable devices like e-bikes and... Learn more about the Lithium-ion battery warning issued ahead of Christmas shopping season at Orchard Hills.
WEST HOXTON | #FRNSW six fire trucks and more than 20 FFs are currently responding to a house fire on Temma Place after multiple calls were received by 000. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS are all attending. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]
ST LEONARDS | #FRNSW FFs are utilising a specialist aerial fire fighting truck to access re secure a large glass window that has come loose in strong winds and hanging 10m above a pedestrian walkway on Chandos St. 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].
- For the latest information on changes to traffic conditions, visit Live Traffic NSW [external link].
- During major incidents look and listen for information on TV, radio, the internet, mobile phones and neighbours.
- Call Triple Zero (000) to report all fires and emergencies.