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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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WETHERILL PARK | #FRNSW are on scene at a motor vehicle accident near Cowpasture Rd , where a petrol tanker has left behind large amounts of fuel on roadway. #DriveSafe in the area @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]
DURAL | #FRNSW are on scene at a motor vehicle accident at New Line Rd & Hastings Rd. 3 cars involved. @nswpolice are also on scene. Please #BeAware of emergency crews on roadways. @LiveTrafficSyd for further updates View on X [external link]
BLACKTOWN | #FRNSW are on scene at a motor vehicle accident in @blacktowncc area. A car has crashed into a house. Technical crews from Blacktown are assessing the damage to the house. #DriveSafe in changing conditions View on X [external link]
Eighty used cars will be crushed and cut open in Tamworth on 21-24 July – all in the name of reducing deaths on Australian roads. Crews from Australia and New Zealand will spend three days cutting ‘victims’ from the wrecks as... Learn more about the Australasian Rescue Challenge comes to Tamworth at Tamworth.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators believe an electrical fault in a battery-powered toy caused a large blaze last night in a Merrylands townhouse. A woman and two young children escaped the blaze, which broke out in Bowden Street just before... Learn more about the Faulty toy causes large house fire at Merrylands.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will recognise the courageous actions of firefighters at a fatal house fire in Singleton in 2019. Crews from Singleton and Branxton responded to the emergency incident in the early hours of 26 June. Sadly, despite the... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT: Firefighters recognised for courageous actions in Singleton fatal fire at Singleton.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is warning the public not to bring outdoor cookers and heaters indoors following a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incident this morning in Sydney's west. Six people, two children and four adults, were taken to hospital for... Learn more about the Outdoor heater warning after carbon monoxide incident at Merrylands.
MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW attended a call early this morning in @CumberlandSyd. @NSWAmbulance requested assistance, after residents used charcoal type heater inside, and all occupants fallen asleep. 4 adults & 2 children were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, and taken to hospital View on X [external link]
MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW FFs working to stop a house that is totally involved in fire spreading to a neighbouring property @ Bowden St. @CumberlandSyd @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance ONLY WORKING SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES View on X [external link]
CHATSWOOD | #FRNSW are responding to reports of a structure fire on Victoria Ave. Multiple appliances are responding. Please give way to responding vehicles @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rushed to Bexley, in Sydney's south, where demolition machinery has crashed through a bank wall. The demolition work was being carried out at a site next to the Forest Road bank around 1pm today... Learn more about the Large hole smashed through bank wall at Bexley.
LOCATION HIDDEN | #FRNSW are on scene at a bank in @BaysideNSW, that has been structurally damaged from falling demolition concrete. 6 people have been evacuated. @nswpolice are on scene guarding the gaping hole in the wall View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Paul Baxter is pleading with the public to heed safety warnings after the deaths of 10 people in residential fires this winter, saying most of the tragedies were ‘preventable.’ The latest death occurred on Saturday... Learn more about the Appeal to stop winter fire deaths – Be Safe, Not Sorry at Sydney.
BASS HILL | #FRNSW are on scene at a 2 car motor vehicle accident in @ourcbcity. Crews are assisting driver who is still in vehicle. @nswpolice are diverting traffic. Please drive with caution in the area. View on X [external link]
The Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and the Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke will join Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner Paul Baxter and a house fire survivor this morning as they address the media about the high number... Learn more about the Media Advisory - Appeal to stop winter fire deaths at Lakemba.
KIAMA | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene after a car has rolled over a cliff on Blowhole Point road & landed in the rock pool area. @NSWAmbulance treated a patient on scene for minor injuries. @nswpolice also on scene. View on X [external link]
A man is in a critical condition after a house fire overnight at Port Macquarie, on the state's mid-north coast. Crews from eight Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks battled the blaze in a single level home on the Oxley Highway... Learn more about the Man fighting for life after house fire at Port Macquarie.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are working to determine the cause of a fatal house fire this morning at Bankstown in Sydney's south-west. Seven fire trucks rushed to the Ogmore Circuit home around 6.30am and found flames and a large... Learn more about the Firefighters determining cause of fatal fire at Bankstown.
Two people have escaped an overnight house fire at Lakemba, in Sydney's south-west. Five Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks rushed to the blaze in Dennis Street, just after 11.30pm and found the brick home fully involved in flames. Two residents made... Learn more about the Two people escape house fire at Lakemba.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) have freed a driver trapped in the wreckage of a two-car collision today at Holsworthy, in Sydney's south-west. The crash occurred on Heathcote Road, just after 7am. One driver was injured and unable to escape the wreckage. Firefighters... Learn more about the Firefighters free trapped driver at Holsworthy.
HOLSWORTHY | #FRNSW crews attended a head on collision at Heathcote Road just after 7:00am. One driver was trapped by injury & released with hydraulic rescue tools.@NSWAmbulance treated & transported the driver. @nswpolice assisted with traffic management. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]
Investigators suspect a heater, possibly too close to furniture and clothes, is responsible for a unit fire today in Punchbowl. It's crucial that all items are kept a metre from the heater, and that your home is fitted with working smoke alarms. Visit: View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators suspect a heater, possibly left too close to furniture and drying clothes, is responsible for a major unit fire this morning at Punchbowl, in Sydney's south-west. A woman living inside the unit leapt off the... Learn more about the Heater suspected of starting unit fire at Punchbowl.
CROWS NEST | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a fire that has started in the ceiling of a cafe. @NthSydCouncil View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a major house fire this morning at South Windsor, in Sydney's north-west. Flames engulfed the two-storey home in Mileham Street around 8.15am. Eight fire trucks rushed to the address and around 30 firefighters quickly... Learn more about the Firefighters extinguish house fire at South Windsor.
SOUTH WINDSOR | #FRNSW crews on scene at a house fire on Mileham street. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice on scene. View on X [external link]
PUNCHBOWL | #FRNSW on scene at a building fire on Victoria Road. Crews have control of the fire. Two dogs rescued from residence. One patient transported to hospital with @NSWAmbulance @ourcbcity View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has released a person trapped in a domestic lift in a small residential complex in Abbotsford. Firefighters arrived at the scene of the incident in Walton Crescent at 12.15 pm and found a lift technician with... Learn more about the Lift rescue at Abbotsford.
ABBOTSFORD | #FRNSW are on scene in @CanadaBay at a lift rescue incident. @FRNSW will work to extricate the patient once treated and stabilised by @NSWAmbulance. @nswpolice are on scene monitoring the scene. #StaySafe View on X [external link]
PADSTOW | #FRNSW are on scene at Fairford Rd. 2 car motor vehicle accident. 1 passenger was extricated by @FRNSW and is currently being treated. FFs are clearly debris from roadway. Please #DriveSafe and #BeAware of emergency crews on roads View on X [external link]
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