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RT @NSWRFS: A Total Fire Ban is now in place for the North Western and Upper Central West Plains areas. Hot, dry and windy conditions are f View on X [external link]

TRANGIE | Firefighters stop flames spreading to neighbouring businesses. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a row of businesses from a fire thats destroyed an abandoned caf this morning at Trangie, in the states west.The blaze bro... View on X [external link]

ABERDARE | ***Vision Alert*** Firefighters rescue three people from a house fire. Three people have been saved from a fire that has destroyed a home at Abardare in Cessnock.The blaze broke out just after 9.00 am on Friday morning in the large... View on X [external link]

ABERDARE | Update 2 - the fire in the single level home on Greta Street has been controlled. Four people were transported to the hospital. #FRNSW will remain on scene to extinguish the smouldering fires and to investigate where and how the fire ignited. View on X [external link]

ABERDARE | Update - single level home well alight, roof collapse, two people who were rescued by firefighters from the home are now being treated by @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice also in attendance - no information on how fire started at this stage, still working on extinguishing View on X [external link]

ABERDARE (Cessnock) | #FRNSW house well alight on Greta Street. Firefighters have pulled two people from the home, and gas cylinders are also venting and on fire.@NSWAmbulanceon scene providing emergency care.@nswpolice more to follow View on X [external link]

DENHAN COURT |Update 1 - #FRNSW firefighters have cut the side of the vehicle away to remove one occupant from the wreckage. Firefighters have provided a shade tent to protect another casualty from the weather while @NSWAmbulance treats another injured person. View on X [external link]

DENHAM COURT | #FRNSW firefighters working with @NSWAmbulance paramedics to free a person who is trapped in the wreckage of a vehicle after serious crash on Camden Valley Way and the corner of Ingleburn Road. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

KELLYVILLE RIDGE | Update from Windsor Road crash - #FRNSW has freed one occupant from the wreckage @NSWAmbulance assessing two casualties. No others trapped. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

KELLYVILLE RIDGE | #FRNSW on scene with all other emergency services on Windsor Road and Old Windsor Rd, serious crash between two cars and a truck. Reports of one person trapped. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

WORONORA | Faulty e-bike battery thought responsible for house fire. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators suspect a faulty lithium-ion battery caused an intense garage and house fire this morning at Woronora, in Sydneys south.Firefighter... View on X [external link]

AUBURN | ***VISION ALERT*** Firefighters contain intense fire in auto repair shop. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has contained a large fire at an auto repair shop in Auburn in Sydneys south-west.More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire trucks rem... View on X [external link]

There has been a fire on Stubbs St, Auburn near the intersection of Parramatta Rd. The fire is contained but is expected to smoulder overnight. Because there may be smoke in the area, residents and businesses in the vicinity are advised to keep doors, windows, and vents closed. View on X [external link]

AVOCA BEACH | Cape Three Points Road #FRNSW rescue trucks on scene at single-vehicle crash, wires down across the road. At lease one person injured. @CCoastCouncil View on X [external link]

PUNCHBOWL | #FRNSW rescue trucks on scene at Canterbury Road and Cullens Road. Two vehicle crash traffic impacted. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

Sydney Airport | #FRNSW is assisting Aviation Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) to extinguish a grass fire that has ignited next to the third runway. ARFF is the lead agency for this incident. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

BOTANY | #FRNSW responding to reports of a bush fire in the vicinity of Sire Joseph Banks Park. This is well east of the airport and near Foreshore Drive. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

YENNORA | #FRNSW flash fire in a gas refilling station at a commercial property on Loftus Road. One male suffering burns was initially treated by co - workers and then firefighters before @NSWAmbulance arrived on the scene. Fire extinguished. View on X [external link]

Wetherill Park | #FRNSW rescue trucks are on scene at a two-vehicle crash on Victoria Street xs Walker Place. @NSWAmbulance paramedics assessing driver who is still in the vehicle. Firefighters will assist removing the injured man once stabilised. @LiveTrafficSyd @nswp View on X [external link]

RT @NSWRFS: A Total Fire Ban is now in place for the Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, North Western and Upper Central West Plai View on X [external link]

GUILDFORD | ***VISION ALERT*** Lucky escape for residents following e-bike battery explosion. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished an e-bike battery fire before it could take hold and harm residents or property overnight at Guildf... View on X [external link]

Northern Beaches (Sydney) | #FRNSW working to extinguish a fire in a garbage truck on Abbott Road North Curl Curl. Truck is dumping load in a car park of a local reserve. Ladder truck putting water on the fire. Possible cause Lithium Battery, FRNSW investigating further. View on X [external link]

CAMDEN | Firefighters conduct safety blitz of retirement village to protect seniors. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from Camden, in Sydneys south-west, visited the Camden Downs retirement village this week to share life-saving fire advice to... View on X [external link]

WAGGA WAGGA | ***VISION ALERT*** State Firefighter Championships successfully wrap-up in Wagga Wagga. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Firefighter Championships at Wagga Wagga have come to a close, following three days of hard-fought competition... View on X [external link]

FRNSW is working to extinguish a fire in a large pile of compressed cardboard on a property located on Botany Road at Matraville. This fire is producing a large quantity of smoke. As a precaution, FRNSW advises people in the area to keep their doors, windows, and vents closed. View on X [external link]