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We responded to over 150,000 incidents in 2023-24. 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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MORISSET | ***VISION ALERT*** $800,000 Morisset Fire Station upgrade complete as community marks 40 years. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, today unveiled the upgraded Morisset Fire Station, as it celebrates 40 years of... View on X [external link]
SANS SOUCI - Boat fire - Kogarah Bay - 12:13 - took approximately 90 mins to contain. Agencies attending - Fire and Rescue NSW - NSW Police - NSW Maritime - Ports Authority - see attached for a summary of event. View on X [external link]
UMINA | New $2.5 million Aerial Pumper to provide additional fire protection to the Central Coast. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has boosted fire protection for the states Central Coast with the arrival of a new $2.5 million aerial firefighting t... View on X [external link]
WOLLSTONECRAFT | FRNSW is working with @NthSydCouncil to reduce the bushfire fuel in the Badangi Reserve Oyster Cove using a low intensity burn. Only part of the reserve will be ignited to protect the ecosystem whilst reducing fuel loads. View on X [external link]
WOLLSTONECRAFT | FRNSW is working with @nthsydneycouncil to reduce the bushfire fuel in the Badangi Reserve Oyster Cove using a low intensity burn. Only part of the reserve will be ignited to protect the eco system whilst reduing fuel loads. View on X [external link]
EASTERN CREEK - Truck fire final update - recovery operations well underway - FRNSW and RFS have left site - see attached video for a summary View on X [external link]
EASTERN CREEK - M7 - Truck Fire update - recovery efforts continue - FRNSW HAZMAT Teams currently siphoning fuel out of the melted fuel tanks before the heavy tow moves in to remove the burnt out truck and trailer. M7 southbound will be closed for some time. View on X [external link]
EASTERN CREEK - FRNSW and RFS have extinguished a fire in a truck and trailer that has blocked the M7. No injuries reported. Load is plastic beads, firefighting water and foam runoff contained. View on X [external link]
| New million-dollar fire truck to protect Bathurst. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has bolstered fire protection in the state's central west with the arrival of a state-of-the-art fire truck for the Bathurst Fire Station.The Scania P320 Class 3... View on X [external link]
HORNSBY- FRNSW leading a hazard reduction burn on Rosemead Road. RFS and Hornsby Shire Council assisting. The planned low intensity burn will reduce the bushfire fuel load across 4.5 hectares which is in the vicinity of 123 homes. View on X [external link]
LEURA - Great Western Highway - crash - FRNSW have laid down absorbent to contain a large quantity of diesel that has escaped from the fuel tanks. Heavy recovery on scene. Highway remains closed. View on X [external link]
LEURA - Great Western Highway - crash - FRNSW have laid down absorbant to contain a large quantity of diesel that has escpaded from the fuel tanks. Heavy recovery on scene. Highway remains closed. View on X [external link]
LEURA - Great Western Highway - FRNSW working to contain a large diesel spill after a truck jackknifed blocking the highway in both directions. HAZMAT crews are on scene with absorbent, no injuries reported. View on X [external link]
WOODBERRY (Maitland) Single level house well alight and threatening to spread to adjoining properties. 2nd Alarm response - 6 trucks with 22 firefighters. Police and Ambulance attending. No reports of injuries or any person missing at this stage. We do have water on the fire. View on X [external link]
BRIGHTON-LE-SANDS - fire in a house has been extinguished on General Holmes Driver near Rowley Street. No injuries reported, traffic sound bound impacted due to fire trucks operations. Will clear when we can. Time of call 12:42. View on X [external link]
SWANSEA - Pacific Hwy (main strip) power transformer and pole ignited just before 5am. FRNSW established a saftey zone and ext once power was turned off. Energy and police on scene. Check live traffic, may still be power outages. FRNSW finished operations at 06:50. no injuries View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Range Road Fire, Collombatti (Kempsey LGA)A bush fire is burning in the vicinity of Range Rd, towards the Pacif View on X [external link]
KINGS PARK - Blactown Area - fire in a home extinguished - male suffered burns and has been transported. Listen attached for a summary. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Emergency Warning: Kangaroo Creek Rd Fire Seek Shelter Now Lower Kangaroo Creek areaIf you are in the vicinity of Bettong Dr View on X [external link]
Narara - (Central Coast of NSW) At 12:34 FRNSW responded with other emegency services to reports of a home on fire. see attached for a quick summary View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Kangaroo Creek Rd Fire (Clarence Valley LGA) - Prepare Now Lower Kangaroo CreekA fire is burning near the corne View on X [external link]
Penrith Area - FRNSW firefighters worked for about 90 minutes to cut the wreckage of a car away from a driver who was crushed in the vehicle that split in two after a crash on Dunheved Road just before 1:30am. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated and transported the driver. View on X [external link]
WARRAWONG - Fire extinguished in a unit on the top level of a five storey block on Bent Street. Only one level evacuated. No injuries reported at this stage. Time of call was - 15:37. View on X [external link]
CASTLE HILL | A fire in the kitchen area has been contained in a childrens fun centre on Hudson Street Castle hill. Approx 50 evcuations, no injuries. FRNSW crews still on scene checking the kitchen exhaust system which goes up through the roof. Time of call 11:30. View on X [external link]
Smoke advisory no longer in place. FRNSW has finished operations and have handed the site back to the occupants. View on X [external link]
Smoke advisory no longer in place. FRNSW has finished operations and have handed the site back to the occupants. View on X [external link]
Matraville | The fire in the paper/cardboard processing facility is expected to burn for some time. FRNSW crews continue to battle the blaze that is deep seated in the compacted paper and cardborad. All water runoff is captured on site. View on X [external link]
Matraville | Smoke advisory: Large fire burning at a facility Botany Road, Matraville near Bumborah Point Road. People in the area are advised to say away from the fire, minimise outdoor travel, and close doors, windows and vents at your premises. View on X [external link]
MATRAVILLE | ***VISION ALERT*** Firefighters tackling large blaze at paper storage facility. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a major fire at a paper processing plant in Matraville, in Sydney's east.FRNSW responded to numerous Tr... View on X [external link]
Matraville | Smoke advisory: Large fire burning at a facility Botany Road, Matraville near Bumborah Point Road. People in the area are advised to say away from the fire, minimise outdoor travel, and close doors, windows and vents at your premises. View on X [external link]
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