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ULLADULLA | Multi-million-dollar Fire and Rescue NSW resource boost for Ulladulla. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, today unveiled a station upgrade and two new fire engines to protect the community of Ulladulla on... View on X [external link]

access_time 12:44pm • Mar 28, 2025
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Carrier truck fire destroys five cars | Denham Court

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews responded to a fire involving a car carrier on the Hume Highway at Denham Court, in Sydney's south west, just after 11.30am today. The prime mover, carrying several new hybrid vehicles, was successfully detached from... Learn more about the Carrier truck fire destroys five cars at Denham Court.

access_time 05:58pm • Mar 27, 2025
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DENHAM COURT | Carrier truck fire destroys five cars. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews responded to a fire involving a car carrier on the Hume Highway at Denham Court, in Sydney's south west, just after 11.30am today.The prime mover, carrying... View on X [external link]

access_time 04:58pm • Mar 27, 2025
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PARRAMATTA | *** VISION ALERT *** Updated footage - FRNSW drone assists with operations in commercial laundry fire. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) fighters have extinguished a fire that occurred in a commercial laundry in Parramatta earlier today.... View on X [external link]

access_time 04:43pm • Mar 25, 2025
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Fire and Rescue NSW operations continue following commercial laundry fire | Parramatta

Fire and Rescue NSW crews are on scene this morning, having battled a major building fire in Parramatta overnight. The blaze broke out at approximately 1.10am in the Dunlop Street commercial laundry premises. On route to the incident, firefighters identified a well-developed... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW operations continue following commercial laundry fire at Parramatta.

access_time 09:03am • Mar 25, 2025
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PARRAMATTA | ***VISION ALERT*** Fire and Rescue NSW operations continue following commercial laundry fire. Fire and Rescue NSW crews are on scene this morning, having battled a major building fire in Parramatta overnight.The blaze broke out at... View on X [external link]

access_time 08:04am • Mar 25, 2025
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North Parramatta | The fire at Dunlop Street, North Parramatta has been contained but is expected to smoulder through the morning. 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]

access_time 06:37am • Mar 25, 2025
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| Hazard reduction advisory North Head, Sydney. Fire and Rescue NSW will be undertaking a hazard reduction burn on North Head located near Manly on Sydneys Northern Beaches today.Smoke from the planned hazard reduction burn may settle in a... View on X [external link]

access_time 07:03am • Mar 20, 2025
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*** VISION ALERT *** Lithium-ion batteries contribute to intensity of townhouse blaze | Maitland

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a townhouse in Mayfield, in the Hunter region. Just before 2am, firefighters responded to Triple Zero (000) calls to a fire in a two-level building located on the corner... Learn more about the *** VISION ALERT *** Lithium-ion batteries contribute to intensity of townhouse blaze at Maitland .

access_time 04:36pm • Mar 19, 2025
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MAITLAND | *** VISION ALERT *** Lithium-ion batteries contribute to intensity of townhouse blaze. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a townhouse in Mayfield, in the Hunter region. Just before 2am, firefighters respon... View on X [external link]

access_time 03:36pm • Mar 19, 2025
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WARREN | Fire and Rescue NSW is seeking the next generation of firefighters in Warren. ** **Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is taking to the streets of Warren to recruit the next generation of on-call firefighters.The small rural town, which is h... View on X [external link]

access_time 11:41am • Mar 18, 2025
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RT @NSWRFS: A Total Fire Ban is now in place, today, Sunday 16 March for Southern Slopes, Central and Southern Ranges and Greater Sydney Ar View on X [external link]

access_time 08:43am • Mar 16, 2025
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Pilot rescued after light plane crashes into hangar | Wedderburn

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews responded to a light aircraft that crashed into the top of a hangar at Wedderburn in the Campbelltown area today. At at approximately 9.50am this morning, multiple Triple Zero (000) calls were received, prompting a... Learn more about the Pilot rescued after light plane crashes into hangar at Wedderburn.

access_time 04:46pm • Mar 14, 2025
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*** VISION ALERT *** Firefighters prevent house fire spreading to neighbouring homes | Gregory Hills

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a house fire in Gregory Hills, in Sydney's southwest this evening. Just after 5.30pm, firefighters responded to multiple Triple Zero (000) calls to a fire in the residential property on Booth Street,... Learn more about the *** VISION ALERT *** Firefighters prevent house fire spreading to neighbouring homes at Gregory Hills.

access_time 08:02pm • Mar 06, 2025
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Workshop fire appears suspicious | Rutherford

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have successfully battled a fire which engulfed part of a large mechanical workshop overnight at Rutherford, in the state’s Hunter region. FRNSW crews from Maitland, East Maitland and Rutherford rushed to the business in Mustang... Learn more about the Workshop fire appears suspicious at Rutherford.

access_time 11:42am • Mar 04, 2025
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Home destroyed by fire | Emu Heights

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are on scene at a house fire in Emu Heights, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Just after 4am this morning, more than 40 firefighters and ten fire trucks, including an aerial ladder... Learn more about the Home destroyed by fire at Emu Heights.

access_time 01:57pm • Feb 27, 2025
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Unit complex damaged by blaze | Whalan

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have extinguished a blaze that has caused severe damage to a three-level unit complex in Whalan, in Sydney's west, overnight. Just after 9,45pm, more than 28 firefighters and nine fire trucks, responded to multiple... Learn more about the Unit complex damaged by blaze at Whalan.

access_time 12:17pm • Feb 26, 2025
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*** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight | Sydney

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has demonstrated its extensive firefighting capabilities, responding to multiple significant fires across Sydney overnight, the largest of which was a major factory blaze in Revesby. More than 100 firefighters and 25 fire trucks, including multiple... Learn more about the *** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight at Sydney.

access_time 01:57pm • Feb 20, 2025
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Woman and child die in house fire | Heckenberg

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that's killed a woman and child overnight at Heckenberg, in Sydney's south-west. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about the... Learn more about the Woman and child die in house fire at Heckenberg.

access_time 09:58am • Feb 19, 2025
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*** ALERT - E-bike battery at the centre of fatal house fire investigation | Guildford

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are focusing on a charging e-bike battery as the cause of a fatal house fire this morning at Guildford in Sydney's west. FRNSW crews have confirmed there were no working smoke alarms in the Rowley... Learn more about the *** ALERT - E-bike battery at the centre of fatal house fire investigation at Guildford.

access_time 03:17pm • Feb 18, 2025
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Lithium-ion battery fire results in man being airlifted to hospital | Umina

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) believe a lithium-ion battery caused a house fire at Umina on the Central Coast overnight, which left a man seriously injured with burns and two others suffering from smoke inhalation. Three fire trucks and 12 firefighters... Learn more about the Lithium-ion battery fire results in man being airlifted to hospital at Umina.

access_time 04:17pm • Feb 17, 2025
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Several hundred evacuated with partial wall collapse | Fairfield

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is currently on scene monitoring a partial wall collapse in Fairfield, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents from a high-rise residential building and children from a neighbouring primary school. Just before 1.15 pm, firefighters were... Learn more about the Several hundred evacuated with partial wall collapse at Fairfield.

access_time 05:27pm • Feb 14, 2025
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Fire causes damage to two-storey home | Killara

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a large two-storey home in East Killara in Sydney’s Upper North Shore earlier today. Around 11.15am, six trucks and 22 firefighters responded to the blaze in Koola Avenue after reports... Learn more about the Fire causes damage to two-storey home at Killara.

access_time 03:42pm • Feb 13, 2025
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SYDNEY | ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nations busiest fire station. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has heralded the Lunar New Year with a special Chinese Lion Dance at the nations busiest fire... View on X [external link]

access_time 12:03pm • Feb 13, 2025
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Collision between two B-double trucks overnight | Oolong

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked throughout the night to free a driver from a wreckage following a crash between two B-double trucks in Oolong, east of Yass in the NSW Southern Tablelands. Three fire trucks, including a technical... Learn more about the Collision between two B-double trucks overnight at Oolong.

access_time 11:47am • Feb 13, 2025
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OOLONG | Collision between two B-double trucks overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked throughout the night to free a driver from a wreckage following a crash between two B-double trucks in Oolong, east of Yass in the NSW... View on X [external link]

access_time 10:47am • Feb 13, 2025
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JINDABYNE | Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns. Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) personnel from across the state will descend on Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains, next week to raise vital funds for kid... View on X [external link]

access_time 09:13am • Feb 13, 2025
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CARINGBAH | ***VISION ALERT - Homemade battery charger sparks another lithium-ion blaze, 14th in last nine days. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have identified a makeshift power supply, running from a light fitting to an e-bike on charge, as... View on X [external link]

access_time 12:12pm • Feb 11, 2025
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Family saved by working smoke alarm | Hurstville Grove

A working smoke alarm has saved the lives of two adults and one teenager following a house fire in Hurstville Grove in southern Sydney overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews were called to a two-level residential property in Whitfield Parade... Learn more about the Family saved by working smoke alarm at Hurstville Grove.

access_time 10:44am • Feb 10, 2025
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SYDNEY | ***VISION ALERT: Spate of lithium-ion fires and NSW Government survey sparks community wakeup call on battery risks. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to wake up to the risks of lithium-ion battery products amid a spate o... View on X [external link]

access_time 10:05am • Feb 10, 2025
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