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- Firefighters raise half a million dollars for kids with burn injuries | Westmead

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and administration staff have raised a record-breaking amount for children who have sustained burn injuries. ‘Firefighters For The Burns Unit Incorporated’, the registered charitable organisation established by FRNSW Firefighters, today presented a cheque for $523,247... Learn more about the - Firefighters raise half a million dollars for kids with burn injuries at Westmead.

access_time 06:58pm • Jun 26, 2025
place Westmead
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WESTMEAD | ***VISION ALERT*** - Firefighters raise half a million dollars for kids with burn injuries. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and administration staff have raised a record-breaking amount for children who have sustained burn in... View on X [external link]

access_time 04:58pm • Jun 26, 2025
place Westmead
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CARLINGFORD - Leaning Crane. Pennant Hills Road remains closed. Approximately 200 residents from nearby unit blocks have been evacuated as a precaution. Engineers are on site. NO INJURIES REPORTED View on X [external link]

access_time 06:18pm • Jun 25, 2025
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SURRY HILLS - FIRE - all persons have been accounted for. NO injuries reported. Approximately 30 evacuated. Firefighters clearing the building of the toxic smoke from the fire and will commence to investigate where and how the fire started. View on X [external link]

access_time 05:55pm • Jun 25, 2025
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SURRY HILLS - fire on the fourth level in a building on Denham Street has been extinguished. Approximately 36 firefighter on scene, operations supported by Ambulance and Police. Approx 30 people evacuated by firefighters. View on X [external link]

access_time 05:16pm • Jun 25, 2025
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CARLINGFORD - Pennant Hills Road CLOSED both directions. FRNSW crews have responded to reports of a tower crane impacted by high winds. All site workers have been safely evacuated. View on X [external link]

access_time 04:34pm • Jun 25, 2025
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CARLINGFORD - Pennant Hills Road CLOSED both ditections. Construction crane leaning, high winds in the area. Local evacs occuring 1 ni injuries reported View on X [external link]

access_time 04:23pm • Jun 25, 2025
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ST MARYS - Car fire on the east bound off ramp of the M4 onto Mamre Rd. Fire and Rescue NSW, Rural Fire Service and Police on scene. Traffic impacted. View on X [external link]

access_time 01:32pm • Jun 25, 2025
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MULGOA - FRNSW has cut a person out of the wreckage of the two truck crash on Mulgoa Road. NSW Ambulance helicopter on scene with NSW Police and Rural Fire Service. Traffic impacted. Drive Carefully it does not take much to end up injured or worse. View on X [external link]

access_time 02:14pm • Jun 24, 2025
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MULGOA Crash Update - Fire and Rescue NSW has cut away some of the vehicle to allow better access to Paramedics. Operations continuing, Mulgoa Road and St Thomas Street traffic impacted, avoid, monitor live traffic. More to follow View on X [external link]

access_time 01:47pm • Jun 24, 2025
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MULGOA - Fire and Rescue NSW rescue trucks on scene of a truck crash, one person trapped in the wreckage. Paramedics treating FRNSW developing a rescue plan which may require the vehicles to be cut and rammed apart.. View on X [external link]

access_time 01:32pm • Jun 24, 2025
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LALOR PARK - Car alight on Parkside Drive near Burked Road on truck on scene. View on X [external link]

access_time 07:05am • Jun 23, 2025
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Long Jetty - Update 1 - fire had occurred in a shop - Police in attendance - FRNSW ventilating - no injuries reported at this stage. View on X [external link]

access_time 06:48am • Jun 23, 2025
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LONG JETTY (Central Coast_ - FRNSW responding to reports of a building on fire on Pacific Street and The Entrance Road - more to follow View on X [external link]

access_time 06:33am • Jun 23, 2025
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Fire and Rescue NSW identifies people most at risk of a home fire this winter | NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has identified the people most at risk of a residential fire this winter. FRNSW’s Community Safety Command has crunched the numbers and created a profile of those most vulnerable. If you meet one or more of the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW identifies people most at risk of a home fire this winter at NSW.

access_time 02:08pm • Jun 20, 2025
place NSW
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NSW | ***VIDEO ALERT** Fire and Rescue NSW identifies people most at risk of a home fire this winter. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has identified the people most at risk of a residential fire this winter.FRNSWs Community Safety Command has cru... View on X [external link]

access_time 12:08pm • Jun 20, 2025
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Firefighters battling house fire | Smithfield

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a blaze that has destroyed a two-storey house this morning at Smithfield, in Sydney’s west. Six trucks and 24 firefighters are at the scene of the fire that enveloped the top floor of... Learn more about the Firefighters battling house fire at Smithfield.

access_time 10:08am • Jun 19, 2025
place Smithfield
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Firefighters contain large industrial fire | Marrickville

Around 60 firefighters have contained a large blaze that’s destroyed a factory-warehouse this morning at Marrickville, in Sydney’s inner west. The fire broke out around 3.15am and spread through the roof of the Cook Road building. Sixteen fire trucks, including ladder platforms,... Learn more about the Firefighters contain large industrial fire at Marrickville.

access_time 09:23am • Jun 19, 2025
place Marrickville
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SMITHFIELD | ***VIDEO ALERT*** Firefighters battling house fire. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a blaze that has destroyed a two-storey house this morning at Smithfield, in Sydneys west.Six trucks and 24 firefighters are at th... View on X [external link]

access_time 08:08am • Jun 19, 2025
place Smithfield
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MARRICKVILLE | ***VIDEO ALERT*** Firefighters contain large industrial fire. Around 60 firefighters have contained a large blaze thats destroyed a factory-warehouse this morning at Marrickville, in Sydneys inner west.The fire broke out aroun... View on X [external link]

access_time 07:23am • Jun 19, 2025
place Marrickville
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No working smoke alarm in fatal fire | Cremorne

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to check its smoke alarms today after the death of a woman in a fire in a townhouse where no working alarm was present. Just after 7am, FRNSW crews responded to the... Learn more about the No working smoke alarm in fatal fire at Cremorne.

access_time 05:33pm • Jun 18, 2025
place Cremorne
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CREMORNE | No working smoke alarm in fatal fire. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to check its smoke alarms today after the death of a woman in a fire in a townhouse where no working alarm was present.Just after 7am, FRNSW crew... View on X [external link]

access_time 03:33pm • Jun 18, 2025
place Cremorne
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CREMORNE - FRNSW on scene at a townhouse on Allister Street. Six fire trucks and 22 firefighters on scene. Operations supported by Police and Ambulance. More to follow View on X [external link]

access_time 07:32am • Jun 18, 2025
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WARRAWONG - Update 1 - FRNSW has controlled the fire in the unit complex on Todd Street. No injuries reported as yet - operations continuing View on X [external link]

access_time 03:07pm • Jun 17, 2025
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WARRAWONG - FRNSW on scene at Todd Street - unit on fire level three in a three level complex. Six fire trucks and 22 firefighters. NSW Police and NSW Ambulance also responding. No information on any injuries or people unaccounted for. More to follow View on X [external link]

access_time 03:00pm • Jun 17, 2025
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Man rescued from rubble following explosion in unit block | Lidcombe

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rescued a man trapped in the rubble of an apartment complex following an explosion in Lidcombe in Sydney's west this morning. At approximately 6.30 am this morning, more than 50 firefighters and 16 fire... Learn more about the Man rescued from rubble following explosion in unit block at Lidcombe.

access_time 01:33pm • Jun 13, 2025
place Lidcombe
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LIDCOMBE | ***Vision Alert*** Man rescued from rubble following explosion in unit block. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rescued a man trapped in the rubble of an apartment complex following an explosion in Lidcombe in Sydney's wes... View on X [external link]

access_time 11:33am • Jun 13, 2025
place Lidcombe
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Modern upgrade for heritage-listed Fire and Rescue NSW station | Cootamundra

The NSW Government has invested $2.7 million upgrading Cootamundra’s heritage-listed fire station on the state’s south-west slopes. The investment improves Fire and Rescue NSW’s ability to respond to emergencies. Upgrades at Cootamundra include new engine bays improving access for fire trucks, additional... Learn more about the Modern upgrade for heritage-listed Fire and Rescue NSW station at Cootamundra.

access_time 04:53pm • Jun 11, 2025
place Cootamundra
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ABBOSTSBURY - crash update - no person trapped - crash is on Cowpasture Road near Stockdale Cr - hope to be out of the way soon... View on X [external link]

access_time 03:32pm • Jun 11, 2025
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ABBOSTSBURY - FRNSW rescue trucks on scene at a multi vehicle crash with a person reported trapped in the wreckage. Traffic is impacted, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance also in attendance. Drive carefully View on X [external link]

access_time 03:27pm • Jun 11, 2025
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