House Fire - Coonamble

Published: 04 Oct 2020 05:53am

Just before 6am this morning Fire and Rescue NSW received a call to attend reports of a house fire on Dubbo Street in Coonamble.

Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the roof of a house.

Crews are working to extinguish the fire with reports of possible structural collapse.



Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said this is a timely reminder that calling Triple Zero (000) for an emergency can be the difference between life and death.

The Triple Zero (000) service is the quickest way to get the right resources from emergency services to help you. It should be used to contact Police, Fire or Ambulance services in life-threatening or time-critical situations.

Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said this is a timely reminder that calling Triple Zero (000) for a fire emergency can be the difference between life and death, or a building or other property being saved or destroyed.

The Triple Zero (000) service is the quickest way to get the right resources from emergency services to help you. It should be used to contact Police, Fire or Ambulance services in life-threatening or time-critical situations.

Updated: 30 Jan 2023 09:15pm

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Details about this incident may change and should not be used as emergency information and/or advice.

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Stations nearby

COONAMBLE Fire Station

95 Castlereagh Street, Coonamble NSW 2829

GILGANDRA Fire Station

15 Warren Road, Gilgandra NSW 2827

COONABARABRAN Fire Station

64 Cassilis Street, Coonabarabran NSW 2357