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We responded to 125,583 incidents in 2021-22. 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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MASCOT | #FRNSW firefighters have commenced firefighting operations at a unit fire on Maloney Street. @BaysideNSW View on Twitter [external link]
AUBURN | #FRNSW has extinguished the fire in a metal recycling warehouse with the assistance of heavy machinery. No injuries reported, approx. 10 evacs from the site. Not being treated as suspicious, site handed back to occupants. View on Twitter [external link]
AUBURN | #FRNSW working to extinguish a deep seated fire in a scrap metal warehouse on Stubbs Street Auburn. We have 14 fire trucks and appox 50 firefighters responding, the large number is to safely rotate crews through the firefighting effort. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have door-knocked more than 60 homes at Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s south-west, in the wake of a devastating house fire in the neighbourhood. On 28 May, 10 people made a narrow and very lucky... Learn more about the ***VISION ALERT*** - Lucky escape from house fire prompts neighbourhood safety checks at Macquarie Fields.
BELFIELD | #FRNSW firefighters remain on scene after wires have come down on Bazentin Street. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
LAKEMBA | #FRNSW firefighters have extinguished a unit fire on Fairmount Street. All occupants were accounted for. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
SEVEN HILLS | #FRNSW crews have set up an exclusion zone after a truck has brought down powerlines on Prime Drive. @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
CONCORD | #FRNSW firefighters have freed a trapped occupant after a car crashed through a fence on Ian Parade. @CanadaBay View on Twitter [external link]
A firefighter has been treated for minor burns to his face after a car fire this morning at Camperdown in inner Sydney. The cabin of the hybrid Volvo SUV caught on fire in Ross Street around 4.40am. A Fire and Rescue NSW... Learn more about the Firefighter suffers minor burns extinguishing hybrid car fire at Camperdown.
DEE WHY | #FRNSW firefighters are working to remove a large tree that has fallen across Pittwater Road blocking all 3 southbound lanes. @beachescouncil View on Twitter [external link]
The driver of an overturned car carrier has escaped without injury at Kembla Grange, in the state’s Illawarra. Fire crews responded to the crash just before 1am today, finding the semi-trailer, with seven new cars on board, had toppled over. Six FRNSW... Learn more about the Firefighters carry out complex recovery following semi-trailer rollover at Kembla Grange.
KEMBLA GRANGE | Firefighters carry out complex recovery following semi-trailer rollover. The driver of an overturned car carrier has escaped without injury at Kembla Grange, in the states Illawarra.Fire crews responded to the crash just befor... View on Twitter [external link]
MULGOA | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a car fire on Mulgoa Road. @penrithcouncil View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a person from a house fire this morning at Lakemba, in Sydney's south-west. Neighbours contacted Triple Zero (000) when they noticed smoke billowing from the roof of the single level house in Barremma... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue person from house fire at Lakemba.
LAKEMBA | #FRNSW firefighters are working to extinguish a house fire on Barremma Road. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
More than 80 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are slowly starting to get the upper hand of a large structural fire at Revesby in Sydney’s south-west. Crews have managed to stop the fire from spreading to adjoining properties in... Learn more about the **VISION ALERT** Wrecking yard inferno at Revesby.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are working to contain a large structural fire at Revesby, in Sydney’s south-west. Shortly after 2:10pm today, FRNSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls about a fire at a car wrecking yard in Fitzpatrick... Learn more about the UPDATED WITH PICTURES - Firefighters working to contain wrecking yard inferno at Revesby.
MARRICKVILLE | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene after a gas main has ruptured on Station Street. All persons have been evacuated from the immediate area. @IWCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
REVESBY | Firefighters working to contain wrecking yard inferno. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are working to contain a large structural fire at Revesby, in Sydneys south-west. Shortly after 2:10pm today, FRNSW received multiple Tr... View on Twitter [external link]
REVESBY | UPDATE #FRNSW firefighters are working to contain a large factory fire on Fitzpatrick Street. More than 20 fire trucks are on scene with multiple specialist aerial firefighting trucks set up. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
REVESBY | #FRNSW crews are on scene and have commenced firefighting operations at a large factory fire on Fitzpatrick Street. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
A new multi-purpose fire truck, valued at $660,000, has arrived at Leeton’s Fire and Rescue station to protect the Riverina. The local FRNSW crew has spent the past few days training on the Mercedes Atego Class 1 tanker, familiarising itself with... Learn more about the New versatile fire truck to protect the state’s Riverina at Leeton.
BONNYRIGG HEIGHTS | #FRNSW firefighters are working to extinguish a vehicle totally involved in fire on Elizabeth Drive. View on Twitter [external link]
MOOREBANK | #FRNSW crews are on scene after a two car crash with one car flipping onto its side on Junction Road. @Lpool_Council View on Twitter [external link]
Three veterans of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday honours for their commitment to the fire service and community safety. The Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) was established in 1988 to recognise the distinguished... Learn more about the Firefighting veterans recognised in King’s Birthday honours at NSW.
CAMPERDOWN | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a building fire in Stirling Circuit. @IWCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and SafeWork NSW have successfully engaged the nation’s leading food delivery companies and their top e-bike provider, warning riders about the dangers of Lithium-Ion batteries, following a number of devastating fires. For several months, FRNSW and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW engages food delivery industry, warning of e-bike dangers at Sydney.
FAIRFIELD | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene after a two car head on collision on Hardy Street. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, will address Sydney food delivery riders tomorrow about the dangers of Lithium-ion e-bike batteries. The advice follows FRNSW’s recent positive engagement with leading food delivery companies, UberEats and DoorDash, and leading e-bike provider,... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT - Fire and Rescue NSW to address food delivery riders about e-bike battery dangers at Sydney.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rescued a man from a burning home in Orange, in the state’s central tablelands. FRNSW crews from Orange and Bathurst responded to the fire shortly before 3.00am after reports that flames could be... Learn more about the Firefighters enter burning home, rescue unconscious man at Orange.
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