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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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YOUNG | A car has flipped and crashed on Beaumonts Lane with multiple people onboard. #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @NSWAmbulance to free the trapped and injured occupants. @nswpolice View on Twitter [external link]
KOGARAH | Multiple #FRNSW crews from Sydneys South are working to contain a fire in a building that is under construction on Regent St. View on Twitter [external link]
ST HUBERTS ISLAND | A large spill in the vicinity of Luderick Ave is being investigated by #FRNSW crews. It is reported to be 30m wide and 100m in length. FRNSW #HAZMAT crews are working with maritime to identify and contain the spilt substance. View on Twitter [external link]
CONCORD | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Pitt St. View on Twitter [external link]
THURGOONA | #FRNSW Firefighters have contained a fire in the dormitory of a university campus on Leahy Av. 10 people self-evacuated. Operations are ongoing. @nswpolice and @NSWRFS in attendance also. View on Twitter [external link]
JELLYBEAN POOLS | A multiagency operation is underway in the Blue Mountains after a male has been supported from the water and is in the care of @NSWAmbulance. He will be extracted shortly. @nswpolice. View on Twitter [external link]
WOOLGOOLGA | #FRNSW Firefighters have worked with local @NSWRFS members to contain a building fire on Pullen St. No injuries reported. View on Twitter [external link]
ST ANDREWS | A large area of bush and grass is alight near Bannockburn Ave. #FRNSW has numerous crews on scene and working to contain and extinguish the fire. Smoke may drift across the Hume Hwy. View on Twitter [external link]
NORTH KELLYVILLE | #FRNSW and @NSWRFS crews are working to extinguish a house fire which is reported to have been caused by an exploding BBQ cylinder. The rear of the house on Pipeclay Rd is well alight. View on Twitter [external link]
RUTHERFORD | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Vindin St. The fire is reported to be in the lounge room and one person is suffering smoke inhalation. View on Twitter [external link]
PUNCHBOWL | #FRNSW crews have mostly contained a fire that started in the roof of a row of shops on Punchbowl Road. Crews arrived to find black smoke issuing from the building. No injuries reported, operations are ongoing. View on Twitter [external link]
40 firefighters have battled a large fire in a restaurant this morning at Punchbowl, in Sydney's south-west. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews arrived at the Punchbowl Road address just after 9.30am and quickly called for additional resources. The fire took hold... Learn more about the Large restaurant fire at Punchbowl.
ST MARYS | Yesterday afternoon, a large pile of scrap metal caught fire on Christie St. #FRNSW crews complimented their own equipment with onsite firefighting equipment. The pile was broken up by machinery and hose streams were directed into the exposed hotspots. View on Twitter [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has rescued a dog trapped for 11 hours under a Lake Macquarie house where he sought shelter from New Year's Eve fireworks. Like many dogs, nine-year-old "Buster" was frightened by the fireworks noise around... Learn more about the NYE Fireworks-related Dog Rescue at Swansea.
WELLINGTON | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a house fire on Parkes St. The house is well alight with neighbouring properties under threat. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews extinguished a car engulfed in fire last night at Rooty Hill, in Sydney's west. Firefighters arrived in Kellogg Road around 10.30pm and went to work putting out the flames. Vehicle fires can be quite difficult and... Learn more about the Car Fire at Rooty Hill.
RT @LiveTrafficSyd: SYDNEY CBD: Roads around Wynyard including sections of York, Clarence & Margaret Sts are now closed #SydNYE #SydNYE View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a truck fire that's blocked two westbound lanes of the M4 Motorway at Glenmore Park in Sydney's west. The blaze broke out just before 5pm today near the Northern Road... Learn more about the Truck fire - M4 Motorway at Glenmore Park.
PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW are assisting @nswpolice with this crash. View on Twitter [external link]
A car has crashed into a house, causing severe structural damage, at Emerton in Sydney's west. Three Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews arrived at the Copeland Road home around 1.30pm today and found the driver, conscious but bleeding. As smoke issued... Learn more about the Car into House at Emerton.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has rescued a man, trapped on a scissor lift, 10-metres off the ground, at Villawood in Sydney's south-west. Rescue personnel were called to the emergency just after 1pm in Llewellyn Avenue. Fire crews attempted to lower the... Learn more about the Scissor Lift Rescue at Villawood.
30 firefighters are battling a large fire in a scrap metal yard at St Marys in Sydney's west. Large volumes of thick black smoke could be seen from a distance as fire crews gained entry to the premises on Christie Street... Learn more about the Scrap Metal Fire at St Marys.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have helped rescue an injured cyclist after a fall at Merewether in Newcastle. The bike rider suffered a broken rib and fractured his right leg when he crashed on a mountain bike trail in the... Learn more about the Mountain Bike Rescue at Merewether.
RUSSELL LEA | A garage containing two cars on Undine St has been totally destroyed by fire. #FRNSW crews were called at 4:58 am and arrived to find a garage well alight and fire extension into the adjoining house. The fire is now contained and mostly extinguished. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have fought a large garage fire that threatened neighbouring homes this morning at Russell Lea in Sydney's inner west. The alarm was raised around 5am when the blaze broke out at the Undine Street address. Fire... Learn more about the Large garage fire at Russell Lea.
DRUMMOYNE | Multiple #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of thick black smoke issuing from the rear of a property on St Georges Crescent. View on Twitter [external link]
More than 50 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled a major blaze this afternoon at a Drummoyne marina. Fire crews and Hazardous Materials teams arrived at a burning shipwright's business in St Georges Crescent just after 2pm. They found thick,... Learn more about the Shipwright Fire at Drummoyne .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a two-year-old girl, locked in a hot car at Engadine, in Sydney's south. Firefighters were called to Cooper Street just after 1pm today. They found the toddler alone, locked in a small hatchback, near... Learn more about the Toddler Rescue at Engadine .
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has rescued a pet cat after it spent around 12 hours stuck between two walls at a home at Jannali, in Sydney's south. The adult male, named "Whisky," was discovered wedged between a retaining... Learn more about the Cat stuck in wall at Jannali.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a motorhome on fire on the M1 freeway in Sydney's north. Emergency services arrived just after 11.30am and discovered the vehicle well alight and billowing thick, black smoke in the... Learn more about the Motorhome on fire - M1 - Update at Mt Colah.
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