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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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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a unit fire in Morehead Street, Redfern earlier today. More than 25 firefighters battled the blaze on the third level of a five storey unit block. One person self-evacuated and there were no injuries reported. The... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Redfern.
MARRICKVILLE | #FRNSW firefighters from Sydneys Inner West are in attendance at a building fire on the corner of Marrickville Rd and Garners Ave. Flames have been reported from the second level. View on Twitter [external link]
STOTTS CREEK | A truck has rolled off Leddays Creek Rd into Leddays Creek. The truck is carrying 20000 litres of liquid waste. The driver is out of the truck. #FRNSW hazmat crews have placed booms to contain any spillage. View on Twitter [external link]
BLACKTOWN | #FRNSW crews from Sydneys West are in attendance at a granny flat fire on Herrick St. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance also in attendance. View on Twitter [external link]
ROWENA | #FRNSW hazmat and rescue crews are responding to a plane crash on Moomin Rd, east of Walgett. @NSWAmbulance, @nswpolice and @NSWRFS are also in attendance. View on Twitter [external link]
HAZELBROOK | #FRNSW crews attended a house fire last night on Pine Street. The house was well alight on arrival and was quickly contained and eventually extinguished.: @nswpolice View on Twitter [external link]
Saying goodbye in style! Today we honoured some of our firefighters who retired over the lockdown period. View on Twitter [external link]
#FlashbackFriday to Wagga Wagga, 1971 when a fire broke out on Baylis Street. The fire was one of the worst Wagga has ever experienced but firefighters were able to contain it and stop it from spreading to a nearby tyre shop. View on Twitter [external link]
HAYMARKET | #FRNSW crews are making their way to level 7 of a 20 level building to extinguish a fire on a balcony of a unit. Specialist crews from @CityOfSydFRNSW are responding with a ladder-platform truck. View on Twitter [external link]
CHARLOTTE PASS | #FRNSW crews from Jindabyne and Perisher Valley Fire Stations have worked with @NSWAmbulance to stabilise and airlift a patient from the Mount Kosciuszko Summit walk. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from across the Dubbo region are working to contain a fire involving at least four classrooms at a school. Responding to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls, FRNSW firefighters arrived at the Fitzroy Street school... Learn more about the School Fire at Dubbo.
SUTTON FOREST | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a truck crash and fire on the Hume Highway. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue ( FRNSW ) has been called to smoke issuing from a house at Gregory Hills in Sydney's south-west. On arrival at the scene, just before 11am, crews found a fire in the kitchen caused by unattended food cooking... Learn more about the KITCHEN FIRE at Gregory Hills.
GUNNING | #FRNSW rescue crews from Yass are responding to Collector Rd to assist @NSWAmbulance following a truck crash. One person is trapped. @nswpolice and @NSWRFS are in attendance. View on Twitter [external link]
KINGSFORD | #FRNSW is responding to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire on Bruce St. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have responded to a school fire this afternoon at Gymea, in Sydney's south. Multiple fire trucks were called to the scene in Manchester Drive just after 1pm. Firefighters arrived to find smoke issuing from the roof... Learn more about the School Fire at Gymea.
LAKE HAVEN | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a house fire on Gorokan Dr. The two storey house is well alight. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue (FRNSW ) responded to a hazardous materials spillage at a factory at Warragamba in Sydney's south-west yesterday. The first arriving crews from Warragamba fire station and the Rural Fire Service found a spillage of a substance on the... Learn more about the HAZMAT Incident at Warragamba.
MOONEY MOONEY | #FRNSW rescue crews have removed a passenger from a crash on the M1 Pacific Highway. Southbound traffic is affected. View on Twitter [external link]
MUSWELLBROOK | #FRNSW rescue crews have worked for over an hour to free the trapped driver of a truck after it crashed heavily into a tree on Maitland St. The patient is now in the care of @NSWAmbulance. View on Twitter [external link]
RT @LiveTrafficNSW: UPDATE: M1 Pacific Mwy still closed southbound between Mount White & Mooney Mooney. The diversion is not suitable for B-Doubles, which are being parked. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue (FRNSW) responded to a bushfire near Dalkeith Place, Airds, in Sydney's south-west, yesterday. On arrival crews from Campbelltown found an area of bush and grass alight. With the assistance of the RFS, FRNSW crews managed to contain the fire... Learn more about the Bushfire at Airds.
Fire and Rescue (FRNSW) crews have responded to a garbage truck alight at Casula in Sydney's south-west. On arrival, crews from Liverpool Fire Station and the Bulk Foam Tanker from St Andrews Fire Station found the driver of the truck had... Learn more about the Garbage Truck Fire at Casula.
VAUCLUSE | A fire on the ground floor of a two level building on Old South Head Road has been contained. #FRNSW crews arrived to find a fire in a laundry of a business with residents reported living above. All people were accounted for and the fire was knocked down. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue ( FRNSW ) responded to a bushfire near Dalkeith Place, Airds. On arrival crews from Campbelltown Fire Station found an area of bush and grass alight. Access to the bush was gained by Campbelltown's Tanker crew. The crew with... Learn more about the Bushfire at Airds at Airds.
Fire and Rescue (FRNSW) crews have rescued a woman from a van, teetering on the edge of an embankment at Tweed Heads South on the state's far north coast. Crews from the Tweed Heads and Banora Point fire stations, along with... Learn more about the Vehicle Rescue at Tweed Heads South.
WILTON | #FRNSW have rescued a person from the rear of a car after a three vehicle crash on the Hume Hwy. traffic is affected in the area. View on Twitter [external link]
RT @FRNSW_RS3: @FRNSW is on scene with @NSWRFS #DeniliquinMachinery & pallets alight at farm property north of township#FRNSW View on Twitter [external link]
RT @FRNSW_MS3: GAS EXPLOSION I #EsholPark@FRNSW crews have contained a fire burning in a shed at the rear of a property shortly before midday today. View on Twitter [external link]
WEST GOSFORD | A car has crashed into a wall of a service station on the Central Coast Hwy. The driver suffered minor injuries. #FRNSW stabilised the wall and assisted with the vehicles removal. Pic: Wyoming Fire Station. View on Twitter [external link]
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