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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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Just after 10:00 am numerous Triple Zero (000) calls reported a front bedroom alight in a house on Beckett Street in Gillieston Heights. Fire and Rescue (FRNSW) crews arrived to see flames coming from the front and side of the... Learn more about the House Fire at Gillieston Heights .
RT @PaulBaxterFRNSW: Urban Search and Rescue training at our @FRNSW Emergency Services Academy ensuring our firefighters as well as @NSWAmbulance paramedics, @nswpolice, engineers and doctors are ready to deploy anywhere in the world within 6 hours. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) safely released two people trapped in their car following a three-vehicle crash on Prospect Highway at Seven Hills this afternoon. FRNSW crews from Seven Hills and Wentworthville used specialist rescue equipment to free the two people... Learn more about the Car Crash at Seven Hills .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from Griffith and Yenda extinguished a house fire at McKern Place in Griffith this morning. Upon arrival firefighters got to work to extinguish flames coming from an abandoned house. No persons were inside. NSW Police... Learn more about the House Fire at Griffith.
Just after 8:00am, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to a boat fire approximately 100m off shore at Morning Bay, Pittwater. A crew, along with a crew from the Rural Fire Service (RFS), is currently responding... Learn more about the Boat Fire at Morning Bay.
Congratulations to Assistant Commissioner Murray West, Senior Firefighter Michelle Engelsman, Captain Peter Dunn and Captain Leslie Carr on receiving their Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. View on Twitter [external link]
PERISHER / BULLOCKS FLAT | 250 people have been evacuated from the Skitube Railway Station following a strong smell of burning. The cause of the smell has been determined to have come from the trains braking system. View on Twitter [external link]
PERISHER / BULLOCKS FLAT | 250 people have been evacuated from the Skitube Railway Station following a strong smell of burning. The cause of the smell has been determined to have come from the trains breaks. View on Twitter [external link]
RT @PaulBaxterFRNSW: A chiropractor, flight attendant, Muay Thai fighter and pharmacist. Just some of the wide range of backgrounds in our latest class of @FRNSW recruits. #PreparedForAnything View on Twitter [external link]
Just after 2:30pm, Fire and Rescue NSW responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about large amounts of smoke issuing from an underground carpark on Trafalgar St, Stanmore. Firefighters arrived to find black smoke issuing from the carpark, with a car... Learn more about the Structure Fire at Stanmore.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to a boat leaking fluids in the waters off Daleys Point on the Central Coast just before 11:30am. FRNSW arrived on scene to find a 42-foot boat tied to the wharf had sunk and was... Learn more about the Spillage at Daleys Point.
RT @FewtrellJeremy: After two very intense weeks of training, our Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) candidates are now a few hours into their 48 hour assessment. They will cut through concrete, build timber supports and tunnel through walls. Good luck to all participants! #USAR @FRNSW View on Twitter [external link]
BONDI BEACH | #FRNSW crews from across Sydney City and the Eastern Suburbs have contained a school fire on Warners Ave. Heavy fire conditions were found in one classroom. Crews will extinguish the fire and investigate the cause. View on Twitter [external link]
Happy Thank a First Responder Day to our firefighters and all our first responder friends! #TAFRD View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today extinguished a house fire in Clarke Street, Harden, where a mother and young daughter safely escaped the flames. The fire was believed to have started in the kitchen of the home and quickly spread to... Learn more about the House Fire at Harden.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) extinguished a fire in a recycling truck alight at Charles Parade in Kurnell this morning. When crews arrived the contents of the truck were smouldering, however due to damage... Learn more about the Recycling Truck Fire at Kurnell.
Just before 5:00pm Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to multiple triple zero (000) calls of smoke coming from a school building at Bondi Beach Public School. NSW Police Officers were first on scene and went inside to search the... Learn more about the Bondi Beach School Fire at Bondi Beach.
RT @FewtrellJeremy: Today, Sydney’s Inner West Duty Commander Dave Inskip and I joined Station Officer Dean D’Agostino and his crew from Concord conduct some Safety Visits as part of the #FRNSW’s Winter Fire Safety Blitz! We had some great conversations with some very appreciative locals. View on Twitter [external link]
RT @FRNSW_RS3: Bureau of Meteorology - New South Wales Severe Thunderstorm Warning View on Twitter [external link]
FLEMINGTON | #FRNSW crews from Burwood and Silverwater attended to a man who had fallen from his semitrailer last night. He had suffered neck and spinal injuries. He was carefully lowered down and transported to hospital. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW, along with other emergency services personnel, helped rescue four people lost in snow in the Kosciuszko National Park last night. The people were hiking approximately three kilometres from Charlotte‘s Pass on the Blue Lake Walk when they... Learn more about the Hikers rescued in Kosciuszko National Park at Kosciuszko National Park.
WARRIEWOOD | Firefighters are responding to reports of a man who has fallen and is injured under the cliffs off Narrabeen Park Pde. Crews will stabilise and transport the man to safety. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today recognised firefighters for going above and beyond the call of duty as part of its annual Honours and Awards ceremony... Read more about Rescuers honoured during annual FRNSW awards.
RABBIT RESCUE | A pet rabbit has been reunited with its owner following a house fire in St Clair, Sydney. The rabbit was given oxygen and is recovering. #FRNSW View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire on Ashford Gr, St Clair shortly before 1:00 on this afternoon. FRNSW arrived on scene and were confronted with a single level building that... Learn more about the Pet Rabbit Rescued from House Fire at St Clair.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to a rescue incident on a construction site on Smith St, Wollongong, just after 9:30am this morning. FRNSW arrived on scene to find parts of a building had collapsed involving cranes and a scissor lift.... Learn more about the Rescue Incident at Wollongong.
Overnight, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to multiple Tripple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire on Morpeth Rd, Morpeth. FRNSW arrived to find three buildings well alight, with large amounts of smoke and flame visible. Crews got to work... Learn more about the Multiple Buildings Destroyed by Fire at Morpeth.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to reports of a car crash on Wonderland Dr in Eastern Creek, shortly after 5:00 pm yesterday. Upon arrival, FRNSW found a car had crashed into the rear of a semi-trailer truck, with the occupant... Learn more about the Person Rescued from Serious Car Crash at Eastern Creek.
After 44 years of service, Captain Robbie Duncan still drops into Junee Fire Station to check in on the new generation protecting the community. View on Twitter [external link]
RT @PaulBaxterFRNSW: Once a firefighter, always a firefighter! Retired @FRNSW Captain Robbie Duncan, who lives out the back of Junee Fire Station, still drops in to keep an eye on the new generation. Robbie retired 3 years ago after 44 years of service. View on Twitter [external link]
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