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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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GRANVILLE | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a building fire on East Street. @parracity View on Twitter [external link]
MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW firefighters are working to remove a tree that has fallen across Merrylands Road. @CumberlandSyd View on Twitter [external link]
The tranquility of the Snowy Mountains foothills will make way for the clanking of hydrants, the pounding of fire boots and the urgent barking of orders this weekend when the NSW Regional Firefighting Championships take place at Tumut. The first round... Learn more about the Regional Firefighter Championships reach the Snowy Mountains at Tumut.
CAMPBELLTOWN | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a building fire on Queen Street after numerous calls were received by 000 of large amounts of black smoke issuing from the commercial building. @campbelltownnsw View on Twitter [external link]
CLAYMORE | #FRNSW crews have commenced firefighting operations at a house fire on Longstaff Way. Adjoining properties have been evacuated. @campbelltownnsw View on Twitter [external link]
From vintage truck displays to historical reflections, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will pay homage to the state’s oldest regional brigades as it takes its 140-year celebrations to the 2024 Sydney Royal Easter Show. The icon of the Sydney events calendar... Learn more about the History honoured as Fire and Rescue NSW returns to Sydney Royal Easter Show at Sydney Olympic Park.
Firefighters at Fire and Rescue NSW’s Glen Innes station have received a new multi-purpose Tanker to deal with emergencies in the state’s Northern Tablelands. The FRNSW crew has been familiarising itself with its new Mercedes Atego Class 1 Tanker this week... Learn more about the New multi-purpose fire engine to protect the Northern Tablelands at Glen Innes.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has deployed a new firefighting tanker at Umina, boosting protection measures for the state’s Central Coast. Valued at $450,000, the Isuzu Category One tanker is the latest of 34 new tankers funded by the NSW Government... Learn more about the New Fire and Rescue tanker to protect Central Coast at Umina.
UMINA | New Fire and Rescue tanker to protect Central Coast. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has deployed a new firefighting tanker at Umina, boosting protection measures for the states Central Coast.Valued at $450,000, the Isuzu Category One tan... View on Twitter [external link]
ERSKINEVILLE | #FRNSW firefighters have extinguished a unit fire on Charles Street. All persons safely evacuated. @cityofsydney View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters from the state's Central Coast have discovered a young fire safety champion, moments after they saved her family's home from ruins. The Doyalson brigade was called to a home at Blue Haven after a small... Learn more about the Mamma Mia! Three-year-old girl surprises firefighters with her safety knowledge at Blue Haven.
NORTHBRIDGE | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a fire in the sub floor of a town house on Kameruka Road. @WilloughbyCity View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) experts are investigating the cause of a fire which engulfed a car detailer at Wetherill Park, in Sydney's west, overnight. More than 50 firefighters and 14 fire trucks were deployed to the business in Davis Road,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW investigators probe cause of fire in car workshop at Wetherill Park.
WETHERILL PARK | Fire and Rescue NSW investigators probe cause of fire in car workshop. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) experts are investigating the cause of a fire which engulfed a car detailer at Wetherill Park, in Sydney's west, overnight.More... View on Twitter [external link]
SEFTON | #FRNSW are continuing firefighting operations at a house fire on Batt Street. View on Twitter [external link]
PROSPECT | #FRNSW Crews remain on scene after a car crashed through the brick wall of a garage on Bromfield Avenue. @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has expressed concerns about the rising rate of Lithium-Ion battery fires as crews responded to four separate incidents yesterday. Nine fire trucks rushed to an address in Apprentice Drive at Berkeley, on the state’s Central Coast,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW recording Lithium-Ion battery fires at a rate of five a week at NSW.
NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW recording Lithium-Ion battery fires at a rate of five a week. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has expressed concerns about the rising rate of Lithium-Ion battery fires as crews responded to four separate incidents yesterday... View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding the community about the dangers of Lithium-ion batteries after an e-bike caught fire in an apartment at Bankstown, in Sydney's south-west, today. Four people were inside when the blaze broke out on the third... Learn more about the Man injured as e-bike explodes into flames in south-west Sydney apartment at Bankstown.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has deployed a new firefighting tanker at Kiama, boosting protection measures for the state’s south coast. Valued at $450,000, the Isuzu Category One tanker is the latest of 34 new tankers funded by the NSW Government... Learn more about the New Fire and Rescue tanker to protect south coast at Kiama.
MAITLAND | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after a multi car crash, with one car crashing into a wall on Belmore Road. View on Twitter [external link]
BANKSTOWN | #FRNSW crews remain on scene after a fire broke out in a unit on French Avenue early this morning. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
YENNORA | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a building fire on Larra Street. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a cat from a burning home today at Concord, in Sydney's inner west. The single-level property on Broughton Street, near Gipps Street, was otherwise unoccupied when flames threatened to engulf it just after... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW rescues pet cat from fire-ravaged home at Concord.
CONCORD | #FRNSW crews are continuing fire fighting operations at a house fire on Broughton Street. @CanadaBay View on Twitter [external link]
CORLETTE | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a house fire on Portside Crescent. All occupants had safely evacuated. @PortStephens View on Twitter [external link]
More than 50 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled a ferocious fire in a derelict building at Granville, in Sydney's west overnight. The blaze broke out in the two-level property in Good Street, around a quarter-to-four this morning. At least... Learn more about the More than 50 firefighters battle ferocious blaze in empty building at Granville.
GREENACRE | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire on the second level of a home on Wangee Rd. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire which has engulfed a truck on the Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont, in Sydney's inner suburbs. The flatbed truck, carrying stone and plastic, was travelling in a citybound lane of the carriageway... Learn more about the Major traffic impacts as truck catches fire on Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont.
PYRMONT | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a truck engulfed by fire on the Anzac Bridge. @cityofsydney View on Twitter [external link]
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