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PARKES | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a bitumen fire on Mathews Street. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 09:36am • Mar 11, 2024
place Parkes

NORTH STRATHHFIELD | #FRNSW have commenced fire fighting operations at a commercial kitchen fire on George Street. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 08:15am • Mar 11, 2024

SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE | #FRNSW have extinguished a car fire on the M4. All occupants were safely out of the vehicle. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 01:08pm • Mar 08, 2024
place South Wentworthville
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Firefighters rescue couple trapped in car crash wreckage | Merrylands

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have cut open a car to rescue an injured couple after a road crash this morning at Merrylands in Sydney's west. When a fire truck from Parramatta and a Technical Rescue crew from Liverpool arrived... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue couple trapped in car crash wreckage at Merrylands.

access_time 02:57pm • Mar 07, 2024
place Merrylands
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LEUMEAH | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a car that has been engulfed by fire on Flynn Crescent. @campbelltownnsw View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 09:07am • Mar 07, 2024
place Leumeah

MELROSE PARK | #FRNSW have commenced fire fighting operations at a house fire on Cobham Avenue. @CityofRyde View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 01:02pm • Mar 06, 2024
place Melrose Park

NARRABEEN | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a truck has taken out powerlines on Pittwater Road. Traffic is affected in both directions. @beachescouncil View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 12:05pm • Mar 06, 2024
place Narrabeen
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Veteran firefighter appointed FRNSW Deputy Commissioner | Sydney

Veteran Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighter, Paul McGuiggan AFSM, has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Commissioner – Field Operations. The appointment sees Mr McGuiggan rise from Assistant Commissioner – Metropolitan Operations and will take effect immediately. Deputy Commissioner McGuiggan... Learn more about the Veteran firefighter appointed FRNSW Deputy Commissioner at Sydney.

access_time 03:13pm • Mar 05, 2024
place Sydney
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An image relating to the news item Appeal for extra caution around battery use after apparent first Lithium-Ion fire deaths in NSW
Appeal for extra caution around battery use after apparent first Lithium-Ion fire deaths in NSW | Teralba

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to be extra cautious after what appear to be the state’s first recorded deaths in a Lithium-Ion battery-related fire last week. About 4.10am on Thursday 29 February, four people were inside a... Learn more about the Appeal for extra caution around battery use after apparent first Lithium-Ion fire deaths in NSW at Teralba.

access_time 02:28pm • Mar 05, 2024
place Teralba
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Fire and Rescue NSW stabilises partially-collapsed building | Rockdale

An operation, led by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), has shored up a large building, which partially collapsed in Sydney's south last week, with the site stabilised and handed back to its managers. The two-storey office block in West Botany Street,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW stabilises partially-collapsed building at Rockdale.

access_time 01:48pm • Mar 04, 2024
place Rockdale
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SOLDIERS POINT | #FRNSW Firefighters are continuing fire fighting operations at a house fire on Bagnall Avenue. @PortStephens View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 12:35pm • Mar 04, 2024
place Soldiers Point

YAGOONA | #FRNSW crews are working to free trapped occupants after a two car crash on Highland Avenue. @LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 11:03am • Mar 04, 2024
place Yagoona
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Victorian bushfire zones
Fire and Rescue NSW crews heading home from Victorian bushfire zones | Raglan, Victoria

Senior Victorian firefighting officials have thanked NSW crews for their assistance, dealing with that state’s challenging bushfire crisis this week. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Strike Team of five crews, from Windsor, Picton, the Central Coast, Albury and Wagga Wagga,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews heading home from Victorian bushfire zones at Raglan, Victoria.

access_time 02:33pm • Mar 01, 2024
place Raglan, Victoria
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW responds to partial building collapse
Fire and Rescue NSW responds to partial building collapse | Rockdale

Specialist Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a partial building collapse at Rockdale, in Sydney's south. 20 firefighters, including Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) specialists, and six fire trucks responded to the incident in an industrial... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to partial building collapse at Rockdale.

access_time 11:28am • Mar 01, 2024
place Rockdale
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ROCKDALE | #FRNSW have set up an exclusion zone on West Botany St after a building has become destabilized and is showing signs of structural collapse. This will be a protracted incident with operations to continue throughout the day. @BaysideNSW View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:24am • Mar 01, 2024
place Rockdale
An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW reunites missing exotic bird with its owner
Fire and Rescue NSW reunites missing exotic bird with its owner | Auburn

The 'im-peck-able' efforts of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and NSW Police have seen an exotic bird reunited with its owner, four days after it vanished from a home in Sydney's west. The two-year-old turquoise-fronted amazon, named 'Skittles,' was being... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW reunites missing exotic bird with its owner at Auburn.

access_time 03:06pm • Feb 28, 2024
place Auburn
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RIVERSTONE | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a large scrap metal fire on Loftus Street. @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 09:45am • Feb 28, 2024
place Riverstone

NEWTOWN | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a car fire on a roof top carpark on Carillon Avenue. @cityofsydney View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 09:07am • Feb 28, 2024
place Newtown
An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone
Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone | NSW

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today is deploying a Strike Team to western Victoria, where it will help protect communities facing a bushfire emergency and forecast of extreme heat in coming days. Fifteen firefighters and three incident management experts will deploy... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone at NSW.

access_time 03:41pm • Feb 27, 2024
place NSW
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NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW deploys Strike Team to Victorian bushfire zone. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today is deploying a Strike Team to western Victoria, where it will help protect communities facing a bushfire emergency and forecast of extrem... View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 03:37pm • Feb 27, 2024
An image relating to the news item Firefighters stop blaze spreading to Lithium-Ion battery storage site
Firefighters stop blaze spreading to Lithium-Ion battery storage site | Rydalmere

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a large blaze in an industrial complex, at Rydalmere, in Sydney's west, preventing flames from spreading to stocks of Lithium-Ion batteries. The blaze broke out in a unit in South Street, just after... Learn more about the Firefighters stop blaze spreading to Lithium-Ion battery storage site at Rydalmere.

access_time 02:46pm • Feb 26, 2024
place Rydalmere
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RYDALMERE | #FRNSW 15 firetrucks and more than 50 firefighters are currently on scene working to extinguish a large building fire on South Street. @parracity View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 08:07am • Feb 26, 2024
place Rydalmere

RT @NSWRFS: Watch & Act: Twelve Mile Rd, Collingullie (Wagga Wagga)Firefighters are on scene of a fire burning near Twelve Mile Rd, Collin View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 02:17pm • Feb 23, 2024

BOSSLEY PARK | #FRNSW Firefighters have set up an exclusion zone after a gas main was ruptured on Barrington Street. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 02:17pm • Feb 22, 2024
place Bossley Park

FAIRFIELD HEIGHTS | #FRNSW Crews remain on scene at a house fire on Dawson St. All occupants have been accounted for. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:24am • Feb 22, 2024
place Fairfield Heights

FAIRFIELD WEST | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after a multi car crash on Gurney Crescent. All occupants are safely out of the vehicles. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 03:04pm • Feb 21, 2024
place Fairfield West
An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW contains chemical spill at high school
Fire and Rescue NSW contains chemical spill at high school | Hurstville

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a chemical spill at a school in Sydney's south, which caused 28 people to feel unwell this afternoon. A 600 millilitre bottle of benzyl chloride, a chemical sometimes used to make dyes and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW contains chemical spill at high school at Hurstville.

access_time 02:56pm • Feb 21, 2024
place Hurstville
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters save residents from burning unit block
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters save residents from burning unit block | Parramatta

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used ladders to rescue six people from their balconies as fire erupted in a unit block in Sydney's west overnight. More than 40 firefighters and 12 fire trucks were deployed to Grose Street, North... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters save residents from burning unit block at Parramatta .

access_time 01:41pm • Feb 21, 2024
place Parramatta
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TURRAMURRA area | #FRNSW, @krgcouncil and RMS working to clean up a long oil spill on the route between Mona Vale Road at St Ives and Hornsby... keep an eye, drive slow, stay safe...@LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 04:01pm • Feb 20, 2024

MILPERRA | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a multi car crash on Milperra Road. @ourcbcity @LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 12:16pm • Feb 20, 2024
place Milperra

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