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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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BUNGENDORE | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a two car crash with occupants trapped on Bungendore Rd. FFs will work to free the trapped occupants with Hydraulic Rescue tools. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS @ACTFireRescue View on Twitter [external link]
WILTON | #FRNSW FFs are assisting in a multi agency response to rescue a skydiver caught in trees on Picton Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWSES @NSWRFS View on Twitter [external link]
BERKELEY | #FRNSW FFs have gained fire control after a fire broke out in a unit on Winnima Way. All occupants were safely evacuated. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @Wollongong_City View on Twitter [external link]
LEADVILLE | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a cattle truck has overturned on the Golden Hwy in the states west. @NSWRFS @WarrumbungleSC View on Twitter [external link]
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has rescued two drivers and three dogs at the scene of a two-vehicle crash today near Kew, on the state's north coast. A car, towing a large trailer, and a dual-cab utility collided on... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue two drivers and three dogs from vehicle wreckage at Herons Creek.
NORTH PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house fire on Iron St. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice are attending. All occupants have been safely evacuated. @parracity @Parramatta_News View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have teamed up with Luna Park Sydney operators to conduct a safety exercise to familiarise themselves with the amusement park’s latest roller coaster. ‘The Boomerang’ was opened in October last year as one of nine... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW conducts safety familiarity exercise on Luna Park’s latest roller coaster ride at North Sydney.
BEECROFT | #FRNSW are on scene after a large tree has fallen onto a house bringing down power lines on Hull Rd. All occupants have been evacuated and an exclusion zone in place. @NSWSES @HornsbyCouncil @hornsbyadvocate View on Twitter [external link]
ORANGE | #FRNSW FFs are working to free a trapped occupant after a two vehicle crash on the Mitchell Hwy. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @Orange_Council View on Twitter [external link]
More than 40 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) stations now display traditional indigenous nation names on their trucks, alongside existing geographical names, in the first tranche of a state-wide rollout. The nation naming conventions, officially announced in a ceremony today at... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW adopts nation naming of trucks at Across NSW.
PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a unit fire on HASSALL St after multiple calls were received by 000 @parracity View on Twitter [external link]
SMEATON GRANGE | #FRNSW are on scene at a single car crash on Camden Valley Way. @NSWAmbulance @FRNSW_MS3 @CamdenCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
Media Note: correction in third paragraph to signify the inquiry's recommendations. Fire and Rescue NSW has welcomed the government’s announcement of an additional $34.3m towards its flood response capability, declaring it will fund more in-water rescue technicians, vehicles and equipment. The funding... Learn more about the Additional $34m Government funding significantly boosts Fire and Rescue NSW’s flood response capabilities at Near Goulburn.
GRANVILLE | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a house fire on Brunswick St after reports of explosions and visible flames. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @CumberlandSyd View on Twitter [external link]
ROB ROY | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a tractor fire on Rob Roy Rd. @InvShireCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are responding to a fire which engulfed a truck before spreading into bushland in South Windsor, north-west of Sydney, this afternoon. The vehicle was loaded with highly-flammable hand sanitizer when it erupted in flames while... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters extinguish grass fire burning close to homes at South Windsor.
SOUTH WINDSOR | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a truck fire on George St after multiple calls were received by 000. @HawkGazetteNews View on Twitter [external link]
MANILDRA | #FRNSW are on scene at a single vehicle crash on Henry Parkes Way with FFs working to free the trapped occupant. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @NSWRFS are in attendance. View on Twitter [external link]
ORTON PARK | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a large shipping container fire on College Rd. @BathurstCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
New video footage shows a Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew rescuing four ducklings who 'took like a duck' to a storm water drain in Sydney's west. Local residents called emergency services for help after hearing the wayward waddlers in distress... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crew rescues ducklings stuck in storm water drain at Greystanes.
BELMORE | #FRNSW Crews have responded to a machinery fire on Minnie St. Fire has been extinguished with CO2 Extinguishers. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]
ST MARYS NTH | #FRNSW FFs have extinguished a caravan on Glossop St. All occupants accounted for. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice on scene. @penrithcouncil @PenrithPress View on Twitter [external link]
AUBURN | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a house fire on Leura Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance @CumberlandSyd View on Twitter [external link]
DRUMMOYNE | #FRNSW FFs are en route to a tree that has fallen across the roadway and blocking the Gladesville Bridge. @CanadaBay @LiveTrafficNSW View on Twitter [external link]
NARRABEEN | #FRNSW are on scene after a bus has Jack knifed on Pittwater Rd. Traffic delays to be expected. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficNSW View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has extinguished a fire, which has injured two people, including a woman who escaped by leaping onto a mattress from the second floor of a Neutral Bay unit complex. More than 20 FRNSW firefighters and six... Learn more about the Woman jumps from second floor unit as fire engulfs complex on Sydney's lower north shore at Neutral Bay.
BLACKTOWN | #FRNSW crews are working to free the occupant of a car after single car crash on Sunnyholt Rd. Traffic delays to be expected. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
ST CLAIR #FRNSW are on scene at a car fire westbound on the M4. No persons trapped. @nswpolice in attendance. @LiveTrafficSyd @penrithcouncil @PenrithPress View on Twitter [external link]
BREWARRINA | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a tip fire on Charlton Rd. @brecouncil View on Twitter [external link]
MATHESON | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a truck carrying cattle has collided with a car on the Gwydir Highway. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice attending. View on Twitter [external link]
Further Information
- For flood information and warnings, visit the NSW State Emergency Service website [external link].
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