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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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YOUNG | #FRNSW FFs have put in place fire protection after a gas line was ruptured on Demondrille St. @HilltopsCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
JANNALI | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a house fire on Sutherland Rd. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are attending. View on Twitter [external link]
LIDCOMBE | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a car has crashed into a house on John St. No persons trapped or injured. @CumberlandSyd View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a fire that's engulfed a villa in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Mount Hutton. Just after 9am, eight fire trucks responded to the Cowmeadow Road address after numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were... Learn more about the Firefighters battling villa fire at Mount Hutton.
CARDIFF HEIGHTS | #FRNSW Crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Main Rd. @lakemac View on Twitter [external link]
WATTLE GROVE | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a truck fire, city bound on the Heathcote Rd on ramp to the M5. Traffic delays to be expected. @nswpolice are on scene. @Lpool_Council View on Twitter [external link]
GEORGES HALL | #FRNSW Responded to reports of smoke issuing from a property on Haig Ave. 20 FFs worked to extinguish the fire. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice were on scene. @ourcbcity @CB_Express View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will release confronting video of a fire simulation involving a Christmas tree and decorations, demonstrating how quickly and easily safety shortcuts can lead to real-life emergencies in our homes. A senior FRNSW firefighter will also provide... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT: House fire demo reinforces the need to prioritise safety this Christmas at Sydney (CBD).
CANLEY HEIGHTS | #FRNSW are on scene after a multi car crash on St Johns Rd. Specialist Rescue FFs are working to free trapped occupants from a car. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are in attendance. View on Twitter [external link]
TURRAMURRA | #FRNSW Crews have extinguished a kitchen fire in a unit on Rohini St. All occupants were safely evacuated. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are on scene. @krgcouncil View on Twitter [external link]
ENGADINE | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a blaze in the back of a recycling truck on Anzac Ave View on Twitter [external link]
BOREE CREEK | #FRNSW are responding to reports of a single vehicle crash after a car has left the road and collided with a tree on Boree Creek Rd. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are also attending. View on Twitter [external link]
FINLEY | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a tip truck has rolled over on Fuller Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending. View on Twitter [external link]
More than 80 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have fought a large blaze in a scrap metal yard at Blacktown, in Sydney's west, overnight. FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about a building on fire and a large pall... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews battle large scrap metal blaze at Blacktown.
YENNORA | #FRNSW crews are en route to a factory fire after multiple calls were received by 000 reporting large volumes of thick black smoke on The Promenade. @fairfieldtoday View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a six-week-old kitten which fell into a cavity wall at a unit block in Sydney's inner west. Firefighters attended the complex on Burwood Road, Burwood, just after 8am today, straight after a resident... Learn more about the FRNSW firefighters rescue kitten stuck in cavity wall at Burwood.
ASHMONT | #FRNSW are working to extinguish a house fire on Blakemore Ave. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are on scene. @WaggaCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
WOLLONGONG | #FRNSW Crews will be working along side @NSWRFS today conducting hazard reductions across the Greater Wollongong Region. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire which threatened to destroy a chemical recycling plant in Sydney's west overnight. More than 50 firefighters and 12 FRNSW trucks attacked the blaze, which broke out on Christie Street in St... Learn more about the FRNSW prevents bin fire from engulfing recycling plant at St Marys.
MAITLAND | #FRNSW Specialist Hazardous Materials FFs are working to remove and make safe a spill of Hydrochloric Acid. All persons have been evacuated from the immediate area. @MaitlandCouncil @MaitlandMercury View on Twitter [external link]
ASQUITH | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a two car crash on the Pacific Hwy. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are both in assisting. @HornsbyCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used hydraulic tools to cut a driver free from the wreckage of a two truck crash on the M1 at Cowan, north of Sydney. A pantech and a B-double tanker, carrying combustible oil, collided... Learn more about the FRNSW rescues driver trapped in truck after M1 crash at Cowan.
LA PEROUSE | #HAZARD REDUCTION | National Parks and Wildlife are have commenced a contolled burn to reduce the fuel load in the Kamay Botany Bay National Park. There is smoke in the area the fire is in its containment lines. @nswenviromedia View on Twitter [external link]
PYMBLE | #FRNSW 50 FFs have worked alongside @NSWRFS to conduct a hazard reduction today on Beechworth Rd. @krgcouncil View on Twitter [external link]
BAULKHAM HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are attending a crash between a truck and motorcycle on the M2. Traffic is delayed. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are on scene @TheHillsCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
GREENACRE | #FRNSW are on scene at a single car crash where the car has left the roadway and driven through a fence on Roberts Rd. No persons are trapped. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are attending. @CB_Express View on Twitter [external link]
WETHERILL PARK | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a truck fire after a semi trailer was engulfed by flames on Newton Rd. @nswpolice are on scene. @fairfieldtoday @LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]
ALLAMBIE HEIGHTS | #FRNSW have contained a fire in a 3 level commercial building with multiple occupancies on Rodbourough Rd using 14 fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters it took approx 2 hours. No inuries reported, will take some time to get complete extinguishment. View on Twitter [external link]
We're delivering an early Christmas gift to the Kingdom of Bhutan by donating 2000 firefighter uniforms. The project is the brainchild of #FRNSW Senior Firefighter Tom Wilson who visited Bhutan as a university student and saw the challenges facing Bhutan's volunteer firefighters. View on Twitter [external link]
TELARAH (Maitland) | #FRNSW eight fire trucks and approx 30 FFs working to contain a fire in single level home that is totally involved in fire on Raymond St. Adjoining homes are underthreat and are a priority for FFs to protect. @LiveTrafficNSW @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice View on Twitter [external link]
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