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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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Please join us in congratulating the 227 new firefighters who graduated today from the #FRNSW Emergency Services Academy Welcome to the team! View on Twitter [external link]
It’s a world away from speeding head-first on a sled at 130-kilometres an hour along a twisting icy track but rookie firefighter Emma Lincoln-Smith is eagerly embracing her latest challenge. The Winter Olympian is one of 227 Fire and Rescue NSW... Learn more about the Winter Olympian hurtles head-first into new career at Orchard Hills.
Sydney Swans AFLW star, Rebecca Privitelli, today has graduated as a firefighter with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), fulfilling a long-time goal to serve the community and protect the irreplaceable. The 27-year-old Centre Half Forward is one of 227 new Permanent... Learn more about the Sydney Swans AFLW star kicking goals with Fire and Rescue NSW at Orchard Hills.
CROOM (Albion Park) | #FRNSW Specialist Hazardous Materials crews are assisting after a large chemical spill at an industrial site on East West Link. View on Twitter [external link]
PROSPECT | #FRNSW FFs are providing fire protection and assistance after construction has ruptured a gas line on Lorne St. View on Twitter [external link]
NORTH PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a three car crash on James Ruse Drive. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]
The media is invited to attend the graduation of 227 new Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters tomorrow during a special ceremony at the Emergency Services Academy in Sydney’s west. The 161 men and 66 women have spent up to 14 weeks... Learn more about the 227 new firefighters set to protect the irreplaceable at Orchard Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is coordinating the deployment of additional flood teams, including international in-water rescue specialists, as parts of the state's Central West are hit hard by record river rises. A contingent of 18 Singaporean water rescue personnel arrived... Learn more about the More help on the way to flood zones as FRNSW secures extra resources at Central West & Riverina.
GLEDSWOOD HILLS | #FRNSW are responding to a house fire on Hewetson Circuit. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance are attending. @FRNSW_MS3 @CamdenCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
EPPING | #FRNSW Specialist trained Hazardous Materials FFs are assisting to decant approx 450 litres of Diesel on the M2 after a trucks fuel tank was ruptured. East bound traffic is affected. @parracity @Parramatta_News @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on Twitter [external link]
HEBERSHAM | #FRNSW are on scene at a two car crash on Carlisle Ave. One occupant is trapped, with crews working to free them. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice are in attendance @BlacktownNews @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
BYABARRA (Port Macquarie) | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a house fire on Jones Rd. @nswpolice @NSWRFS @NSWAmbulance are also attending @portmacnews View on Twitter [external link]
KUNDLE KUNDLE | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a mobile home fully involved in fire on the states mid coast. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are also attending. View on Twitter [external link]
KIRRAWEE | #FRNSW are on scene after a truck has brought down power lines on President Ave. Traffic is blocked in both directions. @nswpolice @Ausgrid View on Twitter [external link]
TERRIGAL | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a house fire on Henley Ave. View on Twitter [external link]
MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a building fire on Gladstone St. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance are also in attendance View on Twitter [external link]
CASTLE HILL | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a single car crash on the Old Northern Rd after a cars trailer has turned on its side a spilt multiple drums of oil onto the roadway. Nth bound lanes are closed. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @HornsbyCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
CAMPSIE | Final Update - #FRNSW have stabilised & rendered safe the damaged wall and floor of the building by constructing and fitting timber shoring to the external wall and floor area. The timber and workshop equipment is carried on our major structural collapse rescue truck. View on Twitter [external link]
CAMPSIE | Update 1 - Firefighters who specialise in structural collapse are working to stabilise and make safe the wall damage by the crash. #FRNSW Major Structural Collapse Rescue Truck is on scene providing timber and power equipment to facilitate the operation. View on Twitter [external link]
CAMPSIE | A car crashed into the wall of a church on Claremont St.The driver was assisted out of the vehicle by @NSWAmbulance. #FRNSW Firefighters cut away the side of the sedan to rescue the passenger. Both patients transported to hosp.FFs now working to stablise wall. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have managed to record the devastation caused by the flash-flooding which has struck the state's Central West over the past 24 hours. Driving through the tiny town of Eugowra as part of their damage assessments,... Learn more about the FRNSW assessment teams capture footage showing extent of flood damage at Central West.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews believe a faulty air conditioner started a fire that destroyed a home yesterday at Liverpool, in Sydney's south-west. Numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received about smoke issuing from the property in Mayberry Crescent shortly... Learn more about the Faulty air conditioner deemed the cause of house fire at Liverpool.
More than 30 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled a large blaze today at a construction site at Airds, in Sydney's south-west. Ten fire trucks were dispatched to the scene in Riverside Drive after the intensely hot blaze broke... Learn more about the Firefighters battle intense plastics blaze at Airds.
ST ANDREWS | #FRNSW Crews have quickly extinguished a kitchen fire preventing fire from spreading through a house on Edinburgh Cres. One occupant of the house has been treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice are also in attendance. @FRNSW_MS3 View on Twitter [external link]
AIRDS | #FRNSW Update: fire in a large quantity of plastic baffling used to build retention dams has been contained. Fire is expected to smoulder for several hours. HAZMAT on scene monitoring water run off. View on Twitter [external link]
AIRDS | #FRNSW - update 1. Fire in a large quantity of plastic tubing used in construction. The fire is outdoors is not spreading but is producing thick black smoke. Avoid the area, residence near by to close windows, doors and vents as a precaution. View on Twitter [external link]
AIRDS | #FRNSW working to extinguish a large stockpile of plastic building components that is on fire @ Riverside Dr behind the shopping centre. This fire is producing large volumes of thick black smoke. 9 fire trucks with 30 FFs on scene, the fire is contained. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) specialists have teamed up with NSW Ambulance Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT) paramedics to reach a man, trapped on a ledge by floodwaters today at Tahmoor, south-west of Sydney. The 20-year-old man found himself stranded on... Learn more about the Firefighter lowered to rescue man trapped on ledge above Mermaid Pool - Video at Tahmoor.
TAHMOOR | #FRNSW Firefighters and Paramedics have rescue a man who was trapped 25 meters down a cliff at Mermaid Pools. The gentleman is currently being assessed by paramedics but appears not to have any serious injury. View on Twitter [external link]
WARWICK FARM | #FRNSW - 6 x working to contain a fire in an abandoned motel (opp the race track ) on the Hume Highway. FFs will still conduct a search, there is significant traffic impact city bound. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]
Further Information
- For flood information and warnings, visit the NSW State Emergency Service website [external link].
- For bushfire and grass fire warnings or more information on bushfire incidents, visit the NSW Rural Fire Service website [external link].
- For the latest information on changes to traffic conditions, visit Live Traffic NSW [external link].
- During major incidents look and listen for information on TV, radio, the internet, mobile phones and neighbours.
- Call Triple Zero (000) to report all fires and emergencies.