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GREENACRE | #FRNSW crews are on scene at a four car crash on Greenacre Road. Firefighters are stabilizing one of the involved vehicles with a trapped occupant. @ourcbcity View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 09:48am • Mar 28, 2024
place Greenacre

GREYSTANES | UPDATE #FRNSW firefighters have extinguished a large truck fire on Betts Road and are currently working to contain a large spill from the trucks ruptured fuel tank. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 11:36am • Mar 27, 2024
place Greystanes

GREYSTANES | #FRNSW firefighters are working to extinguish a truck engulfed by fire on Betts Road. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 10:32am • Mar 27, 2024
place Greystanes

EDMONSON PARK | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a multi vehicle crash involving two cars and a truck on the M5 south of Moorebank Avenue. Traffic delays to be expected. @Lpool_Council View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 11:17am • Mar 26, 2024
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Fire and Rescue NSW extinguishes blaze at abandoned Riverina service station | Narrandera

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has used drone technology to inspect damage and detect hotspots after fire engulfed a former service station at Narrandera, in the state's Riverina, overnight. The blaze broke out in Larmer Street just before midnight, taking... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW extinguishes blaze at abandoned Riverina service station at Narrandera.

access_time 02:04pm • Mar 25, 2024
place Narrandera
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MASCOT | #FRNSW firefighters are working to extinguish a truck fire on Gardeners Road. @BaysideNSW View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 01:12pm • Mar 25, 2024
place Mascot

ISLINGTON | #FRNSW have commenced firefighting operations at house well involved in fire on Norfolk Avenue. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 11:35am • Mar 25, 2024
place Islington

MACQUARIE PARK | #FRNSW crews are en route to a building fire on Waterloo Road after reports of smoke issuing from a high rise building. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 10:34am • Mar 25, 2024
place Macquarie Park

MOUNT OUSLEY | #FRNSW Firefighters have commenced firefighting operations at house fully involved in fire on Dumfries Avenue. @Wollongong_City View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 01:39pm • Mar 22, 2024
place Mount Ousley

GRANVILLE | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a building fire on East Street. @parracity View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 02:40pm • Mar 21, 2024
place Granville

MERRYLANDS | #FRNSW firefighters are working to remove a tree that has fallen across Merrylands Road. @CumberlandSyd View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 02:14pm • Mar 21, 2024
place Merrylands

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]

access_time 04:23pm • Mar 20, 2024
place Campbelltown

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]

access_time 11:22am • Mar 20, 2024
place Claymore

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]

access_time 11:43am • Mar 19, 2024
place Umina

ERSKINEVILLE | #FRNSW firefighters have extinguished a unit fire on Charles Street. All persons safely evacuated. @cityofsydney View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 10:10am • Mar 19, 2024
place Erskineville
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Mamma Mia! Three-year-old girl surprises firefighters with her safety knowledge | Blue Haven

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.

access_time 05:38pm • Mar 18, 2024
place Blue Haven
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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]

access_time 02:22pm • Mar 18, 2024
place Northbridge
An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW investigators probe cause of fire in car workshop
Fire and Rescue NSW investigators probe cause of fire in car workshop | Wetherill Park

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.

access_time 10:48am • Mar 18, 2024
place Wetherill Park
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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]

access_time 10:43am • Mar 18, 2024
place Wetherill Park

SEFTON | #FRNSW are continuing firefighting operations at a house fire on Batt Street. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 08:49am • Mar 18, 2024
place Sefton

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]

access_time 02:37pm • Mar 15, 2024

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]

access_time 11:43am • Mar 15, 2024
An image relating to the news item Man injured as e-bike explodes into flames in south-west Sydney apartment
Man injured as e-bike explodes into flames in south-west Sydney apartment | Bankstown

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.

access_time 04:38pm • Mar 14, 2024
place Bankstown
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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]

access_time 09:19am • Mar 14, 2024
place Maitland

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]

access_time 08:24am • Mar 14, 2024
place Bankstown

YENNORA | #FRNSW crews are responding to reports of a building fire on Larra Street. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 11:56am • Mar 13, 2024
place Yennora
An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW rescues pet cat from fire-ravaged home
Fire and Rescue NSW rescues pet cat from fire-ravaged home | Concord

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.

access_time 02:27pm • Mar 12, 2024
place Concord
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CONCORD | #FRNSW crews are continuing fire fighting operations at a house fire on Broughton Street. @CanadaBay View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 12:46pm • Mar 12, 2024
place Concord

CORLETTE | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a house fire on Portside Crescent. All occupants had safely evacuated. @PortStephens View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 09:11am • Mar 12, 2024
place Corlette
An image relating to the news item More than 50 firefighters battle ferocious blaze in empty building
More than 50 firefighters battle ferocious blaze in empty building | Granville

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.

access_time 08:32am • Mar 12, 2024
place Granville
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