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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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HOWLONG | @FRNSW Jude Road, factory fire in progress, crews in offensive firefighting operations with two lengths of hose. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:53am • Jul 25, 2023
place Howlong

WYEE | @FRNSW Hue Hue Rd, single vehicle accident, one person trapped in car, crews on scene working toward extraction. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:17am • Jul 25, 2023
place Wyee

ELIZABETH BAY | @FRNSW Billyard Ave, fire in a 4th level apartment of an 8 level block. Fire extinguished by installed sprinklers and 1 line of hose. Salvage work and investigations are continuing. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:16am • Jul 25, 2023
place Elizabeth Bay

MERRYLANDS | @FRNSW Robertson Street, single level house destroyed by fire, all occupants accounted for. Crews remaining in attendance to complete salvage work. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:10am • Jul 25, 2023
place Merrylands

ST MARYS | @FRNSW Queen Street, car into a shop, one person removed from vehicle by rescue crews, police are remaining on scene. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:40pm • Jul 24, 2023
place St Marys

MARRICKVILLE | Update 1 - Fire extinguished in unit. One person #smokeinhalation and #burns to hands @NSWAmbulance now treating. @2GB873 @abcsydney @dailytelegraph @smh @InnerWestNews @IWCouncil View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:28pm • Jul 24, 2023
place Marrickville

MARRICKVILLE | @FRNSW Cahill Place, unit fire in progress, crews in offensive firefighting mode, one person treated for smoke inhalation.@InnerWestNews View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:11pm • Jul 24, 2023
place Marrickville

MARRICKVILLE | Firefighters attacking #UNITFIRE on Cahill place. #FRNSW has six with 22 working on the incident. @InnerWestNews @IWCouncil @2GB873 @abcsydney @2SM1269 @dailytelegraph @smh one person with smoke inhalation View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:06pm • Jul 24, 2023
place Marrickville

TUNCURRY | @FRNSW Manning Street, building fire in progress, crews on site in offensive mode in the kitchen area. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 04:16pm • Jul 24, 2023
place Tuncurry

NEWCASTLE EAST | @FRNSW Parnell Place, smoke filled building evacuated, investigations reveal an electrical fault, power isolated to premises. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 02:59pm • Jul 24, 2023
place Newcastle East

WORONORA | @FRNSW Prince Edward Park Rd, fuel spillage at the boat shed, crews working to render safe. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 12:36pm • Jul 24, 2023
place Woronora

BLACKTOWN | @FRNSW Indigo way, garage and fence fire extinguished 2 lines on hose, main residence unaffected. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 05:48am • Jul 24, 2023
place Blacktown

STRATHFIELD | @FRNSW Rochester Street, two vehicle motor vehicle accident, one car on side, crews at work with hydraulic tools.@InnerWestNews @IWCouncil View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:24pm • Jul 23, 2023
place Strathfield

INGELBURN | @FRNSW Cumberland Rd, fire in a shed close to the main residence, extinguished two lines of house. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 11:52am • Jul 23, 2023

SADLIER | @FRNSW Euraka Cresent, fire in progress at a single level property, crews in offensive mode. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:26am • Jul 23, 2023

AIRDS | @FRNSW Dangar Way, house fire in progress, crews at work in offensive mode with two lines of house. All occupants accounted for, adjoining property unaffected, investigations are continuing. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:06am • Jul 23, 2023
place Airds

LEPPINGTON | @FRNSW Camden Valley Way, 3 vehicle motor vehicle accident, rescue in progress, ambulance on site.@LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:49pm • Jul 22, 2023
place Leppington

BUDGEE BUDGEE | @FRNSW Quarry Lane, fire at a large business in progress, crews in an offensive firefighting mode. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 05:35pm • Jul 22, 2023
place Budgee Budgee

WEROMBI | @FRNSW Rapleys loop road, shed and a wood splitter alight, crews commencing offensive firefighting tactics. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 03:46pm • Jul 22, 2023

COWRA | @FRNSW Holman Place, fire in a kitchen, extinguished by a CO2 extinguisher, area has been ventilated. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 03:37pm • Jul 22, 2023
place Cowra

BELLAMBI | @FRNSW Rothery Street, fire in a kitchen extinguished with one CO2 extinguisher. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 01:20pm • Jul 22, 2023
place Bellambi

MINTO | @FRNSW Huntsmore Road, large number of pallets alight, extinguished 3 lines of hose from foam producing appliances. No other property affected. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 05:44am • Jul 22, 2023
place Minto

KENTLYN | @FRNSW Georges River Rd, house fire in progress, crews in offensive mode. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 07:29pm • Jul 21, 2023
place Kentlyn

BLACKTOWN | @FRNSW Patrick Street, fire in a storeroom of a multi leveled building, offensive firefighting in progress. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 05:53pm • Jul 21, 2023
place Blacktown
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Electric scooter battery suspected to have sparked unit blaze | Wentworthville

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators suspect a fire which damaged a unit at Wentworthville, in Sydney's west, today may have been sparked by an electric scooter. Twenty-eight firefighters and seven fire trucks were deployed to attack the blaze, which broke... Learn more about the Electric scooter battery suspected to have sparked unit blaze at Wentworthville.

access_time 02:11pm • Jul 21, 2023
place Wentworthville
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Fire and Rescue NSW retrieves wayward waddlers from drain | Goonellabah

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have today rescued three ducklings that fell into a drain at Goonellabah, in the state's Northern Rivers. A postman was travelling on Rouse Road, near Pleasant Street, around 8am, when he noticed the mother duck... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW retrieves wayward waddlers from drain at Goonellabah.

access_time 01:50pm • Jul 21, 2023
place Goonellabah
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SYDNEY CITY | @FRNSW Shelley Street, electrical fire in a major switchboard, building evacuated while power is switched off and salvage work is completed. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 09:39am • Jul 21, 2023

HEBERSHAM | @FRNSW Redditch Cresent, car fire in progress, crews on scene getting to work. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:24am • Jul 21, 2023
place Hebersham

EPPING | @FRNSW Blaxland Road, fire in an abandoned property, two lines of hoses at work. View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 06:30pm • Jul 20, 2023
place Epping

CHULLORA | @FRNSW Anzac Street, factory fire in progress, crews on scene getting to work, all occupants have been evacuated.@CB_Express View on Twitter [external link]

access_time 02:46pm • Jul 20, 2023
place Chullora

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