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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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MASCOT | #FRNSW are on route to motor vehicle accident Southbound on General Holmes Drive. @nswpolice are also on route. Please give way to all Emergency Vehicles, slow down and #TakeCaution driving in the area View on Twitter [external link]
MT DRUITT | #FRNSW attended a factory unit fire this morning. @nswpolice were in attendance when crews arrived to find car and tyres previously alight, smoke still issuing. 1 patient was transported to hospital by @NSWAmbulance for burns to hands. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has extinguished a unit fire in Dulwich Hill in Sydney's Inner West. Crews received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls about smoke issuing from a three-storey unit block in Denison Road at 9.30 am. On arrival, firefighters... Learn more about the Unit fire at Dulwich Hill.
A fire that ripped through a three-storey apartment building in Parramatta earlier this morning has claimed the life of a man. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls about the fire in Campbell Street around 2:45 am.... Learn more about the Fatal unit fire at Parramatta.
DULWICH HILL | HAPPENING NOW #FRNSW are on scene at unit fire on Denison Rd. FFs are extinguishing the blaze on 2nd storey, and extricated 1 resident with burns. #StaySafe View on Twitter [external link]
PARRAMATTA | #FRNSW arrived to a 3rd storey unit ablaze this early morning. FFs made entry to extinguish the fire, and ladder platform rescued a resident from a balcony. @NSWAmbulance transported 2 residents. @FRNSW and @nswpolice remain on scene to determine the cause and origin View on Twitter [external link]
CARABOST (Greater Hume) #FRNSW Rescue FFs from Tumbarumba working to free a driver who is trapped in the wreckage of a vehilce on Tumbarumb Rd. FFs are using hydraulic tools to cut the driver out with @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @NSWRFS also in attendance. @HumeCityCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
BALLADORAN | #FRNSW from Gildandra and Hazaroudous Materials response team from Dubbo are in attendance with @NSWRFS at truck leaking large quantity of cooking oil on Newell Highway. Poss caused by a damaged trailer @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on Twitter [external link]
SOUTH MAROOTA | #FRNSW specialist Hazardous Materials and Rescue units are responding to reports of a helicopter crash in a remote area. @NSWRFS @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance also attending. View on Twitter [external link]
PORT STEPHENS (Oyster Cove) | #FRNSW Firefighters working to contain an oil spill from a boat abandond on the edge of a fire trail. FFs using absorbent booms to protect waterway and are contain leaking oils with aborbents @NSWRFS and @PSCouncil Rangers also assisting. View on Twitter [external link]
SOUTH GRAFTON | #FRNSW FFs just arrived at a house well alight on Armidale St. LPG cylinders exposed.@NSWRFS assisting. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance. Ask FRNSW #safetyvisits View on Twitter [external link]
CONDELL PARK | #FRNSW fighting a fire in a warehouse @ Birch St. Seven fire trucks and approx 28 FFs working the fire. Traffic blocked on Marion and Birch Streets. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @NSWAmbulance View on Twitter [external link]
CASULA | #FRNSW on Campbelltown Road @truckcrash (on its side). FFs using cutting equipment so truck can be pulled back onto its wheels. FFs also cleaning up oil spill. @LiveTrafficSyd @nswpolice View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Strike Teams are currently on the ground, assisting residents in the Sydney streets worst affected by flooding. Dozens of FRNSW firefighters have been going door-to-door, conducting Rapid Damage Assessments (RDA’s) and offering advice and support... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW Strike Teams assessing flood damage at Windsor.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a house fire in Rockdale this morning. Crews attended the property on Kent Street around 8:10 am. On arrival, firefighters found large volumes of smoke issuing from the single-level home. Crews went to work quickly and contained... Learn more about the House fire at Rockdale .
Five additional Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Strike Teams have been sent into the Sydney flood zones today to assist clean-up and damage assessment efforts. The crews were assembled and briefed this morning at FRNSW's Emergency Services Academy at Orchard Hills. Tasked... Learn more about the Additional Fire and Rescue NSW Strike Teams deployed to flood zones at Orchard Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a house fire in Parramatta early this morning. Crews responded to the fire in a two-level property on George Street around 6.15 am. More than 30 firefighters worked to contain and extinguish the blaze which started... Learn more about the House Fire at Parramatta.
Senior Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have praised the actions of a passer-by who entered a burning house and saved a woman's life today at Batlow, in the state's south-west slopes. The local school cleaner was walking to work around... Learn more about the Firefighters praise hero neighbour after house fire at Batlow.
A joint Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and State Emergency Service in-water team has rescued two families in separate operations in the Hunter flood zones. Strike Team Charlie One, comprising two FRNSW in-water experts and two SES technicians, arrived at an... Learn more about the Firefighters and SES rescue stranded families at Hunter Valley.
More than 100 people were evacuated following a unit fire in a multi-storey residential building in Ultimo early this morning. A fire broke out in a sixth-floor unit in Quay Street around 3.15 am. A sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire.... Learn more about the 100 people evacuated following unit fire at Ultimo.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a fire at Crows Nest in Sydney where multiple people, including a baby, have been overcome by smoke. The fire broke out in a building in Clarke Street around 10am. The... Learn more about the Multiple people suffering smoke inhalation at Crows Nest.
ROCKDALE | #FRNSW on scene at a house fire on Kent Street. FFs in self contained breathing apparatus, working to extinguish the fire. @nswpolice & @NSWAmbulance are on scene. View on Twitter [external link]
Resourceful #FRNSW firefighters have used a sling and an excavator to rescue a horse that fell into a water tank today at Belimbla Park. Jester, a five-year-old Chestnut, was carefully rigged and lifted out of the tank by the crews. We understand Jester is doing well! View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have entered a burning house to search for occupants at Berkeley in the state's Illawarra. The blaze broke out in the single-level, fibro home in Leicester Street, just before 1.45pm today. Firefighters from 10 FRNSW trucks... Learn more about the Firefighters battle house fire at Berkeley.
At least two people have been injured by a gas bottle explosion in a hotel kitchen at Warners Bay, at Lake Macquarie. A man turned on the portable gas bottle to start up a deep fryer at the Hillsborough Road property... Learn more about the Two people injured in kitchen gas blast at Warners Bay.
Resourceful Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have used a sling and an excavator to rescue a horse, which fell into a water tank today at Belimbla Park, south-west of Sydney. "Jester," a five-year-old Chestnut, fell into the storage tank at... Learn more about the Resourceful firefighters rescue horse - Video at Belimbla Park.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a man stuck in a stormwater drain this morning at Naremburn, on Sydney's lower north shore. Fire trucks from Crows Nest and Lane Cove arrived in Park Road by Flat Rock Creek just... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW saves man in stormwater drain at Naremburn.
NAREMBURN | #FRNSW crews are currently at a rescue incident at Flat Rock Creek. FFs are using specialty equipment & rescue stretcher to extricate a man from the water. @NSWAmbulance & @nswpolice on scene. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews have extinguished an explosive truck fire that blocked the Pacific Highway, north of Coffs Harbour, on the state's north coast, this morning. The B-double was travelling north near Halfway Creek... Learn more about the Firefighters extinguish explosive B-double blaze at Halfway Creek.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is deploying drones over Sydney's north-west to provide flood assessments to the State Emergency Service. The FRNSW Aviation Unit has been operating Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) as "eyes in the sky" for the SES commanders,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW drones conduct reconnaissance flights for SES flood effort at McGraths Hill.
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].
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- During major incidents look and listen for information on TV, radio, the internet, mobile phones and neighbours.
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