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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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LANSVALE | #FRNSW crews are working with @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance following a serious three-car crash on the Hume Hwy. The road will be closed westbound for sometime. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a truck fire near Maclean on the state's north coast. The fire broke out just before 5am today on the Pacific Highway at Chatsworth Island. The truck's trailer, loaded with beer and dog food,... Learn more about the Truck Fire at Chatsworth.
ST MARYS | #FRNSW crews are assisting @NSWAmbulance paramedics with the treatment of a resident of a house on Gidley St after they burnt their hands severely while barbecuing. View on Twitter [external link]
MOUNT ANNAN | A car has crashed into the back of a truck on Narellan Rd trapping the driver. #FRNSW rescue crews are setting up to extricate him. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have helped rescue a woman from a car that crashed, becoming suspended on a fence at Mosman, on Sydney's north shore. The 70-year-old woman reversed out of her garage in Awaba Street just after 11am... Learn more about the Woman rescued - car caught in fence at Mosman.
Fire and Rescue NSW (RNSW) has caught and removed a venomous snake from a home at Camden South in Sydney's southwest today. A Brown snake had become entangled in garden netting after exiting the residential property in Arndell Street just after... Learn more about the Snake with poisonality removed from home at Camden South.
CHARLES STURT UNI | Four #FRNSW crews from Wagga and Turvey Park are investigating a fire involving various chemicals at a building within the university precinct. 100 people have self evacuated. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has removed a cookie cutter from a young girl's hand in Rydalmere in western Sydney this morning. Crews were called to the rescue incident on South Street at 7.40 am. The two-year-old girl was extremely distressed and... Learn more about the Cookie Cutter Rescue at Rydalmere.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a unit fire in Mount Pritchard in Sydney's south-west last night. Numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received about the fire on Meldrum Avenue just after 7:00 pm. When crews arrived on-scene, they reported large volumes... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Mount Pritchard.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a large fire at Irrawang Public School in Raymond Terrace near Newcastle last night. Firefighters arrived on-scene and found a demountable building well alight on Geer Street just after 10:30 pm More than 25... Learn more about the School Fire at Raymond Terrace.
MANILLA | #FRNSW is in attendance at a single car crash on Halls Creek Road. One person is injured and being treated by @NSWAmbulance. View on Twitter [external link]
PADSTOW | #FRNSW crews from Sydneys south-west are working to contain and extinguish a house fire on Rivenoak Ave. The house is a duplex and its well alight. View on Twitter [external link]
WILBERFORCE | #FRNSW HAZMAT crews are assessing numerous unmarked drums that have been found washed up on a property on Lock Rd. Firefighters will use an RPAS (drone) to attempt to identify the substance(s). View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) are managing a Hazmat emergency involving a sewerage truck at Cobargo on the State's south coast. The truck crashed on the side of the Princess Highway one kilometre south of Cobargo causing the overturned trailer to... Learn more about the Truck Crash at Cobargo.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to a six-vehicle motor vehicle crash in North Wollongong earlier today. The crash occurred on the University Avenue off-ramp on the Princess Highway. One person was treated by NSW Ambulance and transported to hospital. One of... Learn more about the Six Vehicle Car Crash at North Wollongong.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is battling a fire in an underground car park at Newcastle East. More than 30 firefighters are on scene at the four-level unit block in Colliers Close. Thick black smoke is issuing from the premises where... Learn more about the Underground Carpark Fire at Newcastle East.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) remains in the flood-affected zones of the Northern Rivers and the Hawkesbury today continuing to help with the mammoth clean-up effort. For more than a week, FRNSW crews have joined with residents, the Australian Defence Force,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW continues flood clean-up at Northern Rivers/Hawkesbury.
NEWCASTLE | Multiple cars are alight in an underground car park under a block of apartments on Colliers Close. #FRNSW crews have evacuated from their units people using ladders due to smoke logging. Thick black smoke is reported in the area. View on Twitter [external link]
WYONG | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a house fire on Leppington St. The house is well alight, crews are inside searching for occupants. @nswpolice and @NSWAmbulance also in attendance. View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has prevented a deep fryer fire in a Kebab shop from spreading to nearby properties at Enfield in Sydney's inner west earlier today. Shops on adjoining sides of the Kebab Shop were evacuated as crews checked... Learn more about the Nearby properties saved from Kebab shop fire at Enfield.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have overcome heavy fire conditions to extinguish a blaze at a house in Ingleburn in South Western Sydney overnight. Fire crews arrived at Piggott Way to find a two-storey house engulfed with flames just before... Learn more about the House Fire at Ingleburn .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has extinguished a fire on the top floor of a three-storey apartment building at Hamilton South in Newcastle. Firefighters quickly gained entry to the smoke-filled Fowler Street unit to find an unattended stove on fire, just... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Hamilton South.
One person has died and three more people have been hospitalised after an intense fire in a Newtown boardinghouse overnight. The blaze engulfed the two level building at the corner of Albermarle and Probert Streets around 1am. Flames quickly spread throughout the... Learn more about the Boardinghouse fire at Newtown.
BANKSTOWN | #FRNSW crews are working to extinguish a fire in an underground garage below a three level apartment block on Chapel Rd. View on Twitter [external link]
A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after being involved in a crash between a car and a minibus at Uralla in the state's Northern Tablelands earlier today. Firefighters provided emergency medical care to the female patient after arriving first on... Learn more about the Car Crash-Pedestrian injured at Uralla.
GLEBE | #FRNSW crews are in attendance at a house fire on Arundel St. At least three people are affected by smoke, crews have entered the house which is well alight to search for other occupants. @NSWAmbulance and @nswpolice in attendance. View on Twitter [external link]
LEUMEAH | Two cars and two trucks have crashed on Rose Payten Drive. One person is trapped and being treated by @NSWAmbulance and released by #FRNSW rescue crews. View on Twitter [external link]
KURRI KURRI | Multiple #FRNSW crews from the area are responding to reports of a house that is well alight on Booth St. Numerous triple zero (000) calls have been received. View on Twitter [external link]
REDHEAD | #FRNSW rescue crews are working with @NSWAmbulance to extricate an injured teenage girl near Beach Rd after a paragliding accident. View on Twitter [external link]
KURRI KURRI | Multiple #FRNSW crews from the Central Coast are responding to reports of a house that is well alight on Booth St. Numerous triple zero (000) calls have been received. 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.