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Hornsby Fire Station has received a new, state-of-the-art Aerial Platform to tackle high-rise emergencies in Sydney’s north. Valued at $2.5 million dollars, the high-tech appliance is one of four new Aerial Platforms purchased by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW). The others will... Learn more about the New $2.5m Aerial Platform arrives at Hornsby Fire Station at Hornsby.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are assisting Police to determine the cause of a fatal house fire last night at Yamba, on the state's north coast. Just after 9pm, fire crews from Yamba, Maclean and Grafton were dispatched to the... Learn more about the Fire investigators determining cause of fatal blaze at Yamba.
A Fire and Rescue NSW crew from Wollongong is hell-bent on turning the tables when it competes in this week’s Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) Challenge in Adelaide. Along with Broken Hill and a combined Region South team, the Wollongong firefighters... Learn more about the FRNSW crews head to Adelaide hunting top rescue honours at Adelaide.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding homeowners to heed its warnings about the dangers of Lithium-Ion batteries following another two dangerous fires at the weekend. In the first incident, a blaze broke out in the garage of a home in... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW reinforces Lithium-Ion battery safety warnings after another two dangerous incidents at Bass Hill and Orange.
A special milestone for Thirroul Fire Station will take place this weekend as it celebrates its first 100 years of operation. The first firefighters were stationed there in 1923, with the original crew working from a small garage, equipped only with... Learn more about the Thirroul Fire Station celebrates 100 years at Thirroul.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have responded to a bus crash at Drummoyne, in Sydney's inner west. The vehicle collided with a ute and a car near the intersection of Victoria Road and Lyons Road just before 12:30pm. The bus... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to bus crash at Drummoyne.
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters have raised over $100,000 for Burns Unit victims, through their annual 400in4 Charity ride and Ultra-marathon runner Rob Mason. In March this year, 28 FRNSW and ACT Firefighters set up base camp at the NRMA Jindabyne... Learn more about the Firefighters raise over $100,000 for burns victims through charity bike ride at .
More than 70 people have been evacuated as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews work to contain toxic chemicals at an apartment building in Sydney's inner west. Emergency services were called around 11:15am to the complex on Parramatta Road, Camperdown, where... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to hazardous chemical incident in Sydney's inner west at Camperdown.
The quick actions of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have stopped a fire in a unit at Kingsgrove, in Sydney's south, from spreading to adjoining homes. The blaze tore through the garage of the two-storey Morgan Street property around 7:20am... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW prevents unit blaze from spreading to neighbouring homes at Kingsgrove.
A working smoke alarm has saved the life of a woman during a unit fire this morning at Plumpton in Sydney's west. The alarm began sounding in the Woodvale Close home just before 5am. The woman, aged in her 50's, woke to... Learn more about the Working smoke alarm saves woman's life during unit fire at Plumpton.
Fire protection for the community of Kurri Kurri, in the Hunter Valley, has been significantly bolstered by the arrival of a state-of-the-art Fire and Rescue NSW Bushfire Tanker. The Isuzu multi-purpose four-wheel-drive is one of 18 new firefighting appliances, each valued... Learn more about the Another new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker for the Hunter at Kurri Kurri.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have extinguished a fire in an historic hotel in Newcastle, in the state's Hunter region. More than 40 firefighters responded to the incident at the almost 150-year-old pub on Berner Street, Merewether, just before... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish blaze in historic pub at Merewether.
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) canine unit today is at the scene of a fatal house fire at Johns River, on the state's mid-coast. A man, aged in his 70s, was killed in the blaze which engulfed the property on... Learn more about the Elderly man identified as victim of third fatal house fire in NSW this winter at Johns River.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have revived a family pet they rescued from a burning house at Kellyville Ridge, in Sydney's north-west. More than 30 firefighters were called in to attack the blaze in Olea Street around 4am. Two adults,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews save precious pet's life after family home impacted by fire at Kellyville Ridge.
Fire and Rescue NSW's station at Picton, in Sydney's south-west, has received another upgrade with the arrival of a new state-of-the-art, light Bushfire Tanker. The new Tanker, built on an Isuzu chassis by Macarthur company, Alphatex Industries, replaces the older Mitsubishi... Learn more about the New Light Bushfire Tanker at Picton.
The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) station at Ballina is boasting an impressive addition to its fleet, a $530-thousand-dollar Bushfire Tanker, designed to extinguish blazes safely and more efficiently. The Isuzu four-wheel-drive is designed to operate in rugged conditions, allowing firefighters... Learn more about the New, state-of-the-art Bushfire Tanker at Ballina.
Tarro Fire Station has received another fleet upgrade with the arrival of a new, state-of-the-art light Bushfire Tanker. The truck is one of 18 new firefighting appliances being deployed across NSW to help better protect communities during bushfires and other emergencies. The... Learn more about the New $530,000 Bushfire Tanker arrives in station at Tarro.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have extinguished a house fire at Balmain, in Sydney's inner west. Approximately 20 firefighters, using four fire trucks and an aerial pumper, responded to the blaze in Terry Street, near Schultz Street, just after... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW contains house fire in Sydney's inner west at Balmain.
There was a round of 'a-paws' for Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews on the Central Coast yesterday when they rescued a pet dog and bird from a house fire. Seven fire appliances, including an aerial platform, rushed to the two-storey... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue pet Poodle and Cockatiel from Central Coast house fire - (updating pet details) at Springfield.
More than 100 people have been evacuated from a building in the Sydney CBD as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews respond to a gas leak. Firefighters were called around 9:40am to Art Gallery Road after a main gas line had... Learn more about the Gallery and café evacuated after gas line ruptured at Sydney CBD.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are working with NSW Police to establish the cause of a fatal house fire in Sydney’s north-west today. Firefighters were called just after 10:30am to Church Street, Ryde, where a small blaze had broken out... Learn more about the Woman dies in house fire in Sydney's north-west at Ryde.
Five people have narrowly escaped a major house fire overnight at Mount Riverview in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Seven Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) units, including an aerial platform, rushed to Outlook Avenue around 10pm and found the top... Learn more about the Five people escape house fire at Mount Riverview.
Four Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have each been awarded an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for their commitments to service delivery and training, capability in rural communities, high-rise fire safety, and the mentoring of new female firefighters. The recipients... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters recognised in King’s Birthday honour roll at .
The bravery and dedication of 57 firefighters from the lower Hunter region during the Black Summer bushfire crisis have been recognised during a special Fire and Rescue NSW award function last night. FRNSW firefighters, from a range of fire stations across... Learn more about the Lower Hunter firefighters honoured during Black Summer awards ceremony at Cessnock.
Firefighters have carried an unconscious man to safety from a burning home at Engadine, in Sydney's south last night. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews were called to a house on fire in Dobell Road at 6.30pm. Neighbours told firefighters a... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue man from burning home at Engadine .
A family has been forced to shelter on an apartment balcony after an eScooter caught alight overnight at a home in Sydney's Inner West. The family was alerted to the fire in the unit's laundry by a working smoke alarm. Fire and... Learn more about the Working smoke alarm saves family from eScooter fire at CHISWICK.
A woman has escaped a house fire at Liverpool, in Sydney's south-west, today thanks to a working smoke alarm. The resident was inside the weatherboard home in Vincent Avenue when the alarm sounded around 2pm today. She was able to self-evacuate and... Learn more about the Working smoke alarm saves woman's life at Liverpool .
Fire and Rescue NSW will honour 57 firefighters, from the lower Hunter Valley, for their efforts combatting the Black Summer bushfires, during a function tomorrow night at Cessnock. The firefighters, both permanent and on-call crewmembers from Metro North 3, will be... Learn more about the Hunter firefighters to be honoured for Black Summer bushfire bravery at Cessnock.
One person has died, and two children have been rescued by firefighters, from a house fire at Orange in the NSW Central Tablelands this morning. Shortly before 6:00am, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) arrived at a house in Pimpala Place that... Learn more about the Confirmed fatality from a housefire in regional NSW at ORANGE .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) specialist fire investigators have determined that a fire that damaged three units in Villawood and resulted in the evacuation of 50 people was caused by an overload of power boards. FRNSW firefighters responded to a... Learn more about the Overloaded Power boards cause unit fire at Villawood .
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