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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will provide an opportunity for media to interview some of the firefighters who played key roles in responding to last week's Surry Hills fire emergency. **WHEN: ** 10am TODAY (Friday 2 June 2023) WHERE: City of Sydney Fire Station 211-217... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT (TODAY): Opportunity to interview Surry Hills firefighting heroes at City of Sydney FS.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging all Australians to check their home’s smoke alarms are in working order this winter by testing the devices on Thursday 1 June, the first day of winter. The public is being urged to jointly... Learn more about the “Sound the Alarm – Are You Ready?” Are your home’s smoke alarms in working order? at NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has released new video of make-safe demolition works at the scene of last week's major fire in Surry Hills, near the Sydney CBD. The footage has been captured using FRNSW's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), or... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW drone capability assisting demolition of fire-damaged buildings at Surry Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is preparing for the make-safe demolition of the two buildings razed by last week's fire at Surry Hills, near the Sydney CBD. The historic multi-storey factory site on Randle Street was engulfed in flames on Thursday,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW makes fire ground safer ahead of planned demolition works at Surry Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) remote piloted aircraft (RPAS) have assisted building engineers and demolition experts to assess the damaged structure. With the structure too unsafe to enter, FRNSW Aviation Unit has used RPAS assets and technology to provide detailed... Learn more about the FRNSW Remote Pilot Aircraft (RPAS) assists engineers and demolition experts at Surry Hills .
Specialist Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters remain at the Surry Hills fire scene, monitoring unstable walls with laser measuring tools and Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), or drones. One external wall has moved 70mm over night reinforcing the commitment to... Learn more about the Exclusion zone remains at Surry Hills fire scene as wall movement occurs at Surry Hills .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is donating four decommissioned bushfire tankers to the Solomon Islands, significantly boosting the nation’s emergency capability. The fire engines became available for donation following the allocation of $9m by the State Government towards 16 additional new... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW donates bushfire tankers to the Solomon Islands at NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today remain at the scene of a major fire in Surry Hills, dousing reignition points and assisting with investigations. The blaze, which at its peak was declared a '10th alarm', destroyed two multi-storey buildings on... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW drone technology offers unique insight into fire aftermath at Surry Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have now gained the upper hand on a major fire which has destroyed two multi-storey buildings in Surry Hills. The blaze broke out on Randle Street just after 4pm and was later upgraded to... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW contains multi-storey building fire as emergency operation continues at Surry Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has upgraded today's inferno in Surry Hills to a '10th alarm' status, the most severe type of fire. More than 100 firefighters, from 20 fire trucks and multiple stations, continue to work to extinguish the blaze... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW continues to douse major fire in multi-storey building at Surry Hills.
New video footage, released by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), shows the moment a wall from an engulfed building in Surry Hills came crashing down onto the street below. The seven-storey complex on Randle Street caught alight just after 4pm. A major... Learn more about the Wall collapses as major fire engulfs seven-storey building at Surry Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a major fire in a multi-level building at Surry Hills, near the Sydney CBD. Multiple Triple Zero (000) calls were received when flames started engulfing the seven-storey building on Randle Street just after... Learn more about the Major Fire and Rescue NSW operations as blaze engulfs seven-storey building at Surry Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rushed to the aid of an elderly man whose car crashed into a building in Sydney's west. The vehicle struck a row of brick garages on Ashley Lane, Westmead, just after 11am, causing the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews help elderly driver after car crashes into garages at Westmead.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled for more than five hours to extinguish a fire that has destroyed the former iconic Commercial Hotel in Yass, in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. More than 40 firefighters from FRNSW,... Learn more about the Iconic Hotel Destroyed in major fire at Yass .
Hundreds of new firefighters have today joined the ranks of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), with a graduation ceremony held at the Emergency Services Academy in Orchard Hills, Western Sydney. Making up the new intake are 61 new permanent firefighters, with... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW welcomes 225 new recruits at Orchard Hills.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a fire which severely injured a woman at Miranda, in Sydney's south, overnight. Emergency services were called around 1am to a home on Montgomery Street, where they found a woman suffering burns after a small... Learn more about the Investigation launched after woman severely injured in bedroom fire at Miranda.
With winter fast approaching, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), will join forces with Nickelodeon and Spin Master Entertainment’s hit animated preschool property PAW Patrol, at the Emergency Services Academy in Orchard Hills on Saturday, May 13 as part of this year’s... Learn more about the PAW Patrol joins forces with Fire and Rescue NSW to celebrate Open Day at NSW.
Come and meet your local firefighters and learn about home fire safety at the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Open Day on Saturday, 13 May 2023. Firefighters will be opening the doors to Fire Stations around the state from 10am to... Learn more about the Come and meet your local firefighters on Open Day at .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is investigating a fire which destroyed a home and damaged another on Sydney's Northern Beaches. More than 50 FRNSW firefighters, and 12 fire trucks, responded to the blaze on Seaview Street, Balgowlah, just after 2am. A two-storey... Learn more about the Ferocious fire damages neighbouring homes on Sydney's Northern Beaches at Balgowlah.
Two firefighters who risked their lives when they entered a swollen river to save a teenage girl are among more than 120 people formally recognised by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) this St Florian’s Day. FRNSW on-call firefighters Gavin Bright and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW heroes recognised on St Florian’s Day at NSW.
What does a Mobile Control Centre that screens “live” footage from drones over fires to commanders; a portable satellite communications network that can set up during floods or bushfires; and technology that can provide a fire truck with its own... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue’s array of high-tech gadgetry hits the road through regional NSW at Coffs Harbour.
Knowing what to do in the first five minutes of a house fire is critical to saving a life, according to new research released today by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), which shows that while accidental house fires are less... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW research identifies critical factors in fatal house fires at NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked for almost four hours overnight to contain molten glass leaking from a malfunctioning furnace in a factory in Sydney's west. Fifteen fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters responded to the site... Learn more about the Molten glass emergency - Video at Penrith.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have battled for more than two hours to extinguish a fierce blaze which has destroyed an automotive workshop and several vehicles in Sydney's south-west. More than 30 FRNSW firefighters tackled the blaze which had taken... Learn more about the Firefighters battle blaze at car workshop at Sefton.
Five teams of firefighters will represent Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in a multi-agency State Road Crash Rescue Challenge next month at Coffs Harbour on the state’s north coast. The FRNSW crews from Dubbo, Wyong, Ulladulla, ‘Region South’ and ‘Region North’... Learn more about the Firefighters to put their skills to the test in multi-agency road rescue competition at Coffs Harbour.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will use its strong presence at the Hawkesbury Show this weekend to warn the public about the dangers posed by Lithium-Ion batteries. Fire investigators will demonstrate how compromised or damaged batteries can overheat and enter what’s... Learn more about the Lithium-Ion battery dangers and high-tech to headline Fire and Rescue’s presence at this weekend’s Hawkesbury Show at Hawkesbury.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters who specialise in structural collapse have used laser monitoring equipment to assess and monitor the unstable front wall of a building in Tighes Hill, in Newcastle. Just before 8:30 am this morning, FRNSW firefighters... Learn more about the Building threatening to collapse in Newcastle at Tighes Hill.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled for more than an hour to extinguish a blaze which destroyed a home in Sydney's south-west. Twenty FRNSW firefighters were called in to attack the blaze which engulfed the two-storey property on Riverside... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish intense house fire at Airds.
The sparks will fly next Tuesday when Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) takes on a combined Australian Defence Force side in a curtain raiser to the NRL ANZAC Day match at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium. FRNSW has welcomed the opportunity of playing... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW to take on the Australian Defence Force in Anzac Day football match to honour veterans at Allianz Stadium.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators, examining the scene of Sydney’s latest Lithium-Ion battery fire, are urging the public to safely store and charge the cells, outside the home if possible. Just after 9am on Friday 14 April, an e-bike battery,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW warns public to safeguard homes from Lithium-ion battery risks at Balgowlah.
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