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Details have emerged about the extraordinary use of drone technology to rescue a seriously injured rock fisherman, reported missing after falling off a cliff at Eden, on the state’s far south coast earlier this month. At 7.51am on Sunday 2 April,... Learn more about the Drone technology used to locate and communicate with injured rock fisherman during cliff rescue at Eden.
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighter has been surprised with a visit from a road crash victim whose life he helped save late last year. The last time Riverstone Fire Captain David Richards saw Lee Knight, in October, the motorcyclist... Learn more about the Surprise reunion between a road crash victim and the firefighter who saved him at Riverstone.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has installed a special fire appliance at its new Oran Park station in Sydney, adding another layer of protection for the people of south-west NSW. The Scania P320 V3 Class 3 CAFS Pumper is one of... Learn more about the New ‘Hazmat’ Fire and Rescue NSW Pumper to protect south-west Sydney at Oran Park.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is adding four high-tech, state-of-the-art aerial platform appliances to its fleet, further bolstering its emergency response capability across Sydney and the Central Coast. The ladder pumper appliances, each valued at $2.5m, feature an advanced, environmentally-friendly Compressed... Learn more about the New $10m aerial fire appliances to protect NSW at Alexandria.
Media outlets are invited to join the Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner at the unveiling of new aerial platform appliances at FRNSW’s Alexandria Training facility. The aerial platforms are entering service to bolster our existing high-rise and industrial emergency capabilities across... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT - FRNSW unveils new aerial platform appliances to deal with at-height emergencies at Alexandria.
More than 40 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have extinguished a major blaze in a unit block at Darlinghurst, in Sydney's inner city. The fire broke out inside an apartment on the 15th floor of the Oxford Street complex, just... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish fire in high-rise building at Darlinghurst.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has begun trialling a new training course, designed to improve firefighters’ advanced rescue skills and in turn, boost public protection. The pilot Primary Rescue Operators Program (PROP) has been created using feedback from firefighters, keen to... Learn more about the Firefighters trial new training course to hone specialist rescue skills at Emergency Services Academy - Orchard Hills.
The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) stand will be one of the must-see highlights at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show as it shows off new gadgetry galore. Since the 2019/2020 Black Summer bushfires, FRNSW has invested $57 million in state-of-the-art... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW rolls out its high-tech gadgetry at the Royal Easter Show at Sydney, NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are working to clear a spill of a highly dangerous chemical at Revesby, in Sydney's south-west. Firefighters were called to a transport business on Canterbury Road, near Mavis Street, around 10:30am, after a forklift pierced... Learn more about the Major Fire and Rescue NSW operation continues after chemical spill at Revesby.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used hydraulic equipment to free two people from the wreckage of a truck crash this morning at Lidcombe in Sydney's west. Just before 6am, a small garbage truck was travelling along Joseph Street when... Learn more about the Firefighters free trapped pair after truck hits building at Lidcombe.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is adding to its training arsenal by expanding the rollout of technology simulating real-life emergencies and testing how senior firefighters respond to them. The new ‘virtual reality’ (VR) software, being installed at a fire station... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW embraces new technology to bolster training for firefighting leaders at NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a ruptured gas line that's caught alight at Bilgola, on Sydney's northern beaches. A road crew was carrying out works on Plateau Road around 9.45am when the line was ruptured and the... Learn more about the Fire crews battle burning gas line at Bilgola.
A man's been forced to jump to escape a fire on the top level of a two-storey unit complex at Taree, on the state's mid-north coast. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to a... Learn more about the Man jumps from burning unit complex at Taree .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters today have rescued a man from his burning unit at Balmain, in Sydney's inner west. A neighbour called Triple Zero (000) after noticing smoke pouring from the second level of a three-storey complex on Nicholson... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters save man from burning unit at Balmain.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has determined a faulty electrical appliance caused a fire in a mobile phone repair shop at Maroubra, in Sydney's east. The blaze broke out inside the business, on the ground level of an eight-storey building on... Learn more about the (REISSUE - UPDATED LINK) Fire and Rescue NSW experts identify cause of mobile phone repair shop fire at Maroubra.
The annual Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) 400in4 Charity Ride starts today, with riders departing from the Snowy Mountains and looking to cover over 400km throughout the week to raise money for the Burns Unit at the Children’s Hospital at... Learn more about the Firefighters ride to raise money for burns victims at Jindabyne.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have got down on their hands and knees to extinguish a blaze in a Bankstown car park, saving up to 60 vehicles. More than a dozen firefighters were called to the second level of... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW saves up to 60 vehicles in car park blaze at Bankstown.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are attempting to extinguish multiple vehicles ablaze in a car park at Bankstown in Sydney's west. The fire broke out in the multi-level car park, behind a block of shops, in West Terrace around 3.15pm. Three... Learn more about the Vehicles ablaze in car park at Bankstown.
The 54 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Urban Search and Rescue specialists, who formed part of a 72-strong contingent of Australian emergency services workers to earthquake-damaged Türkiye, have been honoured at a 'welcome home' dinner held by Sydney's Türkish community... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW Firefighters deployed to Türkiye honoured by community at 'welcome home' dinner at Sydney.
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) team from Wyong, on the state's Central Coast, has once again claimed brigade bragging rights by taking out the first round of the 2023 firefighting championships. The station has been the state champion since 2018... Learn more about the Wyong brigade comes out on top in northern region Firefighter Championships at Swansea.
An e-bike has exploded in flames, which have spread through the garage and ground floor of a home at Eastgardens, in Sydney's east. Fourteen Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks attended the fire which broke out around 8pm last night in... Learn more about the e-bike explodes in flames, spreads to home at Eastgardens.
The 54 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Urban Search and Rescue specialists, who formed part of a 72-strong contingent of Australian emergency services workers to earthquake-damaged Türkiye, are to be honoured at a ‘welcome home dinner’ held by Sydney’s Türkish... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT TODAY: Fire and Rescue NSW Firefighters deployed to Türkiye honoured by community at ‘welcome home’ dinner at SYDNEY.
Four Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have turned ‘snake charmers’, completing a special course to catch wayward reptiles finding their way into homes in Sydney’s south. The On-Call (Retained) firefighters, from Menai and Bundeena FRNSW stations, have passed a two-day... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW embarks on large ‘scale’ operation to train more snake catchers at Menai.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are working to free a pilot from the wreckage of a light plane crash this afternoon at Bankstown airport in Sydney's south-west. The single-engine, four-seater aircraft came down at the airport around... Learn more about the Firefighters rush to scene of plane crash at Bankstown.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a major fire that's engulfed a home and threatened an adjacent school at Wiley Park in Sydney's south-west. Seven fire trucks, including an aerial platform, responded to multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting... Learn more about the House destroyed, school evacuated during fire at Wiley Park.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are poring over the scene of a major warehouse fire that burned through the night at Chipping Norton, in Sydney's south west. More then 25 fire trucks and 100 firefighters rushed to the Rickard... Learn more about the Investigators probe major warehouse fire at Chipping Norton.
Firefighters have extinguished a bus on fire at Umina on the state's Central Coast. Two crews from the Umina Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) station rushed to Brisbane Avenue with Police and Ambulance paramedics around 8.45am and found the bus well... Learn more about the Firefighters extinguish burning bus at Umina.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a hazardous materials incident at Smithfield in Sydney's west. A 29-year-old man is believed to have been mixing sulphuric acid and chlorine at a pipe manufacturing business in Woodpark Road... Learn more about the 12 people assessed during toxic gas incident at Smithfield.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) veteran Robert Eckersley AFSM has hung up his firefighting helmet for the last time, 50 years to the day since he first started the job. Born and raised in Tamworth, in the state’s north-west, Rob’s passion... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW farewells 50-year firefighting veteran at Tamworth.
Some of the state’s elite Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters will be ‘put under the pump’ this weekend when they compete in the first round of the 2023 Firefighting Championships at Swansea in the Lake Macquarie area. Eleven fire stations... Learn more about the Firefighters put to the test this weekend during regional championships at Swansea.
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