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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have helped evacuate 50 workers threatened by a large, hazardous dust cloud this afternoon at Wyong, on the state's Central Coast. Crews arrived quickly at the Lucca Road address, just after 12.30pm, establishing an exclusion... Learn more about the 50 Workers evacuated from hazardous dust cloud at Wyong .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have determined a mechanical fault may have sparked a school bus fire in Sydney's south-west today. 39 students, two teachers and their driver were travelling to a swimming carnival when the fire broke out on... Learn more about the Dozens of school children escape bus fire in Sydney's south-west at Revesby .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has helped prevent dozens of potential fires and serious injuries by quickly following up on an electric scooter blaze on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. A North Narrabeen father and son left their e-scooter to charge as they... Learn more about the FRNSW & Fair Trading investigation identifies 40 faulty e-scooters sold in online auction at Narrabeen.

Media Outlets note: FRNSW footage of the 72 emergency personnel deploying to the Turkiye earthquake zone is available here: https://vimeo.com/797555705/db33562ee2 The footage features the firefighters, ambulance paramedics, doctors, engineers and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) personnel checking into... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW Turkiye Deployment images at Orchard Hills.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews say a working smoke alarm saved the life of a teenage girl when fire engulfed a unit in Sydney's west this morning. Around 5:20am, emergency services were called to the complex in Central Avenue, Westmead,... Learn more about the Working smoke alarm saves teenager's life as fire guts western Sydney unit vb at Westmead.

Fire and Rescue NSW logistics experts have packed 22-tonnes of critical supplies and high-tech equipment ahead of the organisation’s deployment to the Türkiye earthquake zone. Federal authorities yesterday authorised the deployment of 72 emergency service personnel from NSW including 52 FRNSW... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW preparing large shipment deployment to Türkiye earthquake zone at Orchard Hills.

Specialist hazardous materials firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) have been called into to render safe a potential radiation leak at Adamstown in Newcastle. FRNSW were called in to determine if equipment used to measure ground moisture was leaking radiation... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to radiation emergency at Adamstown.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are responding to a number of emergencies after a damaging storm this afternoon in Port Macquarie, on the state's mid-north coast. Wild winds struck the town just after 3pm. The powerful gusts ripped the roof off... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews respond to wild storm at Port Macquarie.

Just before midnight last night, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) were called to a fire in an apartment in a five storey complex located on Hoxton Park Road in Liverpool. A family of two adults and a baby were able to... Learn more about the Family escapes fire caused by eScooter at Liverpool.

Diners and workers were forced to flee a restaurant that caught fire in Haymarket this afternoon. Around midday, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received more than 25 Triple Zero (000) calls to a three-level building on fire in Goulburn Street. The callers... Learn more about the Workers injured in restaurant fire at Haymarket .

The quick work of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews prevented a fire from taking hold and spreading to adjoining unit in an industrial complex at Cromer last night. Around 6:30pm, FRNSW received a number of Triple Zero (000) calls to... Learn more about the Modifed Electrical Cord causes major fire at Cromer .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have saved a curious cat which climbed into a wall cavity and became stuck, in Sydney's inner west. Firefighters were called to a house in Sydenham Road at Marrickville around 5:15pm yesterday after a resident... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews save cat stuck in wall cavity in Sydney's inner west at Marrickville.

A light truck rolled over on Bulli Pass, in the state's Illawarra earlier today, causing numerous cans to rupture, spilling up to six tonnes of paint onto the Princes Highway. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) specialist rescue and hazardous materials... Learn more about the Truck roll-over causes hazardous material spill at Bulli .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews believe an electrical fault was the likely cause of an intense house fire today at Strathfield, in Sydney's inner-west. Around 12.15pm, FRNSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls about smoke issuing from the two-storey home... Learn more about the Intense fire spreads throughout family home at Strathfield .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has extinguished a major fire in an eight storey unit block at Burwood, in Sydney's inner west. Emergency services were called to the complex on Burwood Road just after 4:30am, finding flames and smoke in a... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to fire in multi-level unit block at Burwood.

A high-tech drone and a new fire tanker have proved critical in helping Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews extinguish a major fire in West Wollongong. At its peak, 50 firefighters and 14 fire trucks responded to the blaze in a... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW technology helps crews extinguish large blaze in Illawarra at West Wollongong.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are protecting neighbouring properties as an intense house fire continues to burn tonight in Wollongong West. Shortly after 3pm, numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received about smoke issuing from the property in Highway Ave. More... Learn more about the Firefighters battling intense house fire at West Wollongong.

More than 50 firefighters and a water-bombing aircraft are attacking a series of grass fires that have broken out along a rail line in Albury on the NSW-Victoria border. A fire initially broke out on an empty grain train that stopped... Learn more about the Firefighters battle grass fires along rail line at Lavington.

A man has been seriously burnt in a gas barbecue mishap at Berkeley Vale on the state's Central Coast. The 58-year-old man was cooking steak on the rear patio of his Kingsford Smith Drive home just before 7pm last night. When he... Learn more about the Man seriously hurt in backyard bbq incident at Berkeley Vale.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are trying to determine whether faulty heat lamps are responsible for a blaze that has destroyed a home at Moss Vale in the state's Southern Highlands. Fire consumed the battle-axe property in Church Road around... Learn more about the Fire destroys family home at Moss Vale.