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Firefighting operations are continuing at Wickham. A significant risk of structural collapse persists which is hampering access to the fire. As a result, it is anticipated extinguishment will take some time and firefighting operations will continue throughout the night.   A number... Learn more about the FRNSW issues warning to Newcastle residents at Wickham.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has deployed more than one hundred firefighters and 30 firetrucks to battle a major blaze underway at Newcastle. Firefighters have set up an exclusion zone for safety as the fire tears through a four-storey mega... Learn more about the Mega warehouse blaze underway at Wickham.

An injured man trapped in the rain on the roof of his two-storey home has been rescued on the upper north shore of Sydney earlier today. The 50-year-old male had fallen and dislocated his shoulder after trying to repair his roof... Learn more about the Man rescued from Roof at Gordon.

A mother trapped with her two young sons in their home at South Lismore during the north coast flood emergency today has used the internet to raise the alarm with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) through an overseas friend. The woman,... Learn more about the Clarification on Facebook rescue story at South Lismore.

A mother trapped with her two young sons in their home at South Lismore during the north coast flood emergency today has used the internet to raise the alarm with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) through an overseas friend. The woman,... Learn more about the Flood family seeks rescue through internet - Clarification at South Lismore.

A mother trapped with her two young sons in their home at South Lismore during the north coast flood emergency today has used the internet to raise the alarm with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) through an overseas friend. The woman,... Learn more about the Off duty Firefighter coordinates Rescue from Facebook page message at South Lismore.

Two trucks from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) have attended a multiple car crash today at Cataract, north of Wollongong. The crash, on Picton Road, which occurred just after 4pm, involved three cars. One of the vehicles rolled onto its roof. An elderly... Learn more about the Multiple Car Crash at Cataract.

Fire has destroyed three abandoned cottages overnight in Broken Hill. Three Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews arrived in Cobalt Street, just before 2am this morning, and deployed a ladder to remove iron sheets to get at the seats of the... Learn more about the Three cottages lost to fire at Broken Hill.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a fire that has destroyed a house overnight at Windsor, in Sydney's north-west. FRNSW responded to a call Triple Zero (000) just before midnight, alerting them to the blaze in Cox Street, South... Learn more about the Windsor house fire at South Windsor.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from across newcastle extinguished a blaze in a factory at Silverwater, in Sydney's west, last night. More than 40 firefighters, working from eight fire engines, and other specialists, were assigned to the incident in Silverwater... Learn more about the Firefighters contain factory fire at Silverwater.

Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) crews have saved a house from burning down this morning at Bondi, in Sydney. The fire was caused by an electrical fault in a fridge located in a storage area underneath the Fletcher Street... Learn more about the House saved from fire at Bondi.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a fire in the trailer of a B-double truck on the Pacific Highway, Nambucca Heads in the early hours of the morning. Firefighters arrived on scene around 3.00 am and found a trailer well alight.... Learn more about the Truck Fire at Nambucca Heads.

A crash between two semi-trailer trucks has caused a large amount of diesel to inundate a section of the North Connex Tunnel overnight. Hazmat specialists used road absorbents to remove 2000L of Diesel from the road when crews arrived at the... Learn more about the Truck crash closes section of North Connex at Beecroft.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished fires in two separate abandoned houses in Guildford last night. Crews arrived at the first house on Kane Street around 7:00 pm and found the single-level property well alight. Firefighters battled the blaze for 90... Learn more about the Two abandoned house fires in Guildford at Guildford.

Diesel covering a 1.5km stretch of road at Strathfield has caused several cars to lose control and slide across the road in Sydney's Inner West earlier today. Hazmat specialists quickly placed booms across drains to prevent runoff into local waterways when... Learn more about the Diesel on road creates havoc for motorists at Strathfield.

A 74-year-old male driver has been rescued from a serious car crash thanks to a multi-agency operation in the Wollondilly Shire south of Sydney earlier today. The crash involving two cars occurred near Pepper Tree Ridge on Remembrance Drive in Razorback... Learn more about the Car Crash at Razorback.

Eden Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews had a slippery start to the day when they responded to a fishy highway emergency north of Eden on the south coast earlier today. An eighty-metre stretch of the Princess Highway across two lanes... Learn more about the Holy Mackerel! Road covered in Fish at Eden.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a major gas leak on Cowpasture Road in a four-hour operation in South Western Sydney overnight. Hazmat specialists were confronted with an escalating incident as the gas was spreading quickly into sewer lines... Learn more about the Major Gas Leak at Cecil Hills.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) have battled a house fire thought to have been caused by lightning at Glenmore Park, in Sydney's west. FRNSW crews, assisted by the Rural Fire Service, arrived at the house in Kobina Avenue, just after 5.30... Learn more about the Suspected lightning fire destroys house at Glenmore Park.

A large truck filled with Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) rolled spilling its cargo alongside the M7 Motorway in Sydney's Greater West yesterday afternoon. The crash occurred after a truck toppled over the safety barrier as the driver negotiated the Wallgrove Road... Learn more about the Truckload of RATs salvaged from crash at Horsley Park.

A paraglider has been able to self-diagnose his injuries to rescuers after crash-landing at Forresters Beach on the state's Central Coast. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew from Bateau Bay joined Police and NSW Ambulance paramedics at the scene on... Learn more about the Paraglider Crash at Forresters Beach.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) attended a truck and car motor vehicle crash at Hexham, north of Newcastle, this morning. The accident involved two trucks and a car just south of the bridge on the New England Highway. The driver of the... Learn more about the Car Crash at Hexham.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have prevented a fire in a granny flat from spreading to nearby homes today at Merrylands, in Sydney's west. The blaze broke out at the rear of the Henson Street address just after 11.30am. Crews from... Learn more about the Granny flat fire at Merrylands.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have carefully removed a car that crashed through the brick wall of a convenience store at Lakemba this morning. The driver managed to get out of the vehicle unharmed after his car slammed into the... Learn more about the Car crashes into building at Lakemba.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and Rural Fire Service crews have combined to extinguish a blaze in a community hall this morning at Narromine, west of Dubbo. The first of six FRNSW trucks arrived at the scene around 5am to find... Learn more about the Building Fire at Narromine.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews doused a blaze in an Illawarra unit late last night. Crews arrived at the apartment block on Entrance St in Lake Illawarra just before 11pm, following reports of a fire on the ground floor. Firefighters found... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Lake Illawarra.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from western NSW worked through the night to extinguish two trucks following a head-on crash. The fire at the Kamilaroi Highway crash scene near Brewarrina, in the state's north-west, took just over an hour to... Learn more about the Truck crash at Brewarrina.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have determined a cockroach bomb was the cause of a unit explosion yesterday at Rockdale in Sydney's south. The small blast occurred in Frederick Street just after 4pm yesterday, blowing the unit's doors off their... Learn more about the Cockroach Bomb Explosion at Rockdale .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a person during a large building fire this morning at Berowra, in Sydney's north. The blaze broke out in the basement of the commercial building on Turner Road, just before 7am. Large plumes of... Learn more about the Person rescued from building fire at Berowra .

A garage has exploded in flames and set fire to an adjoining house this morning at Corlette, in Port Stephens, in the state's Hunter region. Just before 3:30am, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters from Salamander Bay Fire Station arrived at... Learn more about the House severely damaged by fire at Corlette.