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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a building fire at Charlottes Pass in the NSW snowfields. The emergency occurred around 6.30 this morning when flames took hold of a sewage treatment plant, housed in a two-level building, near Mount... Learn more about the Firefighters douse blaze in NSW Snowfields - Video at Charlottes Pass.

Nineteen teams of first responders will put their skills to the test in a multi-agency ‘Road Crash Rescue Challenge’ in Dubbo next weekend. The State Road Crash Rescue Challenge is a two-day event that provides frontline emergency workers with the... Learn more about the First responders to test their road crash rescue skills in multi-agency competition at Dubbo.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) hazardous materials (HAZMAT) experts and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority have successfully conducted a specialist training exercise on board a bulk container ship at Port Botany in Sydney. The firefighters, from FRNSW’s HAZMAT-qualified station at Alexandria,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue ‘HAZMAT’ crews complete dangerous substance exercise on bulk tanker at Port Botany.

Fire protection in the state’s North-west Slopes has been bolstered with the arrival of a new Bushfire Tanker. Valued at $450,000, the Category One tanker is the latest of 34 new appliances funded by the NSW Government after the devastating 2019/20... Learn more about the New Bushfire Tanker for North-west Slopes at Narrabri.

In the lead up to National Volunteer Week (20-26 May), and to celebrate 30 years of its Community Fire Units (CFU) program, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has unveiled a new uniform for its dedicated members. The new uniform is in... Learn more about the FRNSW CFU’S CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW UNIFORM AS PART OF NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK at Penrith.

A new, state-of-the-art Bushfire Tanker has arrived in Goulburn to protect the communities of the state’s Southern Tablelands. Valued at $450,000, the Category One tanker is the latest of 34 new appliances funded by the NSW Government after the devastating 2019/20... Learn more about the Latest Bushfire Tanker headed to Southern Tablelands at Goulburn.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have detailed their rescue of a pet dog after it fell down an embankment near Wilton, in Sydney’s south-west. When they arrived at Maldon Bridge Road at roughly 5pm last Friday (10 May), firefighters... Learn more about the [] Firefighters rescue dog, trapped down embankment at Wilton.

The owners of a motorcycle dealer and repair shop have paid a visit to firefighters who saved their business from a devastating blaze in Brookvale, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Around 9:30pm on 8 May, more than 60 firefighters responded to... Learn more about the Family thanks Dee Why firefighters for saving business from Brookvale inferno at Dee Why.

The wet weather did not deter the crowds from attending Fire and Rescue NSW’s Open Day at the Museum of Fire in Penrith today. Hit animated preschool property, PAW Patrol, from Nickelodeon and Spin Master Entertainment, entertained the kids and helped... Learn more about the FRNSW OPEN DAY AT PENRITH DRAWS THE CROWDS at Penrith.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have entered a burning home at Minnamurra, on the state’s south coast, and rescued a pet dog, sheltering under a chair. FRNSW crews from Kiama, Shellharbour and Albion Park responded to the house fire on... Learn more about the Firefighters enter burning home to rescue dog, seeking refuge under chair at Minnamurra.

Firefighters at Grafton have received a new multi-purpose Tanker to handle emergencies in the state’s Northern Rivers. Valued at $660,000, the Mercedes Atego Class 1 Tanker is a “jack of all trades” fire engine. It features a ‘pump and roll’ capability... Learn more about the New multi-purpose fire engine to protect the Northern Rivers at Grafton.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used a high-tech Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), or drone, to assess the stability of an alleged clandestine drug lab, rocked by an explosion at Chester Hill, in Sydney’s south-west. The explosion in the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW deploys drone to assess structural stability after explosion at alleged clandestine drug lab - confirming video link at Chester Hill.

The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew at Gundagai, in the state’s Riverina, has welcomed a new multi-purpose tanker. The Mercedes Atego Class 1 tanker, valued at $660,000, has been delivered to the town’s fire station and the crew has spent... Learn more about the New multi-purpose fire engine to protect Gundagai at Gundagai.

A local business in Deniliquin has been formally recognised for supporting Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) for more than 30 years. Purtill Group was presented with a Primary Employer Recognition Award by FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, as part of its St... Learn more about the Purtill Group recognised for supporting FRNSW - adding photograph (Mr Purtill with Minister Dib and Commissioner Fewtrell) at Deniliquin.

An off-duty firefighter who saved a semi-conscious girl from a house fire in the Blue Mountains is among almost 100 people formally recognised by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) as part of a special St Florian’s Day event at City... Learn more about the Firefighters honoured for heroic actions on St Florian's Day at Sydney.

Fire and water normally don’t mix but tonight will see a team of firefighters go ‘head-to-head’ with the famous Bondi Icebergs club in a swimming challenge to honour a local ‘legend.’ Edward ‘Ted’ Mulhall, a stalwart of the Icebergs swimming club,... Learn more about the Firies issue challenge for local Sydney swimming trophy at Bondi.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is throwing open its doors for its annual Open Day on Saturday, 11 May 2024 and urging the community to ‘be fire safe’ to help protect themselves and their loved ones. Many fire stations across NSW... Learn more about the Learn how to ‘be fire safe’ at FRNSW Open Day at NSW.

Smoke from planned hazard reduction burns being undertaken by fire agencies and land managers today and across the weekend may settle in areas including the South Coast, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Narrabri, Warrumbungle and Sydney regions. Forecast light winds, along with... Learn more about the Hazard Reduction Smoke Advisory at NSW.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have sharpened their emergency skills during a road crash training drill at Lake Macquarie this week. Firefighters from Morisset and Toronto FRNSW stations joined NSW Ambulance and the Rural Fire Service, responding to a local,... Learn more about the Lake Macquarie Firefighters hone rescue skills with bus crash exercise at Morisset.

The ANZAC Day service at Fire and Rescue NSW’s City of Sydney station will carry added poignancy this year as it marks the 25th anniversary of the death of a heroic sailor, murdered nearby. Leading Seaman, John Laurence “Hap” Hammond, was... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW honours 25th anniversary of slain sailor’s bravery at Sydney.

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew was faced with an usual challenge at Queanbeyan, near Canberra, at the weekend – a Husky puppy whose head became stuck in a chair. The emergency unfolded at a home in Crawford Street, just... Learn more about the Firefighters free puppy’s head caught in metal chair at Queanbeyan.

The Fire and Rescue NSW fleet at Lake Macquarie has been significantly boosted with the arrival of a state-of-the-art Rescue Pumper, valued at almost half-a-million dollars. The Iveco-brand Class 2 pumper will provide firefighters working out of the Morisset Fire Station... Learn more about the New Rescue appliance to protect Lake Macquarie at Morisset.

Fire and Rescue NSW has located a body in the ruins of a unit, destroyed by fire in south west Sydney earlier today. Crews were called to a two-storey unit block in Wilkins Street, Yagoona just before 11am following reports of... Learn more about the Body of man located following Yagoona unit fire at Yagoona.