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The 'im-peck-able' efforts of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and NSW Police have seen an exotic bird reunited with its owner, four days after it vanished from a home in Sydney's west. The two-year-old turquoise-fronted amazon, named 'Skittles,' was being... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW reunites missing exotic bird with its owner at Auburn.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a large blaze in an industrial complex, at Rydalmere, in Sydney's west, preventing flames from spreading to stocks of Lithium-Ion batteries. The blaze broke out in a unit in South Street, just after... Learn more about the Firefighters stop blaze spreading to Lithium-Ion battery storage site at Rydalmere.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a chemical spill at a school in Sydney's south, which caused 28 people to feel unwell this afternoon. A 600 millilitre bottle of benzyl chloride, a chemical sometimes used to make dyes and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW contains chemical spill at high school at Hurstville.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used ladders to rescue six people from their balconies as fire erupted in a unit block in Sydney's west overnight. More than 40 firefighters and 12 fire trucks were deployed to Grose Street, North... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters save residents from burning unit block at Parramatta .

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have pulled off a delicate one-hour mission to free an elderly man from his overturned car at Mosman, on Sydney's lower north shore. It's understood the vehicle mounted a footpath, crashed through a fence... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW retrieves injured driver after car rolls down embankment at Mosman.

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) fleet mechanic has described how she rushed to the aid of a heavily-pregnant woman, trapped by a car fire today in Sydney’s Eastern Distributor. Belinda Jackson, a civilian with FRNSW’s fleet division, was driving her... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) mechanic saves heavily pregnant woman during car fire in Eastern Distributor at Darlinghurst.

Residents in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham are advised to keep their doors and windows closed as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews battle a large fire in an auto-electrical business. The blaze broke out in the Foundry Street premises just... Learn more about the Firefighters battling major blaze at Newcastle auto-electrical business at Wickham.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) experts are investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed four cars at Milperra, in Sydney's south-west, today. The blaze broke out inside a Woorang Street warehouse, used to store a large amount of vehicles, around... Learn more about the Fire destroys cars inside south-western Sydney warehouse at Milperra.

Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are working to control a chemical fire at an industrial site at Port Kembla, in the state's Illawarra. Six cylinders containing the highly flammable gas, acetylene, caught alight at the Springhill Road facility... Learn more about the Worker injured in fire and explosion at Illawarra industrial site at Port Kembla.

A working smoke alarm has saved a resident from harm during a fire, sparked by a cordless vacuum cleaner battery at Lake Macquarie. The vacuum cleaner was charging inside a unit on the Old Pacific Highway, Swansea, around 1pm yesterday, when... Learn more about the Smoke alarm saves resident from Lithium-Ion-powered vacuum cleaner fire at Swansea.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews on the state’s far north coast have dealt with an unusual hazardous materials (HAZMAT) emergency. Responding to Triple Zero (000) calls around 7.30 yesterday morning, firefighters rushed to South Kingscliff beach to find a 44-gallon... Learn more about the Firefighters deal with unusual Hazmat threat at Kingscliff.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters in Sydney's south have forced their way into a burning unit and dragged a critically injured man to safety. The ferocious blaze broke out just after 11am today in a bedroom on the first floor... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews rescue critically injured man from unit engulfed by flames at Rockdale.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is investigating what sparked a major blaze overnight at a therapy business at Maitland, in the state's lower Hunter. More than 30 firefighters from eight fire trucks responded to the emergency in a High Street... Learn more about the Fire Investigators determining cause of therapy business blaze at Maitland.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have determined a caravan fire at Soldiers Point, in Port Stephens, was sparked by a faulty gas refrigerator. The mobile home was initially attached to a car, parked on a grass verge on Soldiers Point... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW issues gas safety warning after caravan fire at Soldiers Point.

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) team of disaster experts is strategically positioned today, ready to assist the community as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily threatens to strike Far North Queensland. FRNSW has dispatched 23 firefighters to the area as part of a... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW teams in position for anticipated Far North Queensland Cyclone at Far Queensland.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews, extinguishing a house fire today at Singleton, in the Hunter Valley, have been stunned to see a pet dog emerge from the ruins, covered in fire-fighting foam. The blaze broke out just after 6.30 this... Learn more about the Diamond in the rough - firefighters stunned as foam-covered dog trots out of house fire ruins at Singleton .