Fire and Rescue NSW - Prepared for anything.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is one of the world's largest urban fire and rescue services and is the busiest in Australia. Our overriding purpose is to enhance community safety, quality of life, and confidence by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, property, environment and economy of NSW.
What you need to know about...
A safety visit can assist in helping you reduce the risk of an accidental fire in the home and safely escape in the event of a fire. Click here to request a safety visit.
Portable lithium-ion batteries are the fastest growing fire risk. Click here to understand the risks and be prepared.
Want to become an on-call firefighter? Learn more about joining the team that's prepared for anything.
Emergency contacts
In an emergency call Triple Zero (000)
Bushfire Information: Call the NSW Rural Fire Service: 1800 679 737
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au [external link]
Floods and Storms: Call the SES: 132 500
www.ses.nsw.gov.au [external link]
Latest news and updates
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have identified a makeshift power supply, running from a light fitting to an e-bike on charge, as the cause of a garage fire this morning at Caringbah, in Sydney’s south. Eight firefighters and two fire... Learn more about the ***VISION ALERT - Homemade battery charger sparks another lithium-ion blaze, 14th in last nine days at Caringbah.
CARINGBAH | ***VISION ALERT - Homemade battery charger sparks another lithium-ion blaze, 14th in last nine days. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have identified a makeshift power supply, running from a light fitting to an e-bike on charge, as... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to wake up to the risks of lithium-ion battery products amid a spate of dangerous fires. FRNSW crews have responded to 13 lithium-ion battery fires across NSW since Sunday 2 February, including... Learn more about the ***VISION ALERT: Spate of lithium-ion fires and NSW Government survey sparks community wakeup call on battery risks at Sydney.
A working smoke alarm has saved the lives of two adults and one teenager following a house fire in Hurstville Grove in southern Sydney overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews were called to a two-level residential property in Whitfield Parade... Learn more about the Family saved by working smoke alarm at Hurstville Grove.
SYDNEY | ***VISION ALERT: Spate of lithium-ion fires and NSW Government survey sparks community wakeup call on battery risks. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to wake up to the risks of lithium-ion battery products amid a spate o... View on X [external link]
HURSTVILLE GROVE | Family saved by working smoke alarm. A working smoke alarm has saved the lives of two adults and one teenager following a house fire in Hurstville Grove in southern Sydney overnight.Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews were cal... View on X [external link]
The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner and Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading will address media this morning in relation to a spate of lithium-ion battery fires across the state. There have been at least 13 such fires in... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT: Safety warnings amid spate of dangerous lithium-ion battery blazes in NSW at Sydney.
SYDNEY | MEDIA ALERT: Safety warnings amid spate of dangerous lithium-ion battery blazes in NSW. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner and Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading will address media this morning in relation to a sp... View on X [external link]
The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner and Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading will address the media tomorrow morning in relation to a spate of lithium-ion battery fires across the state. There have been at least 12 such fires... Learn more about the MEDIA ALERT: Safety warnings amid spate of dangerous lithium-ion battery blazes in NSW at Sydney.
SYDNEY | MEDIA ALERT: Safety warnings amid spate of dangerous lithium-ion battery blazes in NSW. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner and Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading will address the media tomorrow morning in relation... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are still working to extinguish a fire in a heavy-duty industrial conveyor belt in Rooty Hill near Blacktown in Sydney’s west. Firefighters were initially called to the steel manufacturing premises in Kellogg Road just before... Learn more about the "VISION ALERT*** Conveyor belt fire at manufacturing facility at Rooty Hill.
ROOTY HILL | "VISION ALERT*** Conveyor belt fire at manufacturing facility. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are still working to extinguish a fire in a heavy-duty industrial conveyor belt in Rooty Hill near Blacktown in Sydneys west.Firefig... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is warning of an alarming spike in lithium-ion battery fires after responding to four separate e-bike and e-scooter fires in Sydney within the past 12 hours. These four fires bring the total number of battery... Learn more about the Four e-scooter and e-bike fires in 12 hours across Sydney at Sydney.
SYDNEY | ***VISION ALERT*** Four e-scooter and e-bike fires in 12 hours across Sydney. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is warning of an alarming spike in lithium-ion battery fires after responding to four separate e-bike and e-scooter fires in Sydne... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has embraced the latest Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (drone) technology to assist with firefighting operations at a significant blaze and chemical emergency at a waste facility in Sydney's west over the past 24 hours. The huge... Learn more about the Drones help firefighting and clean up operations at recycling facility at St Marys.