2011
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Displaying incidents items 101 to 130 of 140
16th February 2011 - 16/02/11 - FRNSW deal with gas leak in Gordon
At 9.00 am this morning the crew from Gordon responded to a gas leak in Gordon. On arrival crews found that workmen had ruptured a 60 ml gas line, and... more
15th February 2011 - 15/02/11 - 4 house fires plus 2 hazmat incidents
FRNSW attende 4 house fires and 2 hazmat incidents today. In the early hours of the morning 15 firefighters from Rosemeadow, Campbelltown and St Andrews used 2 hose lines to... more
14th February 2011 - 14/02/11 - Flooding at Warringah Mall
At 5.30 this morning fire crews from Manly were responded to flooding at Warringah Mall. On arrival crews found 40 shops that had been flooded by between 150 mm to... more
13th February 2011 - 13/02/11 - Man trapped by burning apartment
In the early hours of Sunday morning crews from Maroubra and Matraville responded to a unit fire in South Coogee. Due to the volume of calls and reports of a... more
9th February 2011 - 09/02/11 - Aircraft crash, 6 residential fires, major gas leak
Today, the NSWFB processed 780 reports of incidents across the state. Highlights include: Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to a light aircraft that crash landed on a roadway in Smithfield... more
8th February 2011 - 08/02/11 - Horses rescued and three residential fires
Today, the NSWFB processed 708 reports of incidents across the state. Highlights include: Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to a truck jack-knifed on a tight bend on Galston Rd at... more
7th February 2011 - 07/02/11 - Seven residential and thirteen car fires
Today, the NSWFB processed 728 reports of incidents across the state. Highlights include: Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to seven residential fires at Mortdale, Bellbird, Penshurst, Port Macquarie, Berry and... more
6th February 2011 - 06/02/11 - Dramatic balcony rescue & eleven in hospital
Today, the NSWFB processed 880 reports of incidents across the state. Highlights include: Firefighters performed a dramatic balcony rescue in the early hours of this morning when they were called to... more
5th February 2011 - 05/02/11 - Heatwave = 11 residential fires & 14 car fires
Today, the NSWFB processed 1,632 reports of incidents across the state. Today was a day of Total Fire Ban in many areas including Sydney Metropolitan area. Highlights include: Under heatwave conditions,... more
2nd February 2011 - 02/02/11 - Several bush fires and five residential fires
Today, the NSWFB processed 1,087 reports of incidents across the state. Highlights include: Fire crews today continued to work at Lane Cove National Park extinguishing an outbreak of fire that originally... more