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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.

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Home Safety Visits

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.

Lithium-ion batteries: Shop, charge, and recycle safely

Portable lithium-ion batteries are the fastest growing fire risk. Click here to understand the risks and be prepared.

On-call recruitment

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 Commissioner joins emergency crews at scene of deadly blaze

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and NSW Police are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that has killed three people overnight at Wiley Park, in Sydney’s south-west. The blaze broke out at the property in Cornelia Street around 9.45pm. FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls and… read more about Fire Commissioner joins emergency crews at scene of deadly blaze

access_time 30 Jul 2026
place Wiley Park
Get paid to protect your community as an On-Call firefighter at FRNSW Applications close Sunday 2 August

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is encouraging locals in the New England and north-west regions to get paid to protect their communities by becoming an On-Call firefighter. Recruitment is underway for fire stations in Barraba, Manilla, Uralla, Werris Creek and Moree, with applications closing on Sunday… read more about Get paid to protect your community as an On-Call firefighter at FRNSW Applications close Sunday 2 August

access_time 30 Jul 2026
place New England
Two deaths in one week prompt urgent winter fire safety warning

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging people to stay vigilant about home fire safety this winter following two deaths in less than a week. The first fatal blaze broke out in Randwick on 7 July, when multiple Triple Zero calls reported flames coming from the windows of an Alison Road unit. A… read more about Two deaths in one week prompt urgent winter fire safety warning

access_time 15 Jul 2026
place NSW
Latest Fire and Rescue NSW graduates bring diverse professional experiences to new career

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today welcomed 172 new firefighters to its ranks at a graduation showcasing a wealth of diverse professional experience. Held at Bicentennial Park at Sydney Olympic Park, the ceremony was attended by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC. One hundred… read more about Latest Fire and Rescue NSW graduates bring diverse professional experiences to new career

access_time 3 Jul 2026
place Sydney Olympic Park
Drivers survive six truck crash and explosions

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have safely searched the wreckage of a fiery multi-truck crash, west of Goulburn, this afternoon, determining none of the drivers were killed in the incident. FRNSW was called to the Hume Highway near the township of Breadalbane, just after 5am, when two… read more about Drivers survive six truck crash and explosions

access_time 30 Jun 2026
place Breadalbane
Truck driver unaccounted for after fiery crash and explosions

The Hume Highway has been closed in both directions and a truck driver is unaccounted for after a crash and fire involving seven semi-trailers near Gunning in the state’s Southern Tablelands. The incident occurred just after 5am near the township of Breadalbane. It appears two trucks collided and… read more about Truck driver unaccounted for after fiery crash and explosions

access_time 30 Jun 2026
place Southern Tablelands
Storage facility fire contained but still expanding

Firefighters are continuing to battle an out-of-control blaze inside a Chipping Norton storage facility in Sydney’s southwest. Around 80 firefighters and 20 trucks are still on scene today on Governor Macquarie Drive, where the fire broke out just before 2pm yesterday. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW)… read more about Storage facility fire contained but still expanding

access_time 25 Jun 2026
place Chipping Norton
Fire and Rescue NSW drone team locates missing hikers using AI technology

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has used a drone, equipped with Artificial Intelligence, to find two hikers, missing in the Snowy Mountains. The pair was reported overdue on Tuesday night whilst on a hike along the Dead Horse Gap walking track, about 35-kilometres south-west of Jindabyne. NSW… read more about Fire and Rescue NSW drone team locates missing hikers using AI technology

access_time 25 Jun 2026
place Jindabyne
Storage facility ablaze in Sydney's south-west

Around 130 firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze burning out of control at Chipping Norton, in Sydney's south west. The fire broke out in a storage facility in Governor Macquarie Drive just before 2pm. Crews from 22 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) appliances have since been attacking the flames,… read more about Storage facility ablaze in Sydney's south-west

access_time 24 Jun 2026
place Chipping Norton
Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner joins Vinnies CEO Sleepout to support homeless

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell will spend tonight ‘sleeping rough’ as part of the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout, helping to raise awareness and funds for the homeless. The annual Sydney Sleepout at the White Bay cruise terminal in Rozelle brings business, government and… read more about Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner joins Vinnies CEO Sleepout to support homeless

access_time 18 Jun 2026
place Rozelle