Fire and Rescue NSW

Smithfield Factory Complex Fire

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has extinguished a fire in a factory complex on Woodpark Road Smithfield. The buildings fibro asbestos roof has been damaged during the fire. Firefighters continue to wet the damaged area down to prevent the release of any contamination. FRNSW, EPA, Public Works, Local Council and the building managers are now working to develop a strategy to render the site safe. People who are required to visit the site should follow instructions from the onsite personnel. FRNSW have visited adjoining business to advise those occupants of this incident.

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NORMANHURST | #FRNSW Mt Pleasant Ave, fire in a bathroom of a unit in a residential block, extinguished with a CO2 extinguisher. View on Twitter [external link]
Published: 12:30pm • Sep 22, 2023

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Two people survive helicopter crash at aerodrome | Bankstown

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Published: 03:50pm • Sep 21, 2023

BANKSTOWN | Two people survive helicopter crash at aerodrome. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a helicopter crash in Sydney's south-west.Two people were aboard the single-engine aircraft when it plummeted to the ground at... View on Twitter [external link]
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RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Bull Ridge Rd, East Kurrajong (Hawkesbury LGA). #RFS crews working to control a bush fire in the vicinity of Bull Ridge Rd & Beela Place, East Kurrajong. Fire is moving in a northerly direction under southerly winds. Those in this area should prepare now. View on Twitter [external link]
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His younger colleagues lovingly call him “the dinosaur” and after five decades of serving the public, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Station Officer, Fred Parkhouse, has called ‘time’ on his career. 68-year-old Fred joined NSW Fire Brigades, as it was known then, as a teenager and progressed through the ranks, learning all aspects of firefighting and... Learn more about the Central Coast firefighting ‘legend’ hangs up his helmet after 50 years at Gosford.
Published: 10:45am • Sep 21, 2023

GOSFORD | Central Coast firefighting legend hangs up his helmet after 50 years. His younger colleagues lovingly call him the dinosaur and after five decades of serving the public, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Station Officer, Fred Parkhouse,... View on Twitter [external link]
Published: 10:40am • Sep 21, 2023

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Major factory fire extinguished in Sydney's south-west | Smithfield

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a major factory fire in Sydney's south-west. Just before 4am this morning, a Triple Zero (000) emergency call alerted firefighters to a plastic pipe manufacturing business, engulfed by flames in Woodpark Rd, Smithfield. FRNSW rushed 25 trucks and more than 100 firefighters to the scene, to deal with the... Learn more about the Major factory fire extinguished in Sydney's south-west at Smithfield.
Published: 10:20am • Sep 21, 2023

SMITHFIELD | Major factory fire extinguished in Sydney's south-west - VIDEO. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a major factory fire in Sydney's south-west.Just before 4am this morning, a Triple Zero (000) emergency call alert... View on Twitter [external link]
Published: 10:16am • Sep 21, 2023

FRNSW, EPA, Public Works, Local Council and the building managers are now working to develop a strategy to render the site safe. People who are required to visit the site should follow instructions from the onsite personnel. FRNSW have visited adjoining businesses to advise them. View on Twitter [external link]
Published: 09:47am • Sep 21, 2023

Smithfield | FRNSW has extinguished a fire in a factory complex on Woodpark Road Smithfield. The buildings fibro asbestos roof has been damaged during the fire. Firefighters continue to wet the damaged area down to prevent the release of any contamination. 1/2 View on Twitter [external link]
Published: 09:45am • Sep 21, 2023