Fire and Rescue NSW

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...

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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.

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Lithium-ion battery safety

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

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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

Sydney Airport | #FRNSW is assisting Aviation Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) to extinguish a grass fire that has ignited next to the third runway. ARFF is the lead agency for this incident. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 01:09pm • Nov 08, 2024
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BOTANY | #FRNSW responding to reports of a bush fire in the vicinity of Sire Joseph Banks Park. This is well east of the airport and near Foreshore Drive. @LiveTrafficSyd View on X [external link]

access_time 12:54pm • Nov 08, 2024
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YENNORA | #FRNSW flash fire in a gas refilling station at a commercial property on Loftus Road. One male suffering burns was initially treated by co - workers and then firefighters before @NSWAmbulance arrived on the scene. Fire extinguished. View on X [external link]

access_time 10:43am • Nov 08, 2024
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Wetherill Park | #FRNSW rescue trucks are on scene at a two-vehicle crash on Victoria Street xs Walker Place. @NSWAmbulance paramedics assessing driver who is still in the vehicle. Firefighters will assist removing the injured man once stabilised. @LiveTrafficSyd @nswp View on X [external link]

access_time 08:34am • Nov 08, 2024
place Wetherill Park
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RT @NSWRFS: A Total Fire Ban is now in place for the Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, North Western and Upper Central West Plai View on X [external link]

access_time 07:51am • Nov 08, 2024
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Lucky escape for residents following e-bike battery explosion | Guildford

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished an e-bike battery fire before it could take hold and harm residents or property overnight at Guildford in Sydney’s west. The owner, who only obtained the second-hand e-bike the day before, placed the... Learn more about the Lucky escape for residents following e-bike battery explosion at Guildford.

access_time 12:12pm • Nov 06, 2024
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GUILDFORD | ***VISION ALERT*** Lucky escape for residents following e-bike battery explosion. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished an e-bike battery fire before it could take hold and harm residents or property overnight at Guildf... View on X [external link]

access_time 12:06pm • Nov 06, 2024
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Northern Beaches (Sydney) | #FRNSW working to extinguish a fire in a garbage truck on Abbott Road North Curl Curl. Truck is dumping load in a car park of a local reserve. Ladder truck putting water on the fire. Possible cause Lithium Battery, FRNSW investigating further. View on X [external link]

access_time 02:11pm • Nov 01, 2024
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Firefighters conduct safety blitz of retirement village to protect seniors | Camden

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from Camden, in Sydney’s south-west, visited the Camden Downs retirement village this week to share life-saving fire advice to protect our seniors. This year to date, 19 people have died in residential fires in NSW.... Learn more about the Firefighters conduct safety blitz of retirement village to protect seniors at Camden.

access_time 11:09am • Oct 31, 2024
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CAMDEN | Firefighters conduct safety blitz of retirement village to protect seniors. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from Camden, in Sydneys south-west, visited the Camden Downs retirement village this week to share life-saving fire advice to... View on X [external link]

access_time 11:03am • Oct 31, 2024
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State Firefighter Championships successfully wrap-up in Wagga Wagga | Wagga Wagga

The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Firefighter Championships at Wagga Wagga have come to a close, following three days of hard-fought competition and skills development. Making a return to its inaugural birthplace, the 2024 State Championships proved to be full of... Learn more about the State Firefighter Championships successfully wrap-up in Wagga Wagga at Wagga Wagga.

access_time 02:57pm • Oct 28, 2024
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WAGGA WAGGA | ***VISION ALERT*** State Firefighter Championships successfully wrap-up in Wagga Wagga. The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Firefighter Championships at Wagga Wagga have come to a close, following three days of hard-fought competition... View on X [external link]

access_time 02:51pm • Oct 28, 2024
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FRNSW is working to extinguish a fire in a large pile of compressed cardboard on a property located on Botany Road at Matraville. This fire is producing a large quantity of smoke. As a precaution, FRNSW advises people in the area to keep their doors, windows, and vents closed. View on X [external link]

access_time 01:55pm • Oct 26, 2024
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Firefighters douse e-bike fire threatening apartment complex residents | Waterloo

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have quickly extinguished an e-bike fire before it could take hold and harm the occupants of a small apartment complex overnight at Waterloo in Sydney’s inner south. The battery of one of several e-bikes, stored... Learn more about the Firefighters douse e-bike fire threatening apartment complex residents at Waterloo.

access_time 11:48am • Oct 23, 2024
place Waterloo
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Fire destroys two-storey building | Ballina

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished an extensive building fire early this morning at Ballina, on the state’s North Coast. Multiple Triple Zero (000) calls were received about the blaze which broke out just after 3.30am on River... Learn more about the Fire destroys two-storey building at Ballina.

access_time 11:42am • Oct 23, 2024
place Ballina
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