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.

Lithium-ion batteries: shop, charge, and recycle safely.
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.

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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

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Fire causes damage to two-storey home | Killara

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a large two-story home in East Killara in Sydney’s Upper North Shore earlier today. Around 11.15am, six trucks and 22 firefighters responded to the blaze in Koola Avenue after reports... Learn more about the Fire causes damage to two-storey home at Killara.

access_time 03:42pm • Feb 13, 2025
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EAST KILLARA | Fire causes damage to two-storey home. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a large two-story home in East Killara in Sydneys Upper North Shore earlier today.Around 11.15am, six trucks and 22 firefighte... View on X [external link]

access_time 02:42pm • Feb 13, 2025
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***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nation’s busiest fire station | Sydney

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has heralded the Lunar New Year with a special Chinese Lion Dance at the nation’s busiest fire station. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, his executive team and the crew from 001 City of Sydney station welcomed the... Learn more about the ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nation’s busiest fire station at Sydney.

access_time 01:03pm • Feb 13, 2025
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SYDNEY | ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nations busiest fire station. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has heralded the Lunar New Year with a special Chinese Lion Dance at the nations busiest fire... View on X [external link]

access_time 12:03pm • Feb 13, 2025
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Collision between two B-double trucks overnight | Oolong

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked throughout the night to free a driver from a wreckage following a crash between two B-double trucks in Oolong, east of Yass in the NSW Southern Tablelands. Three fire trucks, including a technical... Learn more about the Collision between two B-double trucks overnight at Oolong.

access_time 11:47am • Feb 13, 2025
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OOLONG | Collision between two B-double trucks overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked throughout the night to free a driver from a wreckage following a crash between two B-double trucks in Oolong, east of Yass in the NSW... View on X [external link]

access_time 10:47am • Feb 13, 2025
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Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns | Jindabyne

Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) personnel from across the state will descend on Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains, next week to raise vital funds for kids with burn injuries. The annual fundraising event by FRNSW volunteer group, ‘Beat the... Learn more about the Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns at Jindabyne.

access_time 10:13am • Feb 13, 2025
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JINDABYNE | Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns. Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) personnel from across the state will descend on Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains, next week to raise vital funds for kid... View on X [external link]

access_time 09:13am • Feb 13, 2025
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***VISION ALERT - Homemade battery charger sparks another lithium-ion blaze, 14th in last nine days | Caringbah

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.

access_time 01:12pm • Feb 11, 2025
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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]

access_time 12:12pm • Feb 11, 2025
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***VISION ALERT: Spate of lithium-ion fires and NSW Government survey sparks community wakeup call on battery risks | Sydney

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.

access_time 11:04am • Feb 10, 2025
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Family saved by working smoke alarm | Hurstville Grove

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.

access_time 10:44am • Feb 10, 2025
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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]

access_time 10:05am • Feb 10, 2025
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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]

access_time 09:44am • Feb 10, 2025
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MEDIA ALERT: Safety warnings amid spate of dangerous lithium-ion battery blazes in NSW | Sydney

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.

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