Crew prestige and bragging rights will be on the line this weekend when firefighters from around the state compete at the regional Firefighting Championships in Tamworth. Twenty one crews will be vying for championship honours in 11 events, racing up ladders, scrambling to connect hose lines and… read more about Firefighter Championships hit New England

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has welcomed the lunar New Year with a special Lion dance inside Australia’s busiest fire station. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, was the guest of honour as the Chinese Youth League’s Lion and Dragon dance troupe blessed the engine bays of the 138-year-old City… read more about Special Lion Dance blessing for Australia’s busiest fire station

A man and woman have been seriously injured after jumping from a burning unit to escape a suspected e-bike fire at Auburn, in Sydney’s west. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about a blaze in Cumberland Road, just after 6.30 this morning. Four fire crews… read more about Couple seriously injured in suspected e-bike blaze

Three Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been recognised in the 2026 Australia Day Honours, receiving the prestigious Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for distinguished service in careers dedicated to protecting NSW communities. The highest national honour for Australian firefighters… read more about Australia Day honours for veteran firefighters

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are extinguishing a fire that has destroyed a home this morning at Belrose on Sydney's northern beaches. The blaze broke out just after 10am in the detached garage of the two-storey home in Pembroke Place. Flames consumed a boat and then spread to the ground and… read more about Firefighters prevent house fire from spreading to neighbouring homes

Fire and Rescue NSW is inviting the local community in Walcha to a family-friendly Community Game Day on the Australia Day long weekend. The community engagement event, at the basketball courts within the Walcha Skatepark Precinct, in Fitzroy Street, from 9.30am on Saturday 24 January, will centre… read more about Firefighters ‘shooting the breeze’ about fire safety during local community basketball challenge

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters worked to battle a blaze in the early hours this morning which destroyed three boats at a marina in Mosman, on Sydney's north shore. More than 40 firefighters were called to the scene at 3:21am alongside a Port Authority of NSW firefighting vessel, Girawaa.… read more about Marina boat fires

More than 185 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are battling a huge factory fire and hazardous materials emergency this morning at North St Marys in Sydney’s west. The blaze in a facility, containing chemical supplies, in Kurrajong Road broke out just before 11 o’clock last night,… read more about Firefighters battle huge factory fire and Hazmat emergency | North St Marys

More than 200 firefighters have contained an inferno that has engulfed a waste facility factory overnight at North St Marys in Sydney’s west. A huge fire ball erupted, sending flames up to 150 metres into the sky above the Kurrajong Road property, as flames took hold just before 11pm last night.… read more about Huge fireball destroys waste facility as firefighters battle inferno | North St Marys

Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) Bowral Fire Station today commemorates 100 years of operation. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell was joined by current and former members of FRNSW at a special function at the station to celebrate the achievement. The Bowral Fire Station, as we know it today, was… read more about Bowral Fire Station celebrates centenary | Bowral