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REVESBY | Gas leak has closed The River Road near Anne Street. Repairs underway, firefighters dispersing gas with water streams. Incident called in just after 3am. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have stopped a fire in a business from spreading to a number of neighbouring properties in Moruya, on the state’s south coast. FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about the blaze on Vulcan... Learn more about the Firefighters successfully contain main street blaze at Moruya.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell and Member of the Legislative Council Emily Suvaal today opened the new $4.2 million Dungog Fire Station, strengthening fire and emergency response capability across the Hunter Valley. Located on Common Road, Bendolba, the... Learn more about the New $4.2m Fire and Rescue NSW Station opens at Dungog at .
MORUYA | Update on Vulcan Street shop fire. FRNSW investigators, supported by a K9 unit, are working with NSW Police to determine where and how the fire began. CCTV and RPAS aerial footage shows the full extent of the devastation. View on X [external link]
| ***VISION ALERT*** New $4.2m Fire and Rescue NSW Station opens at Dungog. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell and Member of the Legislative Council Emily Suvaal today opened the new $4.2 million Dungog Fire Station, stren... View on X [external link]
INGLEBURN | Piggott Way - 04:44. Firefighters from FRNSW have put out a blaze that completely destroyed an unoccupied townhouse. Thankfully, no one was harmed, and the fire was contained, preventing it from spreading to adjacent homes in the complex View on X [external link]
CAVES BEACH - small electrical pillar box fire on Silky Oak Drive. Firefighters protected exposures. Electricty Company called. No water goes onto the electrical box until power has been shut off. No injuries reported - time of call 09:55 View on X [external link]
SOUTH GRAFTON | Just after 9am today FRNSW assisted the @NSWRFS to extinguish a fire in a vehicle wrecking yard on Bessie Street. Support included firefighting and aerial observations using a drone. View on X [external link]
Granville - Wallace Street - firefighters have extinguised two cars that were on fire. No injuries reported. Called in a 5:30 site left with NSW Police. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Wang Wauk Rd, Wang Wauk (Mid-Coast LGA). A grass fire is burning and moving east under strong westerly winds. Cr View on X [external link]
Denham Court - (Campbelltown Area) FRNSW remote pilot aircraft footage of the grass fire on Campbelltown Rd near the Hume Highway. FRNSW has a number of fire trucks assisting the RFS to contain the fire. For updates on the fire, monitor Hazards Near Me or contact the @NSWRFS. View on X [external link]
A group of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters will embark on a gruelling 24-hour climb of the Furber Steps at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, to support research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The 10th annual ‘Firies Climb for MND’... Learn more about the Firefighters to take on Furber Steps in full gear for Motor Neurone Disease charity, celebrating 10 years of fundraiser at Katoomba.
DENHAM COURT - (Campbelltown) FRNSW is a assisting the Rural Fire Service with a number of fire trucks at a grass fire. (See map for general area). Community to monitor Hazards Near Me for updates on fire. Media contact RFS for comment on the iresponse. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: RFS crews are working to contain a grass fire burning on the western side of the Hume Highway in the vicinity of Campbelltown R View on X [external link]
KATOOMBA | Firefighters to take on Furber Steps in full gear for Motor Neurone Disease charity, celebrating 10 years of fundraiser. A group of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters will embark on a gruelling 24-hour climb of the Furber Steps... View on X [external link]
@DanMurphyMusic These posts are written on the ground by our operational media liaison, which sometimes results in spelling and grammar mistakes, however, we take this feedback on board and will implement some tools to avoid this. View on X [external link]
@rabbit613 These posts are written on the ground by our operational media liaison, which sometimes results in spelling and grammar mistakes, however, we take this feedback on board and will implement some tools to avoid this. View on X [external link]
Petersham | FRNSW have extinguished a fire in two shed on the property some fire sread to an asjoing, firefighters cut the fire off before is spread to the home. No injuries, no information on how it ignited. View on X [external link]
PETERSHAM - 10:35 - FRNSW working to extinguish a structure fire on Corunna Road. Second Alarm response six fire trucks with 22 firefightes on scene. Operations supported by NSW Police and Ambulance not reports of any persons missing at this stage - more to follow !!! View on X [external link]
Wyong - Working smoke alarm alerts a young family to a battery fire in their home just before midnight. Fortunately, the fire did not take hold but it did fill the home with deadly smoke. Three occupants were assessed by paramedics for smoke inhalation but not transported. View on X [external link]
Illawarra Area - FRNSW responded to a house fire just before midnight in Windang. Firefighters forced entry and extinguished the fire. Tragically a person was located by FF but could not be revived. Investigations have commenced. Currently not being treated as a deliberate fire. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) West Wyalong Fire Station has marked its 100th birthday. Current and former firefighters, alongside members of FRNSW’s leadership team, joined FRNSW Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell at the station on Friday in the state’s Riverina region to celebrate... Learn more about the West Wyalong Fire Station celebrates a century of service at Wyalong.
Mooney Mooney Motorway - Driver has been cut out of the wreckage by Fire and Rescue NSW. Driver was pinned by the lower limbs and suspended in the cabin. Ambulance Paramedics treated and stabilised the casualty throughout the operation. View on X [external link]
Mooney Mooney - M1 Closed Northbound. Truck crash vehicle on its side with one occupant trapped. Fire and Rescue NSW have commenced rescue operations and work in inison with NSW Ambulance Paramedic who are treating and stabilising the casualty. RFS providing fire protection View on X [external link]
Firefighters in the state’s snowfields are urging visitors and locals alike to “Be Fire Safe” over the last few days of winter. There have been three residential fires in the Snowy Valley Local Government Area (LGA) so far this season. One fire... Learn more about the Snow-goers urged to “Be Fire Safe” this winter at Perisher Valley.
Guildford - Cross St - FRNSW has extinguished a fire in a unit on the second level. No persons inside. Toxic deadly smoke being ventilated. No information on how the fire started yet!! View on X [external link]
South West Sydney - Fire and Rescue NSW have used hydraulic cutters, rams and a heavy tow to free a man who was pinned by the legs after crashing his light truck into back of trailer. NSW Ambulance Paramedics treated and have transported the casualty to hosp. View on X [external link]
INGLEBURN - man trapped in a truck after a crash just before 9am on Heald Road. FRNSW rescue trucks on scene and providing initial trauma care. View on X [external link]
Werrington Downs (Western Sydney) | There is little doubt that a working smoke alarm has saved a teenager from a fire in is home on Grazier Cres just before noon. Fire was contained in about an hour. Occupant transported with minor burns and smoke inhalation. View on X [external link]
LITHGOW Firefighters contained a scrap metal semi-trailer fire on Inch St within an hour, saving the truck from major damage. One person was treated for a minor head injury. The scene is safe and stable, with the cause under investigation. View on X [external link]
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