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Fire and Rescue NSW, along with the NSW Rural Fire Service will be conducting a Hazard Reduction burn in the Engadine area today. Five Fire Stations from Fire and Rescue NSW will be attending today's scheduled burn in Homlea Place Reserve,... Learn more about the Hazard Reduction at Engadine.
Fire and Rescue NSW, along with the NSW Rural Fire Service will be conducting a Hazard Reduction burn in the Engadine area today. Five Fire Stations from Fire and Rescue NSW will be attending today's scheduled burn in Homlea Place Reserve,... Learn more about the Hazard Reduction at Engadine.
This morning at 6:34am, Fire and Rescue NSW were alerted to a fire in a cathedral on Leycester St, Lismore. Multiple Fire Stations from the Northern Rivers region have responded to the incident. On arrival, crews found large volumes of smoke... Learn more about the Building Fire at Lismore .
This morning at 6:34am, Fire and Rescue NSW were alerted to a fire in a cathedral on Leycester St, Lismore. Multiple Fire Stations from the Northern Rivers region have responded to the incident. On arrival, crews found large volumes of smoke... Learn more about the Building Fire at Lismore .
Just after 3am this morning Fire and Rescue crews from across the Macarthur region were called to reports of a shop fire on the Main Street of Camden. Firefighters arrived to find a significant fire on the top level of a... Learn more about the Shopping Arcade Fire at Camden.
Just after 3am this morning Fire and Rescue crews from across the Macarthur region were called to reports of a shop fire on the Main Street of Camden. Firefighters arrived to find a significant fire on the top level of a... Learn more about the Shopping Arcade Fire at Camden.
At 10:15pm, 17 September Fire and Rescue NSW were alerted to reports that two trucks had collided southbound on the Hume Highway near Bowning. Crews on scene setup rescue procedures to check for occupants of the vehicles and to clean... Learn more about the Truck crash at Yass .
Fire and Rescue NSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls to reports of a bushfire last night on North Head, Manly. First arriving crews reported a bushfire in deep terrain that was difficult to access and upgraded the incident requiring... Learn more about the Quarantine Station Bushfire at North Head (Manly).
Fire and Rescue NSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls to reports of a bushfire last night on North Head, Manly. First arriving crews reported a bushfire in deep terrain that was difficult to access and upgraded the incident requiring... Learn more about the Quarantine Station Bushfire at North Head (Manly).
Just after 1:30pm this afternoon Fire and Rescue NSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls following a building fire at Hoskings Place, Sydney. Upon arrival crews were faced with a heavily smoke logged building and were able to rescue one... Learn more about the Building Fire at Sydney .
Just after 1:30pm this afternoon Fire and Rescue NSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls following a building fire at Hoskings Place, Sydney. Upon arrival crews were faced with a heavily smoke logged building and were able to rescue one... Learn more about the Building Fire at Sydney .
Just after 1pm today Fire and Rescue NSW responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house alight on Peters Avenue, Wallsend. Upon arrival crews on arrival found a fire in the rear of the property, fortunately no one... Learn more about the House Fire at Wallsend .
Just after 10am this morning Fire and Rescue NSW responded to reports a number of puppies had become trapped inside a home on Cudgee Rd, Penrith. Crews from Penrith and Ropes Crossing Fire Stations arrived at the home to find... Learn more about the Puppy Rescue at Penrith .
Just after 10am this morning Fire and Rescue NSW responded to reports a number of puppies had become trapped inside a home on Cudgee Rd, Penrith. Crews from Penrith and Ropes Crossing Fire Stations arrived at the home to find... Learn more about the Puppy Rescue at Penrith .
Just before 8am, a Fire and Rescue NSW crew from Cobar Fire Station responded to an alert of house fire on Yarran Circuit, Cobar after a call to Triple Zero (000) alerted the incident. Firefighters arrived to find residents had self... Learn more about the House Fire at Cobar.
Just before 7am this morning Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Narrabeen and Mona Vale Fire Stations were called to reports of a truck crash on Mona Vale Road, Ingleside. Crews arrived to find a semi-trailer with a 20 foot... Learn more about the Semi Trailer rollover at Ingleside .
Just after 4pm, 16 September, Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Revesby and City of Sydney Fire Stations were called to a multi-vehicle crash with persons trapped on Clarence St, Condell Park. Specialist rescue teams worked to stabilise the vehicle... Learn more about the Multi-vehicle Crash - Persons Trapped at Condell Park .
Just after 3:30pm, 16 September, Fire and Rescue NSW received a call from a distressed owner reporting their pet rabbit had fallen from a unit balcony on Boundary Road, Carlingford. Firefighters from Eastwood Fire Station arrived soon after and located... Learn more about the Rabbit Rescue at Carlingford.
Just after 2:30pm, 16 September, Fire and Rescue NSW responded to an incident on Victoria Road, Rozelle after receiving reports of a truck crash. Crews from Leichardt and City of Sydney Fire Stations arrived on scene to find one small truck... Learn more about the Truck Crash at Rozelle.
Just before 1.30pm today, multiple Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to the Princess Highway, Rockdale after receiving multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a unit fire. Crews from Kogarah Fire Station were first on scene and found large amounts of... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Rockdale.
Just before 1.30pm today, multiple Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to the Princess Highway, Rockdale after receiving multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a unit fire. Crews from Kogarah Fire Station were first on scene and found large amounts of... Learn more about the Unit Fire at Rockdale.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Campbelltown and Rosemeadow Fire Stations were called to a property on Greengate Road, Airds shortly before 11:30am after numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received reporting a house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find... Learn more about the House Fire at Airds.
At 9:20am this morning, Fire and Rescue NSW received a Triple Zero (000) call following an Automatic Fire Alarm in a commercial building on York St, Sydney CBD. Upon arrival crews from City of Sydney and Darlinghurst Fire Station's ... Learn more about the Flooding at Sydney.
At 9:20am this morning, Fire and Rescue NSW received a Triple Zero (000) call following an Automatic Fire Alarm in a commercial building on York St, Sydney CBD. Upon arrival crews from City of Sydney and Darlinghurst Fire Station's ... Learn more about the Flooding at Sydney.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Kincumber, Gosford and Berkeley Vale Fire Stations were called to Empire Bay Drive, Bensville at approximately 4:45pm, 15 September after receiving reports of a collision involving one truck and two cars. Crews arrived to find... Learn more about the Multi vehicle crash at Bensville.
Just before 12:30pm this afternoon, Fire and Rescue NSW were called to Belmont Avenue, Wollstonecraft after reports were received of two workers suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning in an underground car park. Crews from Crows Nest Fire Station arrived on scene... Learn more about the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Wollstonecraft.
At 3:10pm Fire and Rescue NSW were called to a truck and car crash on the Pacific Highway near Alick St in Belmont. Belmont Fire Station responded to the incident and found two cars had collided, with one vehicle crashing... Learn more about the Car and Truck Collision at Belmont.
At 3pm Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Cootamundra Fire Station were called to an incident on Berthong Road near Burley Griffin Way, Cootamundra following reports of a truck crash. Crews arrived on scene to find a truck with a two... Learn more about the Truck Rollover at Cootamundra.
At 3pm Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Cootamundra Fire Station were called to an incident on Berthong Road near Burley Griffin Way, Cootamundra following reports of a truck crash. Crews arrived on scene to find a truck with a two... Learn more about the Truck Rollover at Cootamundra.
Just after 12:30pm this afternoon, Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Silverwater and Bankstown Fire Stations responded to reports of a car crash on Roberts Rd, Greenacre. On arrival, crews found one car that had crashed into a traffic light pole,... Learn more about the Car Crash - Persons Trapped at Greenacre.
Further Information
- For flood information and warnings, visit the NSW State Emergency Service website [external link].
- For bushfire and grass fire warnings or more information on bushfire incidents, visit the NSW Rural Fire Service website [external link].
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- During major incidents look and listen for information on TV, radio, the internet, mobile phones and neighbours.
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