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We responded to over 150,000 incidents in 2023-24. The incidents displayed below are note-worthy incidents that have been published as media releases or tweets. Details about incidents may change and should not be used as emergency information and/or advice.
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TERALBA | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after electrical wires connected to a building have caught fire on Anzac Parade. View on X [external link]
KINGSGROVE | #FRNSW Crews have commenced firefighting operations at a building fire with large volumes of smoke issuing from the rear on Kingsgrove Road. @BaysideNSW View on X [external link]
KEMPS CREEK | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to contain a large diesel spill after a truck has ruptured its fuel tank on Ottelia Road. @penrithcouncil View on X [external link]
Seven people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a lithium-ion battery from an e-bike exploded in a unit in Sydney overnight. Seven Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks and 28 firefighters responded to an initial automatic fire alarm in a... Learn more about the E-bike battery explosion in multi-story unit block at Sydney.
SYDNEY | E-bike battery explosion in multi-story unit block. Seven people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a lithium-ion battery from an e-bike exploded in a unit in Sydney overnight.Seven Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) trucks and 28... View on X [external link]
GUILDFORD | #FRNSW Crews are on scene and providing assistance at a two vehicle crash on Woodville Road. @CumberlandSyd View on X [external link]
KEMPSEY | #FRNSW Crews are on scene and working to extinguish a house engulfed by fire on Middleton Street. @KempseyCouncil View on X [external link]
LIDCOMBE | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene providing fire protection after a gas main has ruptured on Stockyard Boulevard. @parracity View on X [external link]
ABBOTSBURY | #FRNSW Firefighters have extinguished a car fire on one of the Elizabeth Drive. View on X [external link]
CURL CURL | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a house fire on Farnell Street. @beachescouncil View on X [external link]
SILVERWATER | #FRNSW Crews have set up an exclusion zone after a two car crash has brought down live power lines on Silverwater Road. @parracity View on X [external link]
BANKSTOWN | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a garbage fire on East Terrace after the load of a garbage truck caught alight. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have played a leading role in a multi-agency bus crash exercise at Lake Macquarie. The simulated bus rollover was staged at the Edgeworth depot of bus company, CDC NSW, to allow firefighters and other first... Learn more about the Firefighters respond to mock bus crash exercise at Edgeworth.
EDGEWORTH | ***VISION ALERT*** Firefighters respond to mock bus crash exercise. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have played a leading role in a multi-agency bus crash exercise at Lake Macquarie.The simulated bus rollover was staged at the Ed... View on X [external link]
QUAKERS HILL | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene after a multi vehicle crash at the intersection of Hambledon Road and Quakers Hill Parkway. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
A popular Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighter has hung up his helmet after 45 years of dedicated service to the community. Salamander Bay Captain, Malcolm Smith's four-and-a-half decades of service was formally recognised at a weekend retirement function at the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW Captain farewelled after 45 years of service at Salamander Bay.
FAIRFIELD | #FRNSW Firefighters are on scene at a two car crash on Sackville Street. Northbound traffic is impacted by debris. View on X [external link]
HOMEBUSH | #FRNSW Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire within a commercial building on Parramatta Road. View on X [external link]
CASTLE HILL | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a cement truck has overturned on Heritage Park Drive.@TheHillsCouncil View on X [external link]
TENTERFIELD | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene and providing assistance to occupants after a two car crash on Molesworth Street. View on X [external link]
MOUNT DRUITT | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene after a two car crash on Carlisle Avenue. @blacktowncc View on X [external link]
The first shipment of five-thousand new smoke alarms has arrived at Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) headquarters, ready for installation in homes across the state this winter. FRNSW is encouraging residents to ensure their homes are fitted with working smoke alarms... Learn more about the First batch of 5,000 new smoke alarms arrives at Fire and Rescue NSW at Sydney.
HOXTON PARK | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene at a multi vehicle crash on Cowpasture Road. South bound lanes are blocked with debris from the crash strewn across the roadway. @Lpool_Council View on X [external link]
GREENACRE | #FRNSW firefighters are using hydraulic rescue tools to free a trapped occupant after a single vehicle crash into a bus stop on the Hume Highway. @ourcbcity View on X [external link]
MOUNT COLAH | #FRNSW crews are on scene after a multi vehicle crash south bound on the M1 Pacific Motorway. Traffic is impacted. View on X [external link]
LIDCOMBE | #FRNSW firefighters are working to extinguish a care fire on Carter Street. @parracity View on X [external link]
TURRAMURRA | #FRNSW firefighters are on scene and providing assistance after a car has collided with a tree on Eastern Road. View on X [external link]
PETERSHAM | #FRNSW crews are on scene after a tree has come down across Brighton Street. @IWCouncil View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and administration staff have raised a staggering amount of donations for children suffering serious burns. The volunteer fundraisers today presented a cheque for $215,406 to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) at FRNSW’s official number... Learn more about the Firefighters raise over $200,000 for kids suffering serious burns at Sydney.
A versatile, modern fire truck, stationed at Merimbula on the state’s far South Coast, has received the “thumbs up” from local firefighters. Regarded as a “Jack-of-all-trades” appliance, the Mercedes Atego Class 1 tanker is valued at $660,000 and arrived in station... Learn more about the New multi-purpose fire truck proving its worth on the state’s far South Coast at Merimbula.
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