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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding travellers heading to and from the snowfields this winter to exercise patience and safety on the icy roads. The FRNSW crews of permanent firefighters, seconded to the Perisher Valley Fire Station for the next... Learn more about the Firefighters urge safety in the snowfields this winter at Perisher Valley.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have door-knocked more than 60 homes at Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s south-west, in the wake of a devastating house fire in the neighbourhood. On 28 May, 10 people made a narrow and very lucky... Learn more about the - Lucky escape from house fire prompts neighbourhood safety checks at Macquarie Fields.

The driver of an overturned car carrier has escaped without injury at Kembla Grange, in the state’s Illawarra. Fire crews responded to the crash just before 1am today, finding the semi-trailer, with seven new cars on board, had toppled over. Six FRNSW... Learn more about the Firefighters carry out complex recovery following semi-trailer rollover at Kembla Grange.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are working to contain a large structural fire at Revesby, in Sydney’s south-west. Shortly after 2:10pm today, FRNSW received multiple Triple Zero (000) calls about a fire at a car wrecking yard in Fitzpatrick... Learn more about the UPDATED WITH PICTURES - Firefighters working to contain wrecking yard inferno at Revesby.

A new multi-purpose fire truck, valued at $660,000, has arrived at Leeton’s Fire and Rescue station to protect the Riverina. The local FRNSW crew has spent the past few days training on the Mercedes Atego Class 1 tanker, familiarising itself with... Learn more about the New versatile fire truck to protect the state’s Riverina at Leeton.

Three veterans of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday honours for their commitment to the fire service and community safety. The Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) was established in 1988 to recognise the distinguished... Learn more about the Firefighting veterans recognised in King’s Birthday honours at NSW.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) and SafeWork NSW have successfully engaged the nation’s leading food delivery companies and their top e-bike provider, warning riders about the dangers of Lithium-Ion batteries, following a number of devastating fires. For several months, FRNSW and... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW engages food delivery industry, warning of e-bike dangers at Sydney.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rescued a man from a burning home in Orange, in the state’s central tablelands. FRNSW crews from Orange and Bathurst responded to the fire shortly before 3.00am after reports that flames could be... Learn more about the Firefighters enter burning home, rescue unconscious man at Orange.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have tackled a house fire at Narromine, about forty kilometres west of Dubbo, preventing the blaze from spreading to neighbouring homes. FRNSW crews from Narromine and Trangie responded to the blaze on Moss Avenue... Learn more about the [] Firefighters prevent fierce house fire from spreading to neighbouring homes at Narromine.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has boosted its fleet of fire engines in the Blue Mountains with the arrival of a new bushfire tanker at Blackheath. The Class 1 tanker is valued at $450,000 and is the latest of 34 new... Learn more about the New Bushfire Tanker for the Blue Mountains at Blackheath.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has ended its search and rescue operation after the discovery of a body today at the site of the Whalan townhouse collapse. Much of the scene was cleared of debris after a pain-staking weekend operation involving... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW hands collapse site over to NSW Police for investigation phase at Whalan.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), Police and Ambulance rescue teams are continuing pain-staking efforts to clear debris from the scene of yesterday’s explosion and townhouse collapse at Whalan in Sydney’s west. The first responders are trying to determine whether anyone remains... Learn more about the Search operation ongoing at scene of townhouse collapse – at Whalan.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have begun clearing rubble at the scene of an explosion and building collapse today at Whalan, in Sydney’s west. The blast, in Waikanda Crescent, rocked the neighbourhood, just before 1pm today, levelling most of a... Learn more about the Firefighters search rubble of Whalan collapse as one person reported missing at Whalan.

The gas supply has been cut at the scene of an explosion and townhouse collapse at Whalan in Sydney’s west, allowing Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) teams to enter and search the rubble. The blast occurred just before 1pm today, levelling... Learn more about the Dog rescued as firefighters begin searching ruins of explosion and townhouse collapse at Whalan.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rushed to the scene of an explosion and building collapse this afternoon at Whalan, in Sydney’s west. The blast occurred in Waikanda Crescent, just before 1pm today. FRNSW firefighters and other first responders have rescued... Learn more about the Townhouse collapses after explosion at Whalan.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews across New South Wales today are actively promoting Smoke Alarm Action Day, encouraging communities to ensure they are adequately protected in their homes. The reminder comes on the first day of winter and the start... Learn more about the Today is Smoke Alarm Action Day. Are you protecting your loved ones? at NSW.

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) truck has been decorated with distinctive Indigenous artwork to commemorate Reconciliation Week. The design is a joint collaboration by first nations FRNSW firefighters, Muliyan Waters, Shawn Orcher, and Brodee Mate, who worked together at Redfern... Learn more about the Fire truck adorned in striking Indigenous artwork during Reconciliation Week – Redfern at Redfern.

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew, specially trained in drone use, has located a person missing in bushland near Pitt Town, on Sydney’s north-western outskirts. NSW Police had a concern for the welfare of the man seen entering bushland yesterday... Learn more about the Specialist Fire and Rescue NSW drone crew locates missing man in bushland – at Pitt Town.

Firefighters, NRL stars and other top athletes are urging households across the state to make sure they have working smoke alarms fitted in their homes, as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) launches its annual Winter Fire Safety Campaign.  New figures reveal that last... Learn more about the Households warned against smoke alarm complacency this winter at NSW.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) continue to combat a silo fire at a food manufacturing facility in Bomaderry, on the state’s south coast. FRNSW firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm activation at the facility in Bolong Road just before... Learn more about the Businesses and traffic impacted as a result of ongoing silo fire operation at Bomaderry.

Fifteen people have been evacuated during a silo fire at a food manufacturing facility in Bomaderry, on the state’s south coast.  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm activation in Bolong Road, just before 9.30 this... Learn more about the Firefighters tackle marathon silo fire at food manufacturing facility at Bomaderry.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has installed a new $470,000 state-of-the-art firefighting truck at Young, in the state’s Hilltops region, enhancing its emergency response and rescue capabilities in the local community. The Compressed Air Foam System (CAFs) Class 2 Pumper allows... Learn more about the New $470,000 firefighting truck for Young at Young.

Four people have escaped an intense house fire, possibly caused by an e-scooter on charge, at Narraweena, on Sydney’s northern beaches. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters responded to the blaze in Ronald Avenue, just after 4am. On arrival, the crews were... Learn more about the Fire investigators looking at an e-scooter as the possible cause of an intense house fire on Sydney’s northern beaches at Narraweena.

A stalwart of Oberon Fire Station, Firefighter Peter Ryan, is celebrating 60 years of continuous service with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW). The service marked the occasion with a barbecue at the station on Monday night, with Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell,... Learn more about the Firefighter honoured for extraordinary 60 years’ continuous service at Oberon.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a building fire at Charlottes Pass in the NSW snowfields. The emergency occurred around 6.30 this morning when flames took hold of a sewage treatment plant, housed in a two-level building, near Mount... Learn more about the Firefighters douse blaze in NSW Snowfields - Video at Charlottes Pass.

Nineteen teams of first responders will put their skills to the test in a multi-agency ‘Road Crash Rescue Challenge’ in Dubbo next weekend. The State Road Crash Rescue Challenge is a two-day event that provides frontline emergency workers with the... Learn more about the First responders to test their road crash rescue skills in multi-agency competition at Dubbo.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) hazardous materials (HAZMAT) experts and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority have successfully conducted a specialist training exercise on board a bulk container ship at Port Botany in Sydney. The firefighters, from FRNSW’s HAZMAT-qualified station at Alexandria,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue ‘HAZMAT’ crews complete dangerous substance exercise on bulk tanker at Port Botany.

Fire protection in the state’s North-west Slopes has been bolstered with the arrival of a new Bushfire Tanker. Valued at $450,000, the Category One tanker is the latest of 34 new appliances funded by the NSW Government after the devastating 2019/20... Learn more about the New Bushfire Tanker for North-west Slopes at Narrabri.

In the lead up to National Volunteer Week (20-26 May), and to celebrate 30 years of its Community Fire Units (CFU) program, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has unveiled a new uniform for its dedicated members. The new uniform is in... Learn more about the FRNSW CFU’S CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW UNIFORM AS PART OF NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK at Penrith.

A new, state-of-the-art Bushfire Tanker has arrived in Goulburn to protect the communities of the state’s Southern Tablelands. Valued at $450,000, the Category One tanker is the latest of 34 new appliances funded by the NSW Government after the devastating 2019/20... Learn more about the Latest Bushfire Tanker headed to Southern Tablelands at Goulburn.