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An image relating to the news item Fire sprinklers prevent blaze from tearing through major shopping centre
Fire sprinklers prevent blaze from tearing through major shopping centre | Liverpool

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has credited an automatic sprinkler for limiting the spread of a fire today inside a major shopping centre in Sydney's south-west. Around one-thousand people were evacuated as the electrical blaze broke out in a shoe shop... Learn more about the Fire sprinklers prevent blaze from tearing through major shopping centre at Liverpool.

access_time 05:04pm • Jul 10, 2023
place Liverpool
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Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish detention centre fire | Villawood

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire at a detention centre at Villawood, in Sydney's west today. More than 40 firefighters were called in to attack the '4th alarm' blaze which broke out in the two-level facility on... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish detention centre fire at Villawood.

access_time 01:39pm • Jul 06, 2023
place Villawood
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An image relating to the news item Firefighters give thumbs up to new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker
Firefighters give thumbs up to new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker | Inverell

It’s the latest pride and joy in the engine bays at the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Station at Inverell – a new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker to protect the state’s north. The Isuzu multi-purpose four-wheel-drive is one of 18 new firefighting... Learn more about the Firefighters give thumbs up to new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker at Inverell.

access_time 01:24pm • Jul 04, 2023
place Inverell
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW crews prove their mettle in major road rescue competition
Fire and Rescue NSW crews prove their mettle in major road rescue competition | Adelaide

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters from Wollongong can now boast of having among the world's best rescue crews after claiming first place in the technical category at the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) Challenge. Alongside FRNSW crews from Broken Hill... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews prove their mettle in major road rescue competition at Adelaide.

access_time 04:24pm • Jul 03, 2023
place Adelaide
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Fire and Rescue NSW welcomes home Canadian firefighting deployment | Sydney

A handful of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters has arrived home in Sydney as part of an Australasian relief team returning from Canada where it’s helped battle that nation’s wildfire emergency. Four of the nine FRNSW firefighters, dispatched to the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW welcomes home Canadian firefighting deployment at Sydney.

access_time 02:34pm • Jun 29, 2023
place Sydney
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Faulty electric blanket blamed for fire death | Yamba

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators have determined that a faulty electric blanket was the cause of a fatal house fire last night at Yamba, on the state's north coast. Neighbours at the retirement village in Orion Drive, carried a woman,... Learn more about the Faulty electric blanket blamed for fire death at Yamba.

access_time 04:24pm • Jun 28, 2023
place Yamba
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Fire and Rescue NSW takes firefighter recruitment drive to local Orange Festival | Bingara

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will be seeking the next generation of local firefighters when it takes to the Happy Days Orange Festival at Bingara, in the state’s north-west, this weekend. The small inland town, which is home to around 1,000... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW takes firefighter recruitment drive to local Orange Festival at Bingara.

access_time 03:24pm • Jun 28, 2023
place Bingara
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New $2.5m Aerial Platform to protect Sydney’s south | Miranda

Crews at Fire and Rescue NSW’s Miranda station have taken possession of a new, high-tech Aerial Platform to protect Sydney’s southern suburbs. Valued at $2.5 million, the latest model aerial appliance is one of four new, identical platforms helping to form... Learn more about the New $2.5m Aerial Platform to protect Sydney’s south at Miranda.

access_time 02:54pm • Jun 28, 2023
place Miranda
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New $2.5m Aerial Platform arrives at Hornsby Fire Station | Hornsby

Hornsby Fire Station has received a new, state-of-the-art Aerial Platform to tackle high-rise emergencies in Sydney’s north. Valued at $2.5 million dollars, the high-tech appliance is one of four new Aerial Platforms purchased by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW). The others will... Learn more about the New $2.5m Aerial Platform arrives at Hornsby Fire Station at Hornsby.

access_time 12:59pm • Jun 28, 2023
place Hornsby
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Fire investigators determining cause of fatal blaze | Yamba

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are assisting Police to determine the cause of a fatal house fire last night at Yamba, on the state's north coast. Just after 9pm, fire crews from Yamba, Maclean and Grafton were dispatched to the... Learn more about the Fire investigators determining cause of fatal blaze at Yamba.

access_time 08:53am • Jun 28, 2023
place Yamba
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FRNSW crews head to Adelaide hunting top rescue honours | Adelaide

A Fire and Rescue NSW crew from Wollongong is hell-bent on turning the tables when it competes in this week’s Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) Challenge in Adelaide. Along with Broken Hill and a combined Region South team, the Wollongong firefighters... Learn more about the FRNSW crews head to Adelaide hunting top rescue honours at Adelaide.

access_time 12:09pm • Jun 27, 2023
place Adelaide
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW reinforces Lithium-Ion battery safety warnings after another two dangerous incidents
Fire and Rescue NSW reinforces Lithium-Ion battery safety warnings after another two dangerous incidents | Bass Hill and Orange

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding homeowners to heed its warnings about the dangers of Lithium-Ion batteries following another two dangerous fires at the weekend. In the first incident, a blaze broke out in the garage of a home in... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW reinforces Lithium-Ion battery safety warnings after another two dangerous incidents at Bass Hill and Orange.

access_time 03:44pm • Jun 26, 2023
place Bass Hill and Orange
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Thirroul Fire Station celebrates 100 years | Thirroul

A special milestone for Thirroul Fire Station will take place this weekend as it celebrates its first 100 years of operation. The first firefighters were stationed there in 1923, with the original crew working from a small garage, equipped only with... Learn more about the Thirroul Fire Station celebrates 100 years at Thirroul.

access_time 01:39pm • Jun 24, 2023
place Thirroul
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Fire and Rescue NSW responds to bus crash | Drummoyne

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have responded to a bus crash at Drummoyne, in Sydney's inner west. The vehicle collided with a ute and a car near the intersection of Victoria Road and Lyons Road just before 12:30pm. The bus... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to bus crash at Drummoyne.

access_time 03:19pm • Jun 22, 2023
place Drummoyne
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An image relating to the news item Firefighters raise over $100,000 for burns victims through charity bike ride
Firefighters raise over $100,000 for burns victims through charity bike ride |

Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters have raised over $100,000 for Burns Unit victims, through their annual 400in4 Charity ride and Ultra-marathon runner Rob Mason. In March this year, 28 FRNSW and ACT Firefighters set up base camp at the NRMA Jindabyne... Learn more about the Firefighters raise over $100,000 for burns victims through charity bike ride at .

access_time 02:09pm • Jun 22, 2023
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Fire and Rescue NSW responds to hazardous chemical incident in Sydney's inner west | Camperdown

More than 70 people have been evacuated as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews work to contain toxic chemicals at an apartment building in Sydney's inner west. Emergency services were called around 11:15am to the complex on Parramatta Road, Camperdown, where... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to hazardous chemical incident in Sydney's inner west at Camperdown.

access_time 12:58pm • Jun 22, 2023
place Camperdown
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW prevents unit blaze from spreading to neighbouring homes
Fire and Rescue NSW prevents unit blaze from spreading to neighbouring homes | Kingsgrove

The quick actions of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have stopped a fire in a unit at Kingsgrove, in Sydney's south, from spreading to adjoining homes. The blaze tore through the garage of the two-storey Morgan Street property around 7:20am... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW prevents unit blaze from spreading to neighbouring homes at Kingsgrove.

access_time 09:33am • Jun 21, 2023
place Kingsgrove
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Working smoke alarm saves woman's life during unit fire | Plumpton

A working smoke alarm has saved the life of a woman during a unit fire this morning at Plumpton in Sydney's west. The alarm began sounding in the Woodvale Close home just before 5am. The woman, aged in her 50's, woke to... Learn more about the Working smoke alarm saves woman's life during unit fire at Plumpton.

access_time 09:18am • Jun 21, 2023
place Plumpton
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Another new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker for the Hunter | Kurri Kurri

Fire protection for the community of Kurri Kurri, in the Hunter Valley, has been significantly bolstered by the arrival of a state-of-the-art Fire and Rescue NSW Bushfire Tanker. The Isuzu multi-purpose four-wheel-drive is one of 18 new firefighting appliances, each valued... Learn more about the Another new $530,000 Bushfire Tanker for the Hunter at Kurri Kurri.

access_time 03:54pm • Jun 20, 2023
place Kurri Kurri
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish blaze in historic pub
Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish blaze in historic pub | Merewether

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have extinguished a fire in an historic hotel in Newcastle, in the state's Hunter region. More than 40 firefighters responded to the incident at the almost 150-year-old pub on Berner Street, Merewether, just before... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguish blaze in historic pub at Merewether.

access_time 12:44pm • Jun 20, 2023
place Merewether
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Elderly man identified as victim of third fatal house fire in NSW this winter | Johns River

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) canine unit today is at the scene of a fatal house fire at Johns River, on the state's mid-coast. A man, aged in his 70s, was killed in the blaze which engulfed the property on... Learn more about the Elderly man identified as victim of third fatal house fire in NSW this winter at Johns River.

access_time 09:48am • Jun 20, 2023
place Johns River
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW crews save precious pet's life after family home impacted by fire
Fire and Rescue NSW crews save precious pet's life after family home impacted by fire | Kellyville Ridge

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have revived a family pet they rescued from a burning house at Kellyville Ridge, in Sydney's north-west. More than 30 firefighters were called in to attack the blaze in Olea Street around 4am. Two adults,... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW crews save precious pet's life after family home impacted by fire at Kellyville Ridge.

access_time 03:08pm • Jun 19, 2023
place Kellyville Ridge
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New Light Bushfire Tanker | Picton

Fire and Rescue NSW's station at Picton, in Sydney's south-west, has received another upgrade with the arrival of a new state-of-the-art, light Bushfire Tanker. The new Tanker, built on an Isuzu chassis by Macarthur company, Alphatex Industries, replaces the older Mitsubishi... Learn more about the New Light Bushfire Tanker at Picton.

access_time 12:39pm • Jun 19, 2023
place Picton
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New, state-of-the-art Bushfire Tanker | Ballina

The Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) station at Ballina is boasting an impressive addition to its fleet, a $530-thousand-dollar Bushfire Tanker, designed to extinguish blazes safely and more efficiently. The Isuzu four-wheel-drive is designed to operate in rugged conditions, allowing firefighters... Learn more about the New, state-of-the-art Bushfire Tanker at Ballina.

access_time 12:34pm • Jun 19, 2023
place Ballina
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New $530,000 Bushfire Tanker arrives in station | Tarro

Tarro Fire Station has received another fleet upgrade with the arrival of a new, state-of-the-art light Bushfire Tanker. The truck is one of 18 new firefighting appliances being deployed across NSW to help better protect communities during bushfires and other emergencies.   The... Learn more about the New $530,000 Bushfire Tanker arrives in station at Tarro.

access_time 12:28pm • Jun 19, 2023
place Tarro
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An image relating to the news item Fire and Rescue NSW contains house fire in Sydney's inner west
Fire and Rescue NSW contains house fire in Sydney's inner west | Balmain

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews today have extinguished a house fire at Balmain, in Sydney's inner west. Approximately 20 firefighters, using four fire trucks and an aerial pumper, responded to the blaze in Terry Street, near Schultz Street, just after... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW contains house fire in Sydney's inner west at Balmain.

access_time 10:03am • Jun 19, 2023
place Balmain
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An image relating to the news item Firefighters rescue pet Poodle and Cockatiel from Central Coast house fire - (updating pet details)
Firefighters rescue pet Poodle and Cockatiel from Central Coast house fire - (updating pet details) | Springfield

There was a round of 'a-paws' for Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews on the Central Coast yesterday when they rescued a pet dog and bird from a house fire. Seven fire appliances, including an aerial platform, rushed to the two-storey... Learn more about the Firefighters rescue pet Poodle and Cockatiel from Central Coast house fire - (updating pet details) at Springfield.

access_time 09:34am • Jun 18, 2023
place Springfield
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Gallery and café evacuated after gas line ruptured | Sydney CBD

More than 100 people have been evacuated from a building in the Sydney CBD as Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews respond to a gas leak. Firefighters were called around 9:40am to Art Gallery Road after a main gas line had... Learn more about the Gallery and café evacuated after gas line ruptured at Sydney CBD.

access_time 10:58am • Jun 16, 2023
place Sydney CBD
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An image relating to the news item Woman dies in house fire in Sydney's north-west
Woman dies in house fire in Sydney's north-west | Ryde

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are working with NSW Police to establish the cause of a fatal house fire in Sydney’s north-west today. Firefighters were called just after 10:30am to Church Street, Ryde, where a small blaze had broken out... Learn more about the Woman dies in house fire in Sydney's north-west at Ryde.

access_time 05:04pm • Jun 15, 2023
place Ryde
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Five people escape house fire | Mount Riverview

Five people have narrowly escaped a major house fire overnight at Mount Riverview in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Seven Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) units, including an aerial platform, rushed to Outlook Avenue around 10pm and found the top... Learn more about the Five people escape house fire at Mount Riverview.

access_time 11:03am • Jun 12, 2023
place Mount Riverview
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