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We responded to 125,583 incidents in 2021-22. 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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KOGARAH BAY | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a two car crash on Wyee St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a large fire that has caused a building to collapse this afternoon at Auburn, in Sydney's west. 16 fire trucks and around 50 firefighters rushed to the Provincial Street property just before 3pm... Learn more about the Burning building collapse - Update at Auburn.
AUBURN #FRNSW Crews are responding to a building fire on Provincial St after multiple calls were received by 000. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @CumberlandSyd View on Twitter [external link]
BANKSIA | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire on Nattai Pl @BaysideNSW View on Twitter [external link]
QUAKERS HILL | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a car has left the roadway colliding with multiple parked cars and fences crashing into a carport on Quakers Rd. @nswpolice @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
ARNCLIFFE | #FRNSW Crews are working to extinguish a car fire on Hirst St. @LiveTrafficSyd @BaysideNSW View on Twitter [external link]
GRAFTON | #FRNSW FFs are on scene at a multi vehicle crash with one person trapped on Oliver St. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice View on Twitter [external link]
MOOREBANK | #FRNSW FFs are on scene after a truck and car crash on the M5. @Lpool_Council @LiveTrafficSyd View on Twitter [external link]
MINTO | #FRNSW FFs have set up an exclusion zone after a two truck crash on Airds Rd. One truck was carrying pallets which are at risk of falling until the scene is rendered safe. @NSWAmbulance @nswpolice @campbelltownnsw View on Twitter [external link]
EASTERN CREEK | #FRNSW Crews are on scene and working to free a trapped occupant after a 3 car crash on Wallgrove Rd. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficSyd @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW has released new footage of its response to hazardous materials at a chemical manufacturing plant in Banksmeadow, in Sydney's east today. The footage was captured using FRNSW's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), or drones, which assisted firefighters... Learn more about the New footage released of HAZMAT operations at chemical manufacturing plant at Banksmeadow.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has safely removed highly-flammable gas from the vicinity of a chemical stack at risk of collapsing in Sydney's east. Significant emergency services resources were called to the chemical manufacturing plant on Denison Street, Banksmeadow, around 9:15am... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW eliminates explosion threat at chemical manufacturing plant at Banksmeadow.
BANKSMEADOW | #FRNSW UPDATE: The incident has been resolved and the precautionary evacuation order has been withdrawn. Local traffic is safe to return to the area. View on Twitter [external link]
BANKSMEADOW | A precautionary evacuation order has been issued for local traffic in the Bayside area within approximately 800m of Denison Street, Banksmeadow. Specialist crews are on-site attending to a HAZMAT incident at a chemical manufacturing plant. View on Twitter [external link]
UPDATE 4:30PM: The incident has been resolved and the precautionary evacuation order has been withdrawn. Local traffic is safe to return to the area. Fire and Rescue NSW eliminates explosion threat at chemical manufacturing plant - Banksmeadow UPDATE 2:30PM: A precautionary... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW responds to major HAZMAT incident at Banksmeadow.
MURWILLUMBAH | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a machinery fire in a dust extractor on Lundberg Dr in the states north. @TweedCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
BATEAU BAY | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a house fire on Aurora Pl. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance on scene . @CCoastCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
COLYTON | #FRNSW Crews are responding to a structure fire on Milton St after numerous calls have been received by 000 and large volumes of smoke visible en route. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @penrithcouncil View on Twitter [external link]
RT @PaulBaxterFRNSW: Oran Park and surrounds are even better protected thanks to a new $6.19m fire station open today, with 32 more firefighters and two hazmat appliances. Delivering best practice facilities for our people who are prepared for anything to protect the community. @stephcookemp @FRNSW View on Twitter [external link]
MACQUARIE FIELDS | #FRNSW Crews are on scene at a house fire on Helicia Rd after multiple calls were received by 000 and large volumes of smoke in the area. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance @campbelltownnsw View on Twitter [external link]
PARKESBOURNE | #FRNSW Crews are assisting @nswpolice rescue at a car crash with one person trapped on the Hume Hwy south of Goulburn. @NSWAmbulance @LiveTrafficNSW View on Twitter [external link]
SEVEN HILLS | #FRNSW Crews are on scene after a two car crash with one car on its roof on Old Windsor Rd. @nswpolice @LiveTrafficSyd @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
DUBBO | #FRNSW FFs are working to extinguish a car fire on Gloucester Av. @DubboCouncil View on Twitter [external link]
Rocking disco lights and cranking out epic tunes, the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) ‘Pride’ truck has proven the life of the party during the 2023 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. The vibrant urban pumper shone among 12,500 marchers... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW takes pride of place in Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras Parade at Sydney.
Fifty-four Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been welcomed home after their two-week deployment to Türkiye in the aftermath of the fatal earthquakes in the country. The Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) specialists had been working as part of the... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters reunited with their families following Türkiye earthquake mission at NSW.
LIVERPOOL | #FRNSW responded to a car that crashed through a fence and finished in a swimming pool on Birkdale Cr. Driver escaped, @NSWAmbulance treating, firefighters making area safe @nswpolice @Lpool_Council View on Twitter [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire which engulfed a service station in Sydney's south-west overnight. The '4th Alarm' blaze broke out on Lindesay Street, Campbelltown, just after 10:15pm, taking 10 FRNSW crews... Learn more about the Fire investigation experts work to establish cause of service station inferno at Campbelltown.
A team of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Urban Search and Rescue specialists will arrive back in Sydney today after a two-week deployment to Turkey to support the earthquake response and recovery effort. Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters return from earthquake mission at NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling to contain a major fire at a service station in Campbelltown, in Sydney's south-west. The blaze broke out at the business on Lindesay Street, near Dan Street, just after 10:15pm, with staff immediately... Learn more about the Multiple Fire and Rescue NSW crews battling service station inferno at Campbelltown.
COLEBEE | #FRNSW are on scene after a car has driven into a house on Clearfield St. @nswpolice @NSWAmbulance in attendance. @blacktowncc View on Twitter [external link]
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