Fire and Rescue NSW - Prepared for anything.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is one of the world's largest urban fire and rescue services and is the busiest in Australia. Our overriding purpose is to enhance community safety, quality of life, and confidence by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, property, environment and economy of NSW.
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Emergency contacts
In an emergency call Triple Zero (000)
Bushfire Information: Call the NSW Rural Fire Service: 1800 679 737
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au [external link]
Floods and Storms: Call the SES: 132 500
www.ses.nsw.gov.au [external link]
Latest news and updates
The NSW Government has invested $2.7 million upgrading Cootamundra’s heritage-listed fire station on the state’s south-west slopes. The investment improves Fire and Rescue NSW’s ability to respond to emergencies. Upgrades at Cootamundra include new engine bays improving access for fire trucks, additional... Learn more about the Modern upgrade for heritage-listed Fire and Rescue NSW station at Cootamundra.
ABBOSTSBURY - crash update - no person trapped - crash is on Cowpasture Road near Stockdale Cr - hope to be out of the way soon... View on X [external link]
ABBOSTSBURY - FRNSW rescue trucks on scene at a multi vehicle crash with a person reported trapped in the wreckage. Traffic is impacted, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance also in attendance. Drive carefully View on X [external link]
COOTAMUNDRA | ***VIDEO ALERT*** Modern upgrade for heritage-listed Fire and Rescue NSW station. The NSW Government has invested $2.7 million upgrading Cootamundras heritage-listed fire station on the states south-west slopes.The investment i... View on X [external link]
The NSW Government has invested more than $2.5 million modernising fire stations in the Snowy Mountains, improving emergency readiness in the region. Cooma Fire Station has undergone a $1.7 million makeover while $900,000 has been invested at Thredbo Fire Station updating... Learn more about the Major upgrades for Snowy Mountains fire stations at Cooma.
COOMA | ***VIDEO ALERT*** Major upgrades for Snowy Mountains fire stations. The NSW Government has invested more than $2.5 million modernising fire stations in the Snowy Mountains, improving emergency readiness in the region.Cooma Fire Station... View on X [external link]
Four Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been recognised in the King’s Birthday honours. Captain Edwin Gray; Chief Superintendent, Steven Hayes; and Station Officer, Mark Porter, have each been awarded an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for their commitments to... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters recognised in King’s Birthday honour roll at NSW.
NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters recognised in Kings Birthday honour roll. Four Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been recognised in the Kings Birthday honours.Captain Edwin Gray; Chief Superintendent, Steven Hayes; and Sta... View on X [external link]
Breakfast Point Update - Fire and Rescue NSW has extinguished a fire in a unit on level 6. Firefighters now ventilating the smoke from levels 6 and 7 and will check all other areas of the building. No injuries reported at this stage... NSW Police and NSW Ambulance also on scene. View on X [external link]
Breakfast Point (Mortlake) FRNSW has six fire trucks on scene fire in a unit on one of the upper levels of an apartment complex on Peninsular Drive. Three occupants have self evacuated. more to follow View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has issued a warning to residents, affected by the recent floods, to use caution around hazardous materials in and around the home. A range of household chemicals and fluids may be among the materials compromised by... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW warns flood-affected households about hazardous materials threats at NSW.
NSW | Fire and Rescue NSW warns flood-affected households abouthazardous materials threats. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has issued a warning to residents, affected by the recent floods, to use caution around hazardous materials in and around th... View on X [external link]
Crash Update - Greenacre - FRNSW have freed one occupant out and continue to work on freeing a second person out of the wreckage. NSW Ambulance Paramedics have already transported one person to hospital and continue to treat at least two more on scene. View on X [external link]
MONA VALE - FRNSW specialist rescue trucks on scene at a crash on Waratah Street where a car is on its side against a tree. NSW Ambulance Paramedics on scene treating a person who has just been removed from the vehicle. Local traffic impacts... View on X [external link]
EAGLE VALE - Crash update - FRNSW has cut the roof and side of a car away to free a driver who was trapped in the wreckage after crash between a car and a truck at approx 11:30. Watch live traffic for updates on road... TAKE CARE WHEN DRIVING View on X [external link]