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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have rescued three people following a significant fire in a large residential unit complex in Malabar, in Sydney’s east, overnight. At approximately 11.45pm, more than 40 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and 10 fire trucks, responded to numerous… read more about Firefighters battle intense unit blaze and rescue three trapped occupants | Malabar

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are currently battling a significant fire at a recreational club in Nambucca Heads, on the state's mid-north coast. Just before 6am today, crews responded to multiple Triple Zero (000) calls to an alarm activating, with fire and smoke inside the building in Sports… read more about Firefighters battle major building blaze | Nambucca Heads

A million-dollar upgrade is currently underway at Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) Ulladulla Fire Station on the state’s South Coast, as part of a major investment in bushfire preparedness. Emergency Services Minister, Jihad Dib, Member for the South Coast, Liza Butler, and FRNSW Assistant… read more about Emergency Services Minister inspects newly renovated fire station | Ulladulla

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are currently on scene at a house fire in Busby, in Sydney's south west. Just after 2.45pm this afternoon, firefighters arrived at the two-level home in Aberdeen Road to find a large section of the second-storey well alight. Firefighters quickly got to work to… read more about Firefighters battle intense house blaze | Busby

Fire crews are working to confirm the cause of a dramatic garbage truck fire last night on the M7 Motorway at Horsley Park, in Sydney's south-west. The recycling compactor truck was travelling along the motorway, carrying a load of cardboard, just after 6.15pm when it caught alight. The blaze… read more about Fire crews exploring cause of dramatic truck fire | Horsley Park

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators and NSW Police are looking into the cause of a blaze which has destroyed a childcare centre at Maroubra in Sydney's east overnight. Approximately 30 firefighters and six fire trucks responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to the fire in Storey Street… read more about Investigators looking into cause of blaze at childcare centre | Maroubra

A working smoke alarm has led to a family's dramatic escape from a house fire this morning at Penshurst in Sydney's south. Just after 4.30am today, the alarm sounded as the fire broke out in the garage of the two-storey home in Penshurst Street. At the time, seven people - three children, their… read more about Fire destroys family home, seven lives saved due to working smoke alarm | Penshurst

Two children have narrowly escaped harm during a fire which has forced the evacuation of 100 guests from a hotel at Warwick Farm, in Sydney's south-west. Just after 1.30am today, more than 30 firefighters and eight fire trucks, including an aerial ladder appliance, responded to numerous Triple Zero… read more about Children threatened by flames, 100 evacuated from hotel fire | Warwick Farm

Occupants of a Riverstone home near Blacktown in western Sydney have safely evacuated from their property after being alerted their roof was on fire by the neighbours. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to reports of the fire in King Street just after 1.00pm after the occupants called Triple… read more about Two people evacuate home with roof on fire | Riverstone

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding the public not to charge Lithium-ion-powered devices, such as e-bikes, near emergency exits, following a second-storey unit fire yesterday at Merrylands West in Sydney. FRNSW today has released dramatic footage from a camera worn by the Incident Commander in… read more about Don’t charge Lithium-ion devices near emergency exits | Merrylands West

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued three people and a dog, trapped by a second storey unit fire at Merrylands West, in Sydney. Just after 9.45am today, more than 40 firefighters and ten fire trucks, including an aerial ladder appliance, responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to a… read more about Firefighters rescue three people and a dog from suspected e-bike blaze | Merrylands West

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are currently at the scene of a significant apartment block roof collapse at Cabramatta, in Sydney's south-west. The two-level block in Myall Street has sustained substantial damage after the roofing section collapsed inwards, on the top level of the building, just… read more about Residential building structural collapse | Cabramatta

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a dramatic house fire at Mudgee, in the state’s Central West overnight, saving neighbouring homes during the wild storms that lashed parts of NSW. Around 7.15pm, a power pole and “live” wires fell onto a house in Redbank Road, setting it ablaze,… read more about Toppled power lines spark fire that destroys home during wild storms | Mudgee

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a kitchen rangehood in Wollongong this afternoon, after residents were alerted to the blaze by their working smoke alarm. Just before 2.00pm, crews responded to reports of a fire in a unit on level four of a residential building in Crown… read more about Working smoke alarm alerts residents to kitchen fire | Wollongong

UPDATE: 3:46pm - 14 Jan 2025 FRNSW advises that residents in the Broken Hill area are safe to resume normal activities. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is aware of smoke that is venting from the Perilya Mine, Broken Hill, due to an underground fire. Perilya Mines emergency services crew is currently in… read more about Underground fire update | Broken Hill

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are on scene at a hazardous materials incident at Mascot in Sydney's inner south. A garbage truck dumped its load of around 150 kilograms of a powdered bleach substance after it began reacting with other materials in the vehicle in Coward Street, just after 4am… read more about Firefighters respond to hazardous materials incident as garbage truck dumps toxic load | Mascot

A woman has suffered severe burns in a house fire in Kingswood Park near Penrith this afternoon. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to the blaze in Lethbridge Street just after 2.00pm. More than 30 firefighters and eight fire trucks responded to the incident and… read more about Woman suffers severe burns in house fire

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a large building fire in Terrigal on the Central Coast early this morning. More than 40 firefighters and 10 fire trucks responded to the incident on Kurrawyba Avenue just after 4.30am. On arrival, crews found the two-storey building well alight… read more about Fire destroys two-storey building

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has completed the first two-day workshop as part of its 2024 relaunch of the Indigenous Fire and Rescue Employment Strategy (IFARES). Tracks to IFARES is an intensive assessment phase for potential participants of the IFARES program. Last week, 41 candidates, selected… read more about Tracks to IFARES inspires 41 applicants in a two-day intensive assessment

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a large fire at a pallet yard at Minto in Sydney’s south-west. More than 50 firefighters and 12 fire trucks responded to multiple Triple Zero (000) calls to a fire at a pallet factory on Huntsmore Road just after 12.30 this morning. On arrival,… read more about Firefighters contain large pallet yard fire