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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters hit the streets of Hazelbrook on Saturday, conducting home fire safety visits and educating locals about fire risks in their homes this festive season. Firefighters from Lawson, Wentworth Falls and Katoomba carried out dozens of safety visits, providing… read more about Firefighters conduct home safety blitz, focusing on festive fire risks

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a house fire this morning at Cessnock near Newcastle, leaving the single-level home destroyed. More than 16 firefighters and four fire trucks responded to a number of Triple Zero (000) calls to the home on Jeffries Street just after 7.00am. On… read more about Home destroyed by fire

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a house fire overnight at Voyager Point near Liverpool in south-west Sydney, leaving the two-level home completely destroyed. Fortunately firefighters were able to save the owner's irreplaceable Rolls Royce from the devastating fire. The blaze… read more about Rolls Royce saved in devastating house fire

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire overnight at Cessnock, leaving two units destroyed. More than 22 firefighters and six fire trucks responded to numerous Triple Zero (000) calls to a unit fire in Dixon Street at approximately 10.45pm. On arrival, FRNSW crews observed two… read more about Four people hospitalised after two units destroyed by fire

Fire and Rescue NSW’s (FRNSW) Dee Why Fire Station today marked its 100th birthday. Several dignitaries, including the Member for Wakehurst Michael Regan MP, Mayor of Northern Beaches Council Sue Heins, and Rural Fire Service representative Peter Marshall joined Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW)… read more about Dee Why Fire Station celebrates 100 years of operation

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has recognised the International Day of People with Disability by holding a fire safety education initiative in the Hunter. Firefighters from FRNSW’s Metro North Command, including a crew from Wallsend Fire Station, took part in the initiative coordinated by… read more about Vision Alert Firefighters provide vital fire safety advice for International Day of People with Disability

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have been kept busy, dealing with three separate car fires in just four hours overnight across Sydney’s west. The most challenging incident involved a hybrid vehicle on fire in Chiswick Road, Greenacre, around 11.30 last night. When crews arrived, they noticed… read more about Firefighters battle spate of car fires overnight

NSW Premier Chris Minns, Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib and Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell today welcomed 286 new firefighters to the ranks of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) at a graduation ceremony in western Sydney. The new intake includes 61 permanent… read more about NSW Premier welcomes more than 280 new firefighters at Fire and Rescue NSW graduation

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) safely evacuated 15 people after a fire broke out in a unit complex in Villawood in Sydney's west early this morning. Firefighters were called to the property in Alcoomie Street just before 2.00am. On arrival, crews were confronted with intense flames engulfing a… read more about 15 people evacuated as fire engulfs unit complex

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a bus fire this morning at Kiama, with 33 school children safely evacuated from the coach. The blaze broke out around 8:45 am on the corner of Terralong and Collins Streets, prompting a swift response from two fire trucks and eight firefighters.… read more about Thirty-three children evacuated safely from bus fire

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to a large fire that severely damaged a vacant home in Arncliffe late last night. Just after 10:30pm, the FRNSW Communications Centre received more than 35 Triple Zero (000) calls reporting the house in on Queen Street was engulfed in flames. Six fire trucks… read more about Firefighters save neighboring properties from fire in a vacant home

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has provided critical support to the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) in assessing and prioritising repairs following the devastating storm that struck Carinda, near Walgett, earlier this week. Specialist FRNSW HAZMAT (hazardous materials) crews deployed advanced… read more about FRNSW drones support storm cleanup

A woman has died in a house fire in Auburn in Sydney's west earlier this evening. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls around 6.30pm about a house alight in Cardigan Street. Eight trucks and more than 30 firefighters arrived on scene and found the single level… read more about Woman dies in house fire

A lithium-ion battery left on charge is believed to be the cause of a unit fire in Camperdown overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) initially responded to an automatic fire alarm in a multi-storey unit complex on the corner of Pyrmont Bridge Road and Lyons Road around 2.40am. The first arriving… read more about Lithium-ion battery fire destroys unit in multi-storey complex

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a row of businesses from a fire that’s destroyed an abandoned café this morning at Trangie, in the state’s west. The blaze broke out in Dandaloo Street, just after 9am. The FRNSW crew from Trangie was quickly on the scene and was joined by FRNSW’s… read more about Firefighters stop flames spreading to neighbouring businesses

Three people have been saved from a fire that has destroyed a home at Abardare in Cessnock. The blaze broke out just after 9.00 am on Friday morning in the large single-story residence on Greta Street. More than 30 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters and 10 fire trucks responded to multiple… read more about Vision Alert Firefighters rescue three people from a house fire

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators suspect a faulty lithium-ion battery caused an intense garage and house fire this morning at Woronora, in Sydney’s south. Firefighters were called to the home on Prices Circuit, just before 3.00am. On arrival, they found the garage of the home fully… read more about Faulty e-scooter battery thought responsible for house fire

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has contained a large fire at an auto repair shop in Auburn in Sydney’s south-west. More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire trucks remain on scene at the incident in an industrial area in Stubbs Street as the fire continues to smoulder. It took crews approximately two… read more about Firefighters contain intense fire in auto repair shop

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished an e-bike battery fire before it could take hold and harm residents or property overnight at Guildford in Sydney’s west. The owner, who only obtained the second-hand e-bike the day before, placed the battery into the bike shortly after 2.00am… read more about Lucky escape for residents following e-bike battery explosion

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews from Camden, in Sydney’s south-west, visited the Camden Downs retirement village this week to share life-saving fire advice to protect our seniors. This year to date, 19 people have died in residential fires in NSW. Six of them were aged over 65. Of the 126… read more about Firefighters conduct safety blitz of retirement village to protect seniors