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BIDWILL - Amelia Way - House well alight - Eight fire trucks with 28 firefighters on scene working to contain and extinguish the fire. Time of call 21:34. NSW Police and Ambulance also in attendance. Not known if anybody was home at the time. View on X [external link]
RANDWICK - Easy Street - It is believed a mechanical or electrical fault started a fire in a vehicle whilst it was being driven just after 10am today. One truck attended and had the fire extinguished in approx 40mins. No injuries - car is now no good. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have stopped a fire in a Fairfield East car wreckers yard from spreading to a neighbouring business storing large Lithium-ion batteries. FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about the blaze in Fairfield Street just... Learn more about the Firefighters battle major blaze in auto wreckers yard at Fairfield East.
The Wyong team from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is celebrating its victory in the latest round of the Regional Firefighters Championships at Forbes at the weekend. The Wyong Fire Station team took out the top spot after an exhilarating display... Learn more about the Central Coast firefighters victorious at Forbes Firefighter Championships at .
Dural - Gas main ruptured by workers on Quarry Road, near Harris Road. FRNSW, RFS and Police in att. Adjoining school and one home evac as a precaution, all kids are SAFE. Quarry Road closed. Gas co on site excavating Rd to turn gas off. Gas dispersed with high volume water spray View on X [external link]
Winston Hills Crash - Driver cut our of car - FRNSW has cut and rammed the wreckage off the driver who was crushed in vehicle after impacting a power pole on Caroline Chishlom Drive. NSW Ambulance Critical Care Paramedics and Doctor stabilised and treated the patient. View on X [external link]
More than 60 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters crossed this year’s City2Surf finish line wearing 20kg of firefighting gear and raising $158,294 for children suffering serious burns injuries. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell AFSM joined his fellow firefighters, to tackle... Learn more about the Firefighters cross City2Surf finish line in firefighting gear, raising over $150,000 for sick kids at .
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rendered safe a street at Denistone in Sydney's north-west, where a semi-trailer and crane it was carrying, careered into 11 parked cars. The incident occurred in Ryedale Road just after 11.30am. When FRNSW crews arrived,... Learn more about the VISION ALERT *** Firefighters stabilise scene after runaway truck and crane career into 11 parked cars at Denistone.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have carefully cut a driver from the wreckage of a multi-vehicle crash on the M7 Motorway at Eastern Creek. A small car crashed into the rear of a tabletop truck just after 9am and became... Learn more about the Firefighters free trapped driver from M7 Motorway crash at Eastern Creek .
DENISTONE - Excavator being transported lost control on Ryedale Rd, hitting parked cars, bringing down wires, and a truck has jackknifed into a yard. Road closed both ways, power out in the area. No injuries reported. NSW Police & SafeWork NSW investigating. View on X [external link]
Eastern Creek - M7 - FRNSW rescue trucks on scene at person trapped crash. NSW Ambulance Paramedics treating the casualtied, FRNSW Rescue developing a rescue plan to cut free one person who is trapped in the wreckage. View on X [external link]
THIRLMERE - FRNSW have used high powered hydraulic rescue tools to cut two people out of the wreckage of seperate vehicles on Thirlmere Way. NSW Ambulance Doctor and Paramedics treated and stablised the casualties before firefighters commenced cutting away the vehicles. View on X [external link]
SMITHFIELD - FRNSW have contained a fire in an electrical kiosk on Cumberland Hwy and The Horsley Drive. Slight smoke penetration into an adjoining tavern which has been evacuated. No injuires poss local power interuptions including traffic lights. View on X [external link]
Cambridge Gardens - home fire update, ladder platform getting to work to get final extinguishment from a safer position above the fire. There has been substantial wall, floor and roof collapse. View on X [external link]
A house has been destroyed by fire in Cambridge Gardens located in Sydneys West. One occupant woken by smoke alarm and evacuated, has smoke inhalation and minor burns and has been transported to hospital View on X [external link]
Minchinbury - FRNSW has extinguished a fire in the roof of a shop on John Hines Avenue. Time of call was 11:05. All persons accounted for, eight on scene with 28 firefighters. View on X [external link]
Truck Fire has been extinguished on the M4 Motorway at South Wentworthville. Work is being done to open some of the Motorway. Truck will be towed out of the way asap. View on X [external link]
Update Truck Fire - M4 Motorway closed Westbound - Fire has been knocked down by FRNSW, working to get complete extinguishment. View on X [external link]
Truck Fire M4 MOTORWAY - South Wentworthville - West bound between Colman Street and the Cumberland Highway. Firefighters working to extinguished a garbage truck that is well alight. Four fire trucks on scene with Police. View on X [external link]
Chippendale - Balfour Street - Garbage truck load on fire. Rubbish load has been dumped onto footpath. Firefighters extinguiishing, Police in attendance. View on X [external link]
Denham Court Campelltown Road - Vehicle CRASH - Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters are cutting away the side of a vehicle to free a person who is trapped in the wreckage. NSW Ambulance paramedics treating and stabilsing the casulty. NSW Police in attendance. View on X [external link]
DENHAM COURT - FRNSW rescue trucks are responding to reports of a serious crash with people reported trapped Campelltown Road near Zouch Road. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) in-water experts have turned floodwater cattle wranglers, guiding stranded livestock through the swollen Namoi River to safety at Gunnedah, in the state’s north-west slopes. The FRNSW swift-water teams, ‘Alpha One’ and ‘Alpha Two’, supporting the State... Learn more about the Firefighters conduct floodwater roundup to rescue stranded cattle at Gunnedah.
Chatswood - Gas leak update on Victoria Avenue. Gas company has stopped leak. FRNSW doing final checks to ensure there is no build up of gas in remote or confined areas. No injuries reported. View on X [external link]
Chatswood - Victoria Street closed due to a gas leak after workers ruptured a gas main. No injuries. FRNSW is dispersing the gas with hose lines and monitoring area with gas detectors. No injuries reported. Gas company attending. Incident reported 08:15 View on X [external link]
Chatswood - Victoria Street closed due to a gas leak after workers ruptured a gas main. No injuries. FRNSW is dispersing the gas with hose lines and monitoring area with gas detectors. No injuries reported. Gas company attending. Incident reported 08:15 View on X [external link]
LEUMEAH - FRNSW crews are currently responding to a significant blaze in a large house on Arunta Crescent. The fire has spread throughout multiple levels. Firefighters have used hose lines to protect neighbouring properties. No reports of any injuries at this time. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell AFSM has praised the actions of firefighters who rescued a man from a fierce fire in Epping early this morning. Just after 4.25am, FRNSW responded to Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a fire... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner commends firefighters following fatal blaze at Epping.
EPPING | Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner commends firefighters following fatal blaze. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell AFSM has praised the actions of firefighters who rescued a man from a fierce fire in Epping early th... View on X [external link]
The Northern Rivers is home to a new state-of-the-art fire station after the NSW Government invested more than $2 million rebuilding Alstonville station, improving fire-protection in the region. Alstonville has been upgraded to provide its firefighters with a modern facility improving... Learn more about the Northern Rivers emergency protection enhanced with $2 million upgrade at Alstonville fire station at Alstonville.
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