Media releases

18th August 2017
Port Macquarie firefighters will pit their skills against the state’s best when they host the Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Regional Firefighter Championship at Westport Park this weekend.  Retained firefighters from...

17th August 2017
FRNSW Training Officer James Manuao is one of six NSW emergency services professionals recently deployed to Vanuatu to facilitate the training of local emergency service teams. A NSW Rotary initiative, the...

16th August 2017
Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant and Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Paul Baxter QSO today officially opened the new Gulgong Fire Station. The $920,000 facility in Medley Street...

10th August 2017
FRNSW Chief Superintendent Terrence Farley is part of a second Australian contingent deployed to Canada last week to assist with its ongoing wildfire crisis. A further 100 specialist firefighters were deployed...

28th July 2017
Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant today joined Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra Gareth Ward to hand over a new $340,000 firefighting tanker to the Shellharbour Fire Station. Mr Grant said...

19th July 2017
Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) this morning deployed a number of officers to assist with Canada’s ongoing crisis. A state of emergency has been declared in the Canadian province of British...

6th July 2017
A team of 12 Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters took part in Campbelltown City Council’s NAIDOC Week Touch Football Competition at Benham Oval, Minto on Wednesday 5 July. The all-star team of...

30th June 2017
With a cold snap predicted over the next few days, Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging residents to take every precaution to avoid a fire in the home. FRNSW Community Safety...

28th June 2017
A group of 17 people from the House with No Steps recently visited the City of Sydney Fire Station to take part in fire safety demonstrations. Visitors from House with No...

26th June 2017
Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has today gifted three fire trucks and equipment to the Solomon Islands to support firefighting operations in the country. FRNSW Commissioner Paul Baxter QSO officially handed...