Media releases

13th April 2018
Twelve new firefighters were today welcomed into the ranks of Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW), having proven their abilities over several months of intense training. The state’s newest firefighting recruits, who...

21st March 2018
Fire & Rescue NSW Commissioner Paul Baxter NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons For more than 20 years, NSW has had the benefit of coordinated firefighting arrangements. These arrangements have worked...

26th January 2018
A fire officer’s 34-year commitment to protecting communities and leading firefighters at major emergencies across Sydney has been recognised in today’s Australia Day Honours. Inspector Craig Easy of Hornsby has been...

26th January 2018
A Caringbah fire officer’s 32-year commitment to improving firefighter health and wellbeing has been recognised in today’s Australia Day Honours. Superintendent Peter Levett has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal...

26th January 2018
A fire captain’s 27-year commitment to protecting people and mentoring firefighters in the Uralla area has been recognised in today’s Australia Day Honours. Captain Rodney Hargrave has been awarded the Australian...

17th January 2018
Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) today released the findings of two new research reports to help reduce the number of fatalities in residential fires in NSW. Research was conducted on...

10th November 2017
Twenty-four new firefighters were today welcomed into Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) at a ceremony at the State Training College in Alexandria. Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant congratulated the recruits...

12th October 2017
Nearly 600 firefighters from across Australia and New Zealand will climb a staggering 1504 steps up the Sydney Tower Eye on Saturday (14 October) to raise funds for Motor Neurone...

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...