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AUSTRAL - (Liverpool Area) FRNSW is cutting a vehicle on its side away from an occupant who is severly trapped in the wreckage after a crash on Fourteenth Avenue. NSW Ambulance Paramedics are stabilising and treating the patient. RFS and Police also in attendance. View on X [external link]
WINMALEE | FRNSW assisted by the RFS are working to contain a fire in a home on Wahroonga Road. Firefighters have conducted a search and it appears nobody is home. Police and Ambulance also in attendance. No information yet on how fire started. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has donated two tonnes of specialist rescue equipment to assist firefighters and protect communities in the Solomon Islands. FRNSW has had a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force’s fire service to... Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW providing specialist rescue equipment to Solomon Islands firefighters at .
| Fire and Rescue NSW providing specialist rescue equipment to Solomon Islands firefighters. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has donated two tonnes of specialist rescue equipment to assist firefighters and protect communities in the Solomon Islands... View on X [external link]
GLADESVILLE - The gas leak that caused some local evacuations including the police station on Victoria Road has been stopped. Firefighters have given the all clear. No injuries reported. View on X [external link]
EAST LISMORE - FRNSW have contained a fire in a building on Ballina Road. Five fire trucks with approx 20 firefighters are on scene with Police and Ambulance. Firefighters continue to search the building. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a major fire in an e-bike shop at Chippendale, in Sydney's CDB. Just after 7am, FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls reporting flames and smoke coming from the ground floor of a... Learn more about the Firefighters contain fire in e-bike shop at Chippendale.
CHIPPENDALE | ***VISION ALERT*** Firefighters contain fire in e-bike shop. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have contained a major fire in an e-bike shop at Chippendale, in Sydney's CDB.Just after 7am, FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000... View on X [external link]
CHIPPENDALE | FRNSW firefighers are placing lithium ebike batteries into bins full of water to keep them cool and stable. This is to prevent ignition which we know can occur without notice when lithium batteries are exposed to a fire. View on X [external link]
CHIPPENDALE | A fire in an electric bike shop took 40mins to extinguish on Regent street just after 7am. Approx 80 evacs from units above. No injuries. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is seeking to attract a new generation of first responders in the state’s Clarence Valley region, rolling up the doors of Maclean Fire Station to showcase its capability and recruit for local on-call firefighters. The rural... Learn more about the Maclean Fire Station recruiting the next generation of firefighters at .
| Maclean Fire Station recruiting the next generation of firefighters. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is seeking to attract a new generation of first responders in the states Clarence Valley region, rolling up the doors of Maclean Fire Station to... View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has again played a leading role in a large-scale drill at Lake Macquarie, the fifth of its kind designed to sharpen the response of emergency services at serious vehicle accidents. The exercise was developed following previous... Learn more about the FRNSW leads multi-agency exercise, boosting collaboration and skills at Edgeworth.
EDGEWORTH | FRNSW leads multi-agency exercise, boosting collaboration and skills. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has again played a leading role in a large-scale drill at Lake Macquarie, the fourth of its kind designed to sharpen the response of em... View on X [external link]
REVESBY | Gas leak has closed The River Road near Anne Street. Repairs underway, firefighters dispersing gas with water streams. Incident called in just after 3am. View on X [external link]
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have stopped a fire in a business from spreading to a number of neighbouring properties in Moruya, on the state’s south coast. FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about the blaze on Vulcan... Learn more about the Firefighters successfully contain main street blaze at Moruya.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell and Member of the Legislative Council Emily Suvaal today opened the new $4.2 million Dungog Fire Station, strengthening fire and emergency response capability across the Hunter Valley. Located on Common Road, Bendolba, the... Learn more about the New $4.2m Fire and Rescue NSW Station opens at Dungog at .
MORUYA | Update on Vulcan Street shop fire. FRNSW investigators, supported by a K9 unit, are working with NSW Police to determine where and how the fire began. CCTV and RPAS aerial footage shows the full extent of the devastation. View on X [external link]
| ***VISION ALERT*** New $4.2m Fire and Rescue NSW Station opens at Dungog. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell and Member of the Legislative Council Emily Suvaal today opened the new $4.2 million Dungog Fire Station, stren... View on X [external link]
INGLEBURN | Piggott Way - 04:44. Firefighters from FRNSW have put out a blaze that completely destroyed an unoccupied townhouse. Thankfully, no one was harmed, and the fire was contained, preventing it from spreading to adjacent homes in the complex View on X [external link]
CAVES BEACH - small electrical pillar box fire on Silky Oak Drive. Firefighters protected exposures. Electricty Company called. No water goes onto the electrical box until power has been shut off. No injuries reported - time of call 09:55 View on X [external link]
SOUTH GRAFTON | Just after 9am today FRNSW assisted the @NSWRFS to extinguish a fire in a vehicle wrecking yard on Bessie Street. Support included firefighting and aerial observations using a drone. View on X [external link]
Granville - Wallace Street - firefighters have extinguised two cars that were on fire. No injuries reported. Called in a 5:30 site left with NSW Police. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: Watch and Act: Wang Wauk Rd, Wang Wauk (Mid-Coast LGA). A grass fire is burning and moving east under strong westerly winds. Cr View on X [external link]
Denham Court - (Campbelltown Area) FRNSW remote pilot aircraft footage of the grass fire on Campbelltown Rd near the Hume Highway. FRNSW has a number of fire trucks assisting the RFS to contain the fire. For updates on the fire, monitor Hazards Near Me or contact the @NSWRFS. View on X [external link]
A group of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters will embark on a gruelling 24-hour climb of the Furber Steps at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, to support research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The 10th annual ‘Firies Climb for MND’... Learn more about the Firefighters to take on Furber Steps in full gear for Motor Neurone Disease charity, celebrating 10 years of fundraiser at Katoomba.
DENHAM COURT - (Campbelltown) FRNSW is a assisting the Rural Fire Service with a number of fire trucks at a grass fire. (See map for general area). Community to monitor Hazards Near Me for updates on fire. Media contact RFS for comment on the iresponse. View on X [external link]
RT @NSWRFS: RFS crews are working to contain a grass fire burning on the western side of the Hume Highway in the vicinity of Campbelltown R View on X [external link]
KATOOMBA | Firefighters to take on Furber Steps in full gear for Motor Neurone Disease charity, celebrating 10 years of fundraiser. A group of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters will embark on a gruelling 24-hour climb of the Furber Steps... View on X [external link]
@DanMurphyMusic These posts are written on the ground by our operational media liaison, which sometimes results in spelling and grammar mistakes, however, we take this feedback on board and will implement some tools to avoid this. View on X [external link]
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