Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) News

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have teamed up with Luna Park Sydney operators to conduct a safety exercise to familiarize themselves with the amusement park’s latest roller coaster. ‘The Boomerang’ was opened in October last year as one of nine new rides at Luna Park. The steel shuttle roller coaster rises 12-meters high, spans 181-meters and has a top speed of 50km/h. FRNSW firefighters recently conducted the familiarity exercise at the harborside amusement park. Luna Par...

A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has rescued two drivers and three dogs at the scene of a two-vehicle crash near Kew, on the state's north coast. A car, towing a large trailer, and a dual-cab utility collided on the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek just after 7.30am, blocking all north-bound lanes. A resident at a nearby property heard the impact and rang Triple Zero (000). The FRNSW crew from Laurieton was quickly on the scene and safely assisted both drivers to a responding ambulance. They t...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are at the scene of a skydiving mishap at Wilton on Sydney's south-western outskirts. A 24-year-old skydiver crashed into a tree upon landing near Picton Road, just after 1.30pm. The branches then snapped and the man fell up to 10-meters to the ground, injuring his lower back. Two FRNSW crews rushed to the scene and provided emergency care with NSW Ambulance. NSW Police, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service are also at the location. The patie...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Aboriginal Community Liaison officers have delivered critical support to indigenous communities impacted by the devastating floodwaters in the state’s central west. Two teams of indigenous firefighters were recently deployed from Sydney to the worst-hit towns of Condobolin, Eugowra, Forbes and Parkes, also travelling to outlying missions. They engaged with local Aboriginal land councils, community elders and residents, linking them with emergency teams and fron...

A large fire has destroyed an opportunity shop and warehouse overnight at Byron Bay on the state's far north coast. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous calls about the fire in the business in Grevillea Street just after 8.30pm. The first fire crews on scene quickly called in backup as the shop and warehouse began collapsing. Firefighters used power tools to cut access points through the metal sheet exterior and attacked the blaze from four sides. Supported by 10 FRNSW trucks Su...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are working to extinguish a major fire in a waste facility on Sydney's lower north shore. More than 20 FRNSW trucks and 80 firefighters have been called in to attack the blaze, which engulfed the building in Lanceley Place at Artarmon shortly after 3pm. Large piles of rubbish, including mattresses, are fuelling the flames of the 'eight alarm' blaze. All staff managed to make it to safety outside before the fire took hold. FRNSW crews have since managed to...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have helped save three children from drowning in the Hunter River at Denman, in the state's Hunter Valley. In a multi-agency rescue operation also involving NSW Police, NSW Ambulance, the State Emergency Service and the Rural Fire Service, the FRNSW crew from Denman was alerted that the children were in difficulty in the river, just before midday. Rescue teams immediately located and secured two of the children, on a log in the river. The third, a 15-ye...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are battling a fire that's engulfed a villa in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Mount Hutton. Just after 9 am, eight fire trucks responded to the Cowmeadow Road address after numerous Triple Zero (000) calls were received about a building well alight and large volumes of smoke. More than 30 firefighters are working to contain the blaze to the severely damaged villa, which is under threat of structural collapse. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. T...

More than 80 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have fought a large blaze in a scrap metal yard at Blacktown, in Sydney's west, overnight. FRNSW received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about a building on fire and a large pall of smoke in Tattersall Road around 1am. The first crews on scene immediately called for back-up upon arrival as they were confronted with a large pile of scrap metal ablaze. More than 25 fire engines, including aerial platforms and 'bulk' water tankers, respo...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will release confronting video of a fire simulation involving a Christmas tree and decorations, demonstrating how quickly and easily safety shortcuts can lead to real-life emergencies in homes. A senior FRNSW firefighter will also provide safety tips for the festive season. WHEN: 9:30 am on Tuesday, 29 November WHERE: City of Sydney Fire Station,  211-217 Castlereagh St. Sydney (CBD) WHO:         &nb...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have saved a six-week-old kitten that fell into a cavity wall at a unit block in Sydney's inner west. Firefighters attended the complex on Burwood Road, Burwood, just after 8am today, straight after a resident reported hearing a cat meowing. FRNSW crews It was initially suspected that the kitten was in a ventilation system in the ceiling, but they quickly discovered it was instead nestled behind the brickwork. It's believed the wayward feline may have been st...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire that threatened to destroy a chemical recycling plant in Sydney's west overnight. More than 50 firefighters and 12 FRNSW trucks attacked the blaze, which broke out on Christie Street in St Marys just before 9 pm. A 30 cubic metre hook bin and stacks of bulk containers, holding chemical waste, were engulfed in flames. The fire began to spread towards the storage warehouse, with six LPG-powered forklifts parked on the other side of the wa...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have used hydraulic tools to cut a driver free from the wreckage of a two-truck crash on the M1 at Cowan, north of Sydney. A pantech and a B-double tanker, carrying combustible oil, collided in the southbound lanes of the Pacific Motorway, near Brooklyn Road, around 6 am. The impact trapped the tanker driver inside his vehicle. Significant delays for motorists FRNSW firefighters responded to the incident, using a step ladder to reach the truck's cabin and car...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Paul Baxter is now visiting the state's flood-impacted Central West, offering his support to emergency teams. The tour began with Commissioner Baxter calling into the incident 'base camp' in Parkes, where he met with FRNSW strike teams and Kiwi and Singaporean support crews. Ongoing response and recovery efforts The contingent has been deploying to affected towns to support ongoing response and recovery efforts Over the past few days, the contingent h...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is warning shoppers about the dangers relating to Lithium-ion battery-powered gifts this Christmas. FRNSW has observed a significant rise in fires related to Lithium-ion batteries this year, most often in small, portable devices like e-bikes and e-scooters. Lithium-ion battery fires FRNSW crews have responded to 180 Lithium-ion battery fires, compared with just over 16 in 2021 Since January 1, FRNSW crews have responded to 180 Lithium-ion battery fires, compared w...

More than 50 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have extinguished a fire which engulfed two neighboring homes in Sydney's west. The blaze broke out at the rear of one of the properties on Temma Place and St Marys Street, West Hoxton, shortly before 11:30 am. NSW Rural Fire Service The incident resulted in several small explosions and sent smoke drifting across the suburb FRNSW crews, assisted by the NSW Rural Fire Service, arrived on-scene within minutes of being alerted and immediatel...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is delivering an early Christmas gift to the Kingdom of Bhutan by donating 2,000 firefighter uniforms. In 2019, a pilot project was created to donate decommissioned ‘structural’ firefighting uniforms to the Fire Services Division of the Royal Bhutan Police Force. Number of protective kits FRNSW is dramatically increasing the number of protective kits about to be de-badged and transported Three years later, FRNSW is dramatically increasing the number of...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has battled an intense fire that spread to an adjoining home last night at Lethbridge Park, in Sydney's west. A suspected electrical fault started the blaze and caused a series of explosions at the rear of the home in Mindanao Crescent just after 5pm. Wearing breathing apparatus Eight fire engines and 36 firefighters rushed to the scene to find a large plume of black smoke Eight fire engines and 36 firefighters rushed to the scene to find a large plume of black sm...

It’s a world away from speeding head-first on a sled at 130 kilometers an hour along a twisting icy track, but rookie firefighter Emma Lincoln-Smith is eagerly embracing her latest challenge. The Winter Olympian is one of 227 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) recruits who have graduated today from the Emergency Services Academy at Orchard Hills in Sydney’s west. Surf Life Saving and surfing 36-year-old Emma grew up in Narrabeen, a long way from the snow, and originally took up track 36...

Sydney Swans AFLW star, Rebecca Privitelli, has graduated as a firefighter with Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), fulfilling a long-time goal to serve the community and protect the irreplaceable. The 27-year-old Center Half Forward is one of 227 new Permanent and On-Call (Retained) firefighters who have qualified to join the ranks of the 112-year-old organization, honored during a Graduation ceremony at the Emergency Services Academy at Orchard Hills in Sydney’s west. Swans Leadership Group...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has established a portable communications cell in the flood-ravaged town of Eugowra to provide telephone and internet access for devastated residents. When the flash flood struck the Central West township earlier this week, it also destroyed the local telecommunications infrastructure, preventing residents from contacting loved ones and vital government services for help. Major emergency to assist community  The communications cell was last used in a major eme...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) continues to assist residents and businesses in the state's flood-hit Central West, with some now able to begin cleaning up as others are forced to wait for water levels to drop. FRNSW Strike Team 'Oscar' and HAZMAT specialists have been clearing rancid meat from a butcher shop in flood-ravaged Eugowra. The supplies had begun rotting as a result of floodwater inundating the town and electricity being cut-off. FRNSW flood teams FRNSW has also washed out Eugowra...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is coordinating the deployment of additional flood teams, including international in-water rescue specialists, as parts of the state's Central West are hit hard by record river rises. A contingent of 18 Singaporean water rescue personnel arrived at Sydney Airport now, where it was welcomed by FRNSW Commissioner - Paul Baxter and others pioneering FRNSW's flood response efforts. FRNSW strike team The visiting crews will undertake a practical induction before being d...