Jeremy Fewtrell AFSM

Three Fire and Rescue NSW officers have been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in Australia Day Honours. The recipients of the top emergency service recognition include Superintendent Gregory...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has recognized the significant and ongoing contribution of women in firefighting at a special exhibition at the Museum of Fire in Penrith, in Sydney’s west. This yea...

Fire and Rescue NSW is searching for motivated individuals ready to take on one of the most rewarding and dynamic careers in emergency services, with applications for Permanent Firefighter roles openi...

Accidental home fires can catch people unawares. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the community to prepare a home escape plan so that families can escape safely should a fire occur. Having a hom...

Fire and Rescue NSW has heralded the Lunar New Year with a special Chinese Lion Dance at the nation’s busiest fire station. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, his executive team and the crew...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to wake up to the risks of lithium-ion battery products amid a spate of dangerous fires. FRNSW crews have responded to 13 lithium-ion battery fires ac...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews are currently battling a significant fire at a recreational club in Nambucca Heads, on the state's mid-north coast. Just before 6 AM today, crews responded to multip...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters wearing firefighting gear have powered through this year’s City2Surf, raising $80,208 for children suffering serious burns injuries. FRNSW Commissioner...

In a first for Australian fire agencies, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is partnering with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to develop cutting-edge, Artificial Intelligence-based immersive disast...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will start as ‘underdog’ this weekend when it takes on its Queensland counterparts in a rugby league State-of-Origin-style encounter at North Sydney Oval. The...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, has expressed concern about the current winter cold snap gripping the state, warning the public not to take risks when trying to stay warm....

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) now is deploying a Strike Team to western Victoria, where it will help protect communities facing a bushfire emergency and forecast of extreme heat in the coming days. Fif...

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has installed a new $470,000 state-of-the-art firefighting truck at Lithgow, in the state’s Central Tablelands, enhancing its emergency response and rescue capabiliti...

A new chapter in the history of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has been written now, with Jeremy Fewtrell formally recognized as the state's 23rd Fire Commissioner. Commissioner Fewtrell has been honore...

Eight Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have been honoured for their bravery, dealing with a life-threatening siege at Broken Hill, in the state’s far west. On 29 May last year, crews fr...

A Fire and Rescue NSW crew from Wollongong is hell-bent on turning the tables when it competes in this week’s Australasian Road Rescue Organization (ARRO) Challenge in Adelaide. Along with Brok...

Knowing what to do in the first five minutes of a house fire is critical to saving a life, according to new research released now by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), which shows that while accidental hous...

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...