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The Latest Breaking News from Fire and Rescue NSW

Carrington grain fire: why burning concerns have outlasted the flames

GrainCorp assesses damage from Saturday night fire

Newcastle Herald

Residents evacuated but situation under control after dramatic fire at GrainCorp Carrington

Flames from GrainCorp Carrington terminal as dust extraction system catches fire

Newcastle Herald

Scrap pile catches fire in industrial area at Hexham

More than 20 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have battled a large blaze in a scrap metal yard at Hexham.

Newcastle Herald

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Muswellbrook boys, four and nine, 'save the day' in Hunter house fire

"Without the intervention of those children, that fire would have spread and threatened the lives of everyone.

Newcastle Herald

Candle started blaze that destroyed Merewether home: firefighters

Three people inside made it to the backyard, firefighters said, where crews found them and guided them clear of the blaze.

Newcastle Herald

Broke, so fix it: Hunter town's sinking feeling after July floods

"The people here have been fantastic. The community here has stuck together."

Newcastle Herald

'Beyond the call of duty': firefighters commended over housefire tragedy

A group of Hunter firefighters have been recognised for courage in their response to a devastating housefire at Singleton that claimed the lives of three children in 2019.

Newcastle Herald

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Drone-flying Albury and Wagga firefighters help flood-affected NSW cane farmers get back to harvest

Flood debris in cane fields poses a safety risk for farmers about to start the harvest. Now specially trained southern NSW firefighters have gone north to help.

ABC News

Sydney news: Motorcyclist critical after being hit by several cars on M5 motorway

MORNING BRIEFING: Motorists stopped to help the 18-year-old, who was thrown onto the roadway, until emergency services arrived.

ABC News

Australian rescued after getting his head stuck in lift in ‘very vulnerable’ position

‘If the lift didn’t stop where it did, this patient’s injuries would probably have been fatal’

The Independent UK

Evacuation after spill at aluminium plant

A Fire and Rescue NSW spokesperson said six people were evacuated after the molten aluminium leaked from a vat at the rear of the building.

Newcastle Herald

Neigh Way Out: Firefighters Hoist Trapped Horse To Safety From Water Tank

The Narellan fire department, police, and the Rural Fire Service were subsequently called in to aid in a major haul-out.

Zenger

Two families rescued from isolated properties near Maitland

Two families have been rescued from flooded parts of the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Burns to 40 per cent of arms: two hurt in Hunter kitchen explosion

An Fire and Rescue NSW statement said a man turned on the portable gas bottle to start a deep fryer when it exploded.

Newcastle Herald

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Swansea Bridge crash scars reopened as family faces legal battle for funds

Deb Moroney still has nightmares.Rain bucketing down. Her blue ford Falcon skidding uncontrollably towards the edge of the bridge. A moment of weightlessness before she smacked into the Swansea channel. Ice-cold sea water pouring in.

The Guardian - AU

Large fire at Illawarra substation not expected to impact energy supply

More than 60 NSW firefighters dispatched to the scene at Yallah, near Wollongong, to contain the fire

ABC News

NSW parliamentary inquiry: Paid emergency crews should lead flood responses, not SES

A parliamentary inquiry is told control over major disaster responses should be handed to paid professionals, such as Fire and Rescue NSW, rather than the volunteer-driven State Emergency Service.

Newcastle Herald

Cars damaged by fire and a lucky call in Beresfield

"If it wasn't for the keen eye of the neighbour this could have resulted in a house fire."

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Climate change has made old measures predicting weather events in Australia 'essentially worthless'

Around Australia, statistical measures like the "one-in-100-year flood" level are used by authorities to determine safe building standards, but experts say climate change has changed everything.

Newcastle Herald

Firefighters commended over Nobbys rescue

Six firefighters from stations at Lambton and Newcastle have earned Commendations for Meritorious Service from Fire and Rescue NSW for their role in the dramatic rescue of a man who was knocked from Nobbys breakwall last year.

Newcastle Herald

Senior firefighter's warning after spate of blazes

The acting Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner is appealing to the public to take extra safety precautions amid a spate of house fires across the state - including three in the Hunter.

ABC News

Sydney news: Big acts named in concert for Lismore residents to be held next month

MORNING BRIEFING: A free concert will be held in Lismore next month to lift the spirits of those affected by the recent floods with performances from big names including Grinspoon and Daryl Braithwaite.

Newcastle Herald

Fire destroys building at Adamstown

Firefighters remained at the scene of a blaze believed to have destroyed a property at Adamstown on Tuesday morning.

ABC News

Fishing boat, filled with fish, sinks at Eden wharf

A 30-metre fishing boat filled with 50 tonnes of salmon sinks, with emergency crews monitoring for diesel leakage.

Newcastle Herald

Fennell Bay boat fire sends man to hospital

A man has been taken to hospital after an explosion and fire on a boat at Fennell Bay on Tuesday night.

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