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style="color:#E1251B; font-weight: bold;">Fire and Rescue NSW - Prepared for anything.</h2> <p class="flow-text">Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is one of the world's largest urban fire and rescue services and is the busiest in Australia. Our overriding purpose is to enhance community safety, quality of life, and confidence by minimising the impact of hazards and emergency incidents on the people, property, environment and economy of NSW.</p> </div> </div> <div class="section blue" style="padding-top: 10px;"> <div class="container" id="homepage-action"> <h2 class="flow-text white-text">What you need to know about...</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col s12 m6 l3"><a class="btn-large flow-text" href="/page.php?id=879">Home <span>fire safety</span></a></div> <div class="col s12 m6 l3"><a class="btn-large flow-text" href="/page.php?id=9140">Building <span>fire safety</span></a></div> <div class="col s12 m6 l3"><a class="btn-large flow-text" href="/page.php?id=3">Workplace <span>fire safety</span></a></div> <div class="col s12 m6 l3"><a class="btn-large flow-text" href="/page.php?id=71">Educational <span>resources</span></a></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class='col s12 m6 l4'> <div class="card HFSCard" style="min-height: 380px;"> <div class="card-image"> <a href="page.php?id=9316" aria-label="Learn about winter fire safety here"><img src="/images/fire-safety/safety-visits/safety-visits-block.jpg" alt="Photo of firefighters knocking on someones door"></a> </div> <div class="card-content"> <span class="card-title" style="font-weight:bold;">Home Safety Visits</span> <p>A safety visit can assist in helping you reduce the risk of an accidental fire in the home and safely escape in the event of a fire. <a class="flow-text" href="page.php?id=9316">Click here to request a safety visit.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class='col s12 m6 l4'> <div class="card HFSCard" style="min-height: 380px;"> <div class="card-image"> <a href="page.php?id=9426"><img src="/images/fire-safety/batteries/scrs.jpg" alt="Lithium-ion batteries: shop, charge, and recycle safely."></a> </div> <div class="card-content"> <span class="card-title" style="font-weight:bold;">Lithium-ion batteries: Shop, charge, and recycle safely</span> <p>Portable lithium-ion batteries are the fastest growing fire risk. <a class="flow-text" href="page.php?id=9426">Click here to understand the risks and be prepared.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class='col s12 m6 l4'> <div class="card HFSCard" style="min-height: 380px;"> <div class="card-image"> <a href="https://careers.fire.nsw.gov.au/on-call-firefighting"><img src="/images/recruitment/design/retained.jpg" alt="Photo of On-call Firefighters"></a> </div> <div class="card-content"> <span class="card-title" style="font-weight:bold;">On-call recruitment</span> <p>Want to become an on-call firefighter? <a class="ext" aria-label="On-call Firefighters (links to our careers portal)" class="flow-text" href="https://careers.fire.nsw.gov.au/on-call-firefighting">Learn more about joining the team that's prepared for anything.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section" style="background-color:#FFF;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col s12 m6 l8 white flow-text"> <h2>Emergency contacts</h2> <p><strong>In an emergency call Triple Zero (000)</strong></p> <p>Bushfire Information: Call the NSW Rural Fire Service: 1800 679 737<br> <a href="http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au">www.rfs.nsw.gov.au [external link]</a></p> <p>Floods and Storms: Call the SES: 132 500 <br> <a href="http://www.ses.nsw.gov.au">www.ses.nsw.gov.au [external link]</a></p> </div> <div class="col s12 m6 l4 white flow-text"> <h2>Quick links</h2> <ul> <li><a class="ext" aria-label="On-call Firefighters (links to our careers portal)" href="https://careers.fire.nsw.gov.au/on-call-firefighting">Become an On-call Firefighter NOW!</a></li> <li><a href="page.php?id=200">Fire permits</a></li> <li><a href="page.php?id=9213">Product warnings and recalls</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section"> <div class="container flow-text"> <h2>Latest news and updates</h2> <div class="row"> <div class='card incident '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=rec4fUDt1b9Jy9sjt' aria-label='Learn more about the *** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight at Sydney'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/rec4fUDt1b9Jy9sjt.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item *** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=rec4fUDt1b9Jy9sjt'>*** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight | Sydney</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=rec4fUDt1b9Jy9sjt' aria-label='Learn more about the *** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight at Sydney'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/rec4fUDt1b9Jy9sjt.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has demonstrated its extensive firefighting capabilities, responding to multiple significant fires across Sydney overnight, the largest of which was a major factory blaze in Revesby. More than 100 firefighters and 25 fire trucks, including multiple... <a href='/incident.php?record=rec4fUDt1b9Jy9sjt'>Learn more about the *** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight at Sydney.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 01:57pm • Feb 20, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Sydney</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Incident</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card-panel incident '> <p style='margin-top:0px;'>SYDNEY | *** VISION ALERT*** Major factory fire and multiple blazes contained overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has demonstrated its extensive firefighting capabilities, responding to multiple significant fires across Sydney overnight, the... <a href='https://twitter.com/FRNSW/status/1892393025482920333'>View on X [external link]</a></p> <div class='news-info row'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 12:57pm • Feb 20, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><span title='Location' style='margin-top:-5px;'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Sydney</span></div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Update via X</div> </div> </div> <div class='card incident '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recrabYtomZCm7ypB' aria-label='Learn more about the Woman and child die in house fire at Heckenberg'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recrabYtomZCm7ypB.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item Woman and child die in house fire'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recrabYtomZCm7ypB'> Woman and child die in house fire | Heckenberg</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recrabYtomZCm7ypB' aria-label='Learn more about the Woman and child die in house fire at Heckenberg'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recrabYtomZCm7ypB.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that's killed a woman and child overnight at Heckenberg, in Sydney's south-west. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) received numerous Triple Zero (000) calls about the... <a href='/incident.php?record=recrabYtomZCm7ypB'>Learn more about the Woman and child die in house fire at Heckenberg.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 09:58am • Feb 19, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Heckenberg</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Incident</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card incident '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recsz4vFE94kZXbTf' aria-label='Learn more about the *** ALERT - E-bike battery at the centre of fatal house fire investigation at Guildford'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recsz4vFE94kZXbTf.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item *** ALERT - E-bike battery at the centre of fatal house fire investigation'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recsz4vFE94kZXbTf'>*** ALERT - E-bike battery at the centre of fatal house fire investigation | Guildford</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recsz4vFE94kZXbTf' aria-label='Learn more about the *** ALERT - E-bike battery at the centre of fatal house fire investigation at Guildford'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recsz4vFE94kZXbTf.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) investigators are focusing on a charging e-bike battery as the cause of a fatal house fire this morning at Guildford in Sydney's west. FRNSW crews have confirmed there were no working smoke alarms in the Rowley... <a href='/incident.php?record=recsz4vFE94kZXbTf'>Learn more about the *** ALERT - E-bike battery at the centre of fatal house fire investigation at Guildford.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 03:17pm • Feb 18, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Guildford</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Incident</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card media '> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recEacBfCVfgSsf5Q'>Fire and Rescue NSW seeking the next generation of firefighters | Broken Hill</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is seeking to attract a new generation of first responders in the region, taking to the streets of Broken Hill to recruit for local on-call firefighters. The isolated community, which is home to around 17,000 people,... <a href='/incident.php?record=recEacBfCVfgSsf5Q'>Learn more about the Fire and Rescue NSW seeking the next generation of firefighters at Broken Hill.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 04:17pm • Feb 17, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Broken Hill</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Media release</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card incident '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recsxosOOb1WKbBlq' aria-label='Learn more about the Lithium-ion battery fire results in man being airlifted to hospital at Umina'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recsxosOOb1WKbBlq.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item Lithium-ion battery fire results in man being airlifted to hospital'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recsxosOOb1WKbBlq'>Lithium-ion battery fire results in man being airlifted to hospital | Umina</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recsxosOOb1WKbBlq' aria-label='Learn more about the Lithium-ion battery fire results in man being airlifted to hospital at Umina'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recsxosOOb1WKbBlq.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) believe a lithium-ion battery caused a house fire at Umina on the Central Coast overnight, which left a man seriously injured with burns and two others suffering from smoke inhalation. Three fire trucks and 12 firefighters... <a href='/incident.php?record=recsxosOOb1WKbBlq'>Learn more about the Lithium-ion battery fire results in man being airlifted to hospital at Umina.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 04:17pm • Feb 17, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Umina</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Incident</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card media '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recER9o3CMlgjPSEt' aria-label='Learn more about the Be Fire Safe - know your escape plan! at '><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recER9o3CMlgjPSEt.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item Be Fire Safe - know your escape plan!'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recER9o3CMlgjPSEt'>Be Fire Safe - know your escape plan! | </a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recER9o3CMlgjPSEt' aria-label='Learn more about the Be Fire Safe - know your escape plan! at '><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recER9o3CMlgjPSEt.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> 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 home escape plan in conjunction with a... <a href='/incident.php?record=recER9o3CMlgjPSEt'>Learn more about the Be Fire Safe - know your escape plan! at .</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 01:02pm • Feb 17, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> </div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Media release</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card incident '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=reciFoIEXxe8jZGy9' aria-label='Learn more about the Several hundred evacuated with partial wall collapse at Fairfield'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/reciFoIEXxe8jZGy9.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item Several hundred evacuated with partial wall collapse'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=reciFoIEXxe8jZGy9'> Several hundred evacuated with partial wall collapse | Fairfield</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=reciFoIEXxe8jZGy9' aria-label='Learn more about the Several hundred evacuated with partial wall collapse at Fairfield'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/reciFoIEXxe8jZGy9.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is currently on scene monitoring a partial wall collapse in Fairfield, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of residents from a high-rise residential building and children from a neighbouring primary school. Just before 1.15 pm, firefighters were... <a href='/incident.php?record=reciFoIEXxe8jZGy9'>Learn more about the Several hundred evacuated with partial wall collapse at Fairfield.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 05:27pm • Feb 14, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Fairfield</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Incident</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card incident '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recLrgId6o1uK2O3i' aria-label='Learn more about the Fire causes damage to two-storey home at Killara'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recLrgId6o1uK2O3i.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item Fire causes damage to two-storey home'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recLrgId6o1uK2O3i'>Fire causes damage to two-storey home | Killara</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recLrgId6o1uK2O3i' aria-label='Learn more about the Fire causes damage to two-storey home at Killara'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recLrgId6o1uK2O3i.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a fire in a large two-storey home in East Killara in Sydney鈥檚 Upper North Shore earlier today. Around 11.15am, six trucks and 22 firefighters responded to the blaze in Koola Avenue after reports... <a href='/incident.php?record=recLrgId6o1uK2O3i'>Learn more about the Fire causes damage to two-storey home at Killara.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 03:42pm • Feb 13, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Killara</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Incident</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card media '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recqcvgB3FLAQZU04' aria-label='Learn more about the ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nation鈥檚 busiest fire station at Sydney'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recqcvgB3FLAQZU04.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nation鈥檚 busiest fire station'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recqcvgB3FLAQZU04'>***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nation鈥檚 busiest fire station | Sydney</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recqcvgB3FLAQZU04' aria-label='Learn more about the ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nation鈥檚 busiest fire station at Sydney'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recqcvgB3FLAQZU04.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has heralded the Lunar New Year with a special Chinese Lion Dance at the nation鈥檚 busiest fire station. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, his executive team and the crew from 001 City of Sydney station welcomed the... <a href='/incident.php?record=recqcvgB3FLAQZU04'>Learn more about the ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nation鈥檚 busiest fire station at Sydney.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 01:03pm • Feb 13, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Sydney</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Media release</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card-panel incident '> <p style='margin-top:0px;'>SYDNEY | ***VISION ALERT: Special Chinese Lion Dance to promote happiness and prosperity at nations busiest fire station. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has heralded the Lunar New Year with a special Chinese Lion Dance at the nations busiest fire... <a href='https://twitter.com/FRNSW/status/1889842924264857801'>View on X [external link]</a></p> <div class='news-info row'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 12:03pm • Feb 13, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><span title='Location' style='margin-top:-5px;'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Sydney</span></div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Update via X</div> </div> </div> <div class='card incident '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recQF6Tg2Pk8K9v2W' aria-label='Learn more about the Collision between two B-double trucks overnight at Oolong'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recQF6Tg2Pk8K9v2W.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item Collision between two B-double trucks overnight'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recQF6Tg2Pk8K9v2W'>Collision between two B-double trucks overnight | Oolong</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recQF6Tg2Pk8K9v2W' aria-label='Learn more about the Collision between two B-double trucks overnight at Oolong'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recQF6Tg2Pk8K9v2W.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked throughout the night to free a driver from a wreckage following a crash between two B-double trucks in Oolong, east of Yass in the NSW Southern Tablelands. Three fire trucks, including a technical... <a href='/incident.php?record=recQF6Tg2Pk8K9v2W'>Learn more about the Collision between two B-double trucks overnight at Oolong.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 11:47am • Feb 13, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Oolong</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Incident</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card-panel incident '> <p style='margin-top:0px;'>OOLONG | Collision between two B-double trucks overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have worked throughout the night to free a driver from a wreckage following a crash between two B-double trucks in Oolong, east of Yass in the NSW... <a href='https://twitter.com/FRNSW/status/1889823665702748215'>View on X [external link]</a></p> <div class='news-info row'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 10:47am • Feb 13, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Update via X</div> </div> </div> <div class='card media '> <div class='card-image hide-on-med-and-up'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recbHzHPTQJsf6YxB' aria-label='Learn more about the Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns at Jindabyne'><img src='https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_opengraph/Updates/recbHzHPTQJsf6YxB.jpg' alt='An image relating to the news item Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns'></a> </div> <div class='card-content'> <span class='card-title'> <a style='text-decoration: none;' href='/incident.php?record=recbHzHPTQJsf6YxB'>Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns | Jindabyne</a> </span> <div class='thumbs hide-on-small-only'> <a href='/incident.php?record=recbHzHPTQJsf6YxB' aria-label='Learn more about the Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns at Jindabyne'><div class='thumbnail' style='width:240px; height:150px; background-image: url("https://res.cloudinary.com/fireandrescuensw/image/upload/t_thumb/Updates/recbHzHPTQJsf6YxB.jpg")'></div></a> </div> <p> Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) personnel from across the state will descend on Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains, next week to raise vital funds for kids with burn injuries. The annual fundraising event by FRNSW volunteer group, 鈥楤eat the... <a href='/incident.php?record=recbHzHPTQJsf6YxB'>Learn more about the Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns at Jindabyne.</a> </p> <div class='news-info row' style='margin-top:10px;'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 10:13am • Feb 13, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Jindabyne</div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Media release</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='card-panel incident '> <p style='margin-top:0px;'>JINDABYNE | Firefighters descend on Snowies to raise vital funds for kids with burns. Dozens of Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) personnel from across the state will descend on Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains, next week to raise vital funds for kid... <a href='https://twitter.com/FRNSW/status/1889800016308404667'>View on X [external link]</a></p> <div class='news-info row'> <div class='col s12 l4'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>access_time</i> 09:13am • Feb 13, 2025</span> </div> <div class='col s12 l3'><span title='Location' style='margin-top:-5px;'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>place</i> Jindabyne</span></div> <div class='col s12 l2'><i class='tiny material-icons blue-text'>turned_in_not</i> Update via X</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col s12 flow-text center-align"> <a class="waves-effect blue btn-large white-text" style="text-decoration:none;" href="/page.php?id=9227">View more news and updates</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="page-footer" id="nav-footer"> <div class="container"> <div 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