1 Amarina Ave, Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia
Agency overview
Established
14 February 1884
Annual calls
130,558 (2022–23)
Employees
3,605 Permanent (Full-time) Firefighters
3,212 Retained (Part-time) Firefighters
4,657 Community Fire Unit Volunteers
Staffing
465 Administrative and Trades Staff
Commissioner
Jeremy Fewtrell AFSM
Motto
Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly We Shine)
Facilities and equipment
Stations
335
Engines
399
Rescues
11
HAZMAT
18
Aerial Pumpers
13
Aerial Ladder Platforms
13
Website
www.fire.nsw.gov.au
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Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) previously known as NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB), is an agency of the Government of New South Wales, Australia. FRNSW is responsible for firefighting, rescue and HazMat services in the major cities, metropolitan areas and towns across New South Wales. Fire and Rescue NSW is the fourth largest urban fire service in the world, with over 6,800 firefighters serving at 335 fire stations throughout the state, supported by 465 administrative and trades staff and 5,700 community fire unit volunteers.[1] FRNSW are the busiest fire service in Australia, attending over 124,000 incidents a year.[2]
The service operates under the Fire and Rescue Act 1989.[3] The organisation has a substantial history dating back well over 100 years to the establishment of Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1884, and the New South Wales Fire Brigades in 1910.[4] The organisation is led by the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, Jeremy Fewtrell, appointed on 30 October 2023.[5]
^"Overview" (PDF). Fire and Rescue NSW. Government of New South Wales. 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^"Reported responses" (PDF). Fire and Rescue NSW. Government of New South Wales. 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^"NSW Legislation". legislation.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^"The Great Fire: A history of Sydney's fire brigade". kaldorartprojects.org.au. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^Service, NSW State Emergency (30 October 2023). "New Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner appointed | NSW Government". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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