Fire and Rescue New South Wales

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. FRNSW are the busiest fire service in Australia, attending over 124,000 incidents a year.

Fire and Rescue NSW
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Operational area
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Address1 Amarina Ave, Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia
Agency overview
Established14 February 1884
Annual calls130,558 (2022–23)
Employees
  • 3,605 Permanent (Full-time) Firefighters
  • 3,212 Retained (Part-time) Firefighters
  • 4,657 Community Fire Unit Volunteers
Staffing465 Administrative and Trades Staff
CommissionerJeremy Fewtrell AFSM
MottoOrta Recens Quam Pura Nites
(Newly Risen, How Brightly We Shine)
Facilities and equipment
Stations335
Engines399
Rescues11
HAZMAT18
Aerial Pumpers13
Aerial Ladder Platforms13
Website
www.fire.nsw.gov.au

The service operates under the Fire and Rescue Act 1989. 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. The organisation is led by the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, Jeremy Fewtrell, appointed on 30 October 2023.

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