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• Prevent Kitchen Fires: Tips From FRNSW Experts

  21-08-2025 10:23 via thebigredguide.com
  Senior firefighters have expressed concern over a sharp rise in residential fires in New South Wales this winter, urging the public to end the complacency over household smoke alarms.There were 337 residential fires in the first month of winter this year, an increase of 24 fires (8%) over June 2022.There’s been a 28% rise in kitchen/cooking area fires over the same period, from 117 to 150, while fires in bedrooms/sleeping areas have risen 19% from 26 to 31.Fires in lounge rooms
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• Firefighters Save Dog On Ledge In Wentworth Point

  21-08-2025 10:23 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have rescued a Pomeranian precariously perched on the side of an apartment building at Wentworth Point, in Sydney's west.Firefighters were called around 9:45 last night to the complex on Burroway Road, where the dog, named 'Cash', was stuck on a ledge on the 7th floor.Among the FRNSW resources deployed to the scene was a ladder truck, which allowed trained personnel to safely reach the higher floors to retrieve 'Cash'.Fire crewsThe balance of the mission to save
  
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• Brave Firefighters Honored At FRNSW Awards

  21-08-2025 10:22 via thebigredguide.com
  The bravery and dedication of 80 firefighters from Newcastle and Lake Macquarie will be formally recognized tonight at a special Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) awards ceremony.Firefighters, from a range of the 20 fire stations across the Metropolitan North 1 region, have been awarded National Emergency Medals during the function at Wallsend.There were 11,774 fires fought across 5.5 million hectares during the Black Summer crisis. That represents around seven per cent of the state.Strike Teams
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• Fire Safety Blitz In Merriwa By FRNSW

  21-08-2025 10:21 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have converged on Merriwa, in the upper Hunter, this week to doorknock the entire town with winter fire safety advice.It is the first proactive blitz of its kind in the Hunter Valley, with firefighters offering to inspect homes for fire risks and check smoke alarms are in working condition.There have been at least 337 residential fires in NSW homes so far this winter (an 8% rise) with 44% of properties not featuring a working smoke alarm.NSW house firesThe blitz
  
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