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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

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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

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.

Newcastle Herald

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

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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.

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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."

Newcastle Herald

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.

ABC News

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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

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Fire destroys building at Adamstown

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

Newcastle Herald

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.

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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.

ABC News

Bluebottle jellyfish surge ashore, beachgoers urged to take care as wild weather continues on east coast

Bluebottle jellyfish arrive in a thick mass along the tide line at Port Macquarie beaches, and further south at beaches near Taree and Forster.

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30 NSW fire stations could shut down

Some 30 NSW fire stations could be shut down due to staffing shortages after the Industrial Relations Commission ruled in favour of Fire and Rescue NSW's order.

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