Fire and Rescue NSW Station 030 Lidcombe

Be smart and take part - 1st June test your smoke alarm.
The seconds you use to test your smoke alarm could be the seconds that save your life.
Need help? We offer free safety visits: www.fire.nsw.gov.au/visits

Safety Visits A Safety Visit assists people to reduce their risk of an accidental fire in the home and to safely escape

Encouraging all Tay Tay fans to check their smoke alarms and Fire evacuation plans before donning those friendship bracelets and sequins and enjoying the shows this weekend Fire and Rescue NSW Taylor Swift

It's for the kids!

Beat The Burn is setting up a Basecamp at the NRMA Jindabyne Holiday Park for a week of running, road cycling, mountain bike riding, hiking and paddling. We're asking Fire & Rescue NSW and ACT Firefighters to put down their hoses, load up their swag, camper, caravan or book a cabin and settle in for a week of gears, beers and tears as we make our way up and down the highest mountains in Australia.

The best part? It's all for the kids at FRNSW 002 Station The Burns Unit at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. So dial in those gears, pack those runners, put your kayak on the roof and start fundraising to ensure the kids in the Burns Unit have the best chance to overcome their burn injuries.a week in March, Firies will be mountain biking hiking paddling around Thredbo and lake Jindabyne

The Burn’s Unit at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is the Pediatric arm of the NSW Severe Burns Service and is the referral centre for all major pediatric burns in NSW. The Burns Unit is 002 Station of Fire & Rescue NSW and is close to the heart of all FRNSW Firefighters.

If you wanted to make a tax deductible donation go to https://beattheburn.org/donate

Today we did a working at heights drill together with Fire and Rescue NSW Station 019 Silverwater, practicing our knots, anchor systems and using our cordage kits.

This morning B platoon had Station Officer Craig Vincent take Fire and Rescue NSW Station 030 Lidcombe and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 019 Silverwater crews through the bariatric drag sheet.

A new addition to our appliances this tool can assist with extracting patients who are injured and unable to walk and is especially useful on stairs or in tight spaces. It can often be used effectively to help our NSW Ambulance colleagues.

No firefighters were hurt undertaking this drill 😀

Early this morning 10:12am Fire and Rescue NSW Station 030 Lidcombe & Bankstown Fire and Rescue were called to a car wrecking yard alight in
Claremont Ave Greenacre.

It was quickly increased to a 2nd alarm with over 8 additional pumps attending. Relay were set up to supply water to the foreground and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 047 Revesbys aerial appliance.

With the help of an on-site excavator we were able to ensure the fire was extinguished.

Late this afternoon Fire and Rescue NSW Station 030 Lidcombe & Fire and Rescue NSW Station 019 Silverwater were called to a bedroom alight in a block of units in Graham street Berala. The occupant had gotten out of the unit, importantly he had closed the bedroom and front door behind him reducing the spread of the fire. Crews quickly extinguished the mattress alight ventilated the unit and ensured the remaining units were safe for residents to return to.

This is a timely reminder to check you have a working smoke alarm, extinguish any candles or incense when you are sleeping and if you have a fire close all doors behind you and evacuate to a safe area and call 000.

Lunchtime today Fire and Rescue NSW Station 030 Lidcombe got called to Assist Public just off Parramatta road in an industrial area. A truck had reversed into a tree somehow shearing off a locking plate and getting a tree branch caught between his truck and the rear hydraulic loading/lifting ramp.
Firefighters used a reciprocating saw to cut the tree branches to ensure the driver could park the truck safety and check the damage.

Lidcombe Public School, Berala Public School, Regents Park Public School, Homebush West Public School, Homebush Public School, Strathfield South Public School, St. Joachim Catholic School, St John’s Catholic Primary School Auburn

SAVE THE DATE 🚒! Come behind the scenes to meet our firefighters, see our trucks in action, check out our equipment, and learn more about Australia’s busiest fire and rescue service. Swing by your local station or visit our state-of-the-art training facility at Orchard Hills in Western Sydney.

We’ll be on the scene to answer your questions, show you around and help you prepare your home for a safe winter. Put it in the diary for Saturday 13 May, from 10am to 2pm. Your local crew can’t wait to see you!

To find out which stations are open, check our website closer to the date fire.nsw.gov.au/openday

ALSO: We're at the Hawkesbury Show today, tomorrow and Sunday, from 9am till 4pm, 40 Racecourse Road, Clarendon, Western Sydney.

Our hearts are with the NSW Ambulance service following the shocking death of an on-duty paramedic in Sydney’s south today. We are thinking of the family, friends and colleagues of the dedicated first responder who will not go home tonight.

At 6am this morning Fire and Rescue NSW Station 030 Lidcombe along with Fire and Rescue Bankstown 62 responded to reports of a garbage truck into building, with persons trapped. We arrived to find a garbage truck into the front of a local shop next to a per trip station near the intersection of Joseph and Taylor streets Lidcombe.
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 030 Lidcombe established the front passenger was trapped by confinement of his legs, fire protection was set up and stabilisation started with Bankstown Fire and Rescue arriving shortly after.

The building was assessed and the plan to reverse the truck away from the building/awning and then extracate the passenger with a dash push was established.
Heavy Rescue 059 were also assigned to this job and worked alongside Bankstown and Lidcombe crews to successfully extract the passenger who was then taken into the care of NSW Ambulance, who were constantly assessing and treating the patient throughout the whole extrication process.

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Today Lidcombe station visited Flemington Rail Yards to do a PIP (Pre Incident Plan) to ensure that when required we are familiar with the location of the firefighting services and hazards like high voltage powerlines and chemical storage areas.

Whilst there, we were lucky enough to view a vintage 1926 Sydney Electric Train. It has historical significance as one of its carriages was the first carriage to travel over the Harbour Bridge.

Make sure you keen an eye out for these carriages on Sunday 26th Feb as they travel from Central to Loftus Tram museum as part of the Sydney vintage tramway festival.

Sydney Tramway Museum

Early this evening at 6:06pm Fire and Rescue station 30 Lidcombe along with Bankstown Fire and Rescue responded to reports a unit fire with smoke issuing in Meredith Street Bankstown. Adjacent unit smoke alarms were activated alerting neighbours in the complex.

Crews gained entry, extinguished the fire in the bathroom and ensured all of the occupants and neighbours were evacuated.

Another reminder to check your smoke alarms are working and to evacuate your house or unit complex when you are alerted by smoke alarms sounding and call 000.

Also in attendance was
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 085 Chester Hill
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 064 Lakemba
Fire and Rescue NSW Station 034 Riverwood
NSW Ambulance and NSW Police Force

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Lidcombe Firies got into the Christmas spirit and decorated the truck on the 1st December, so please give us a wave if you see us and have a safe Festice season🎄🎄

For much of the day today Lidcombe fire station along with numerous other crews including Fire and Rescue NSW Station 034 Riverwood and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 064 Lakemba assisted with an organised hazard reduction burn in Ku-ring-Gai Council area of approx 7 hectares of bushland which directly adjoins residential properties.

Located in the Troon sector we ignited controlled burn lines and ensured areas were blackened out and large trees were made safe after the slow moving controlled fire had moved along the desired containment lines.

Today Fire Rescue NSW 030 station Lidcombe along with Fire and Rescue NSW Station 019 Silverwater and Fire & Rescue NSW 016 Concord Fire Station completed a horizontal standpipe drill utilising the attach and lay packs within the carpark stairwells at Sydney Olympic Park. Fire and Rescue NSW

Today CAFS pumper 30 Lidcombe along with Fire and Rescue NSW Station 064 Lakemba and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 047 Revesby visited the Fire and Rescue NSW Emergency Services Academy for a CAFs ( compressed air foam ) drill. We used the new foam prop and got to hone our skills in foam pumping and got practice as to how best we can support the CAP 047 aerial when required to at a job. Fire and Rescue NSW

At 6:31pm yesterday evening CP30 Lidcombe along with 8 other FRNSW appliances responded to a HAZMAT incident at a parcel distribution centre in South Strathfield.

Upon arriving at the scene CP30 Lidcombe received reports from senior staff of a suspicious substance and possible contamination.

FRNSW crews, including specialist HAZMAT technicians from Chester Hill 085, formulated a plan to safely access and test the substance.

Fire and Rescue NSW Station 085 Chester Hill, whilst wearing protective splash suits and breathing apparatus to ensure their own personal safety, were able to access the parcel in question, take samples for analysis and render the area safe.

Once all FRNSW operations were complete the facility was able to continue operations. Fire and Rescue NSW

Today in amongst other calls, we visited Lidcombe PCYC to make sure the building, hydrants and access information we have on our MDT (mobile data terminal or computer on the appliance) is current and up to date. This will ensure that we can respond with the most up to date information when required.... It's also home to the Sydney Flames womens basketball team, good luck for the upcoming season ladies 😃

This winter 13 people have died in house fires in NSW. 13 lives that could have been saved if they had a working smoke alarm to warn them of the danger developing in their homes. That is a devastating statistic and a tragic loss.

We can’t smell smoke in our sleep, so smoke alarms give the best chance to survive in a house fire and avoid anymore tragic house fires. It only takes a few minutes to check your smoke alarm and a few dollars to replace any batteries. Don’t let skipping doing this rob you of something far more precious.

SO PLEASE CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARMS and ALSO CHECK IN YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
If you don't have a smoke alarm you can purchase them at your local hardware and if you have any questions or need help either checking or installing a smoke alarm please call your local fire and rescue nsw station and ask for a FREE home fire safety visit.

At 5:50am this morning Lidcombe Fire station received numerous calls notifying them of a fire in a shop in John Street, Lidcombe. We drove out of the station and located the fire with flames coming out of the roller door of a shop front of a 2 storey building approx 400m from the station.

The crew got to work extinguishing the fire with the hose reel initially and then a line of 38mm. Access was gained to the kebab shop using the power saw and a local provided access at the rear to ensure there was nobody in the 2nd storey apartment.

Firefighters remained at the scene till approx 9:45am to provide ongoing fire protection as the electrical pit, (the likely cause of the fire) directly in front of the shop continued to reignite. NSW Police Force were in attendance to block off the street, the electricity provider attended the scene and the power was isolated in order the assess the fault.

This is a reminder to always call 000 if you see a fire or in an emergency. Fire and Rescue NSW

At 18:38 this evening Fire Rescue NSW station 30 Lidcombe were called to a two car head on collision St John's Road Auburn. Whilst numerous airbags were deployed upon impact all occupants were able to remove themselves from the cars and were assessed by NSW Ambulance. This incident is another timely reminder to slow down in this wet weather and stay safe.

Time and date of Incident: 1.06am on June 26 2022
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters have forced open a bedroom door and rescued three teenagers, trapped in an apartment fire at Lidcombe in Sydney overnight.

Six fire trucks rushed to the John Street address when the fire broke out just after 1am today.

One crew extinguished the small blaze in the downstairs business as two others entered the smoke-filled residence upstairs.

Wearing breathing apparatus and using torches to find their way, the firefighters went from room to room, looking for occupants.

When Firefighter, Cem Dincer (p**n. 'Gem') encountered a locked bedroom, he forced the door and found two teenage girls and a boy, huddled by a bed.

Firefighter Dincer alerted other firefighters, as he guided the residents to a rescue ladder placed against an open window.

The teens were then assessed and treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics.

The rescue was captured by the firefighter's helmet camera.

The teens, who had followed fire safety advice they received from a FRNSW visit to their school, were not seriously hurt.

Fire crews cleared the building, extracted the smoke and identified an e-bike, charging in a downstairs kitchen, as the source of the fire.

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This evening at 18:15 CP30 were called to a MVA on Centenary Drive, Homebush West involving 4 cars with persons trapped.
Burwood Fire and Rescue NSW 015 Station rescue pumper arrived and in consultation with the paramedics and with CP30 crew assisting the hydraulic rescue tools were used to create a front door flap, remove the B pillar and extract the patient.
Please drive safely, slow down near accidents and keep our emergency services crew safe. Fire and Rescue NSW

Early this morning, right on the change of shift Fire Rescue NSW Lidcombe 030 responded to a MVA person trapped and leaking fluid in Silverwater.

One male was trapped by confinement with the vehicle on its side, crew provided fire protection, stabilised the car and with the assistance of Fire and Rescue NSW Station 059 Eastwood Heavy Rescue & Pumper removed the boot, side door and completed a roof flap to safely extricate the occupant.

The occupant was transported to hospital for assessment, no major injuries apparent and the site was rendered safe.

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