This was followed by the roll out of new MSA and Pac Fire Firefighting and General Purpose Helmets and in 2015, new MSA Breathing Apparatus sets in 2017 and new flash hoods and firefighting gloves in 2018. In 2013, firefighters received new Personal Protective Clothing, featuring a Nomex and Kevlar blend called Titan, combined with an inner moisture barrier to prevent steam burns. FRNSW have also been focused on further developing their Personal Protective Equipment. In 2011, the New South Wales Fire Brigades became Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), to better emphasise their growing role in rescue (Following the brigade taking over primary rescue from the NSW Ambulance in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong in 2011). Since the late 2000s, the brigade have been working to modernise themselves as a world class fire service. This period also saw a number of major emergencies across the state, including the 1991 Palm Grove Hostel Fire, the 1994 Bushfires, the 1995 Speed Street Fire, the 1997 Thredbo Landslide, the 1997 Bushfires, the 1999 Glenbrook Train Derailment, the 1999 Sydney Hailstorm, the 2001 Bushfires, the 2002/03 Bushfires, the 2003 Waterfall Train Derailment and the 2006 Bushfires. This saw a shift in the brigade, as they began to increase their capabilities in general and specialist rescue. In 1991, NSWFB took over primary rescue response from the NSW Police in a number of areas in Sydney. Development in training and equipment saw the more widespread use of Breathing Apparatus and Thermal Imaging Cameras, along with improved Personal Protective Equipment and more modern appliances. The 1990s and early 2000s saw significant changes in the NSWFB and in firefighting as a whole. Through the mid to late 20th Century, NSWFB firefighters faced some of the most dangerous and deadly emergencies in the states history, including the 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train Fire, the 1977 Granville Rail Disaster, the 1981 Sylvania Heights Nursing Home Fire, the 1981 Rembrandt Hostel Fire, the 1989 Downunder Hostel Fire and the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake, along with countless major bushfire emergencies including the 1968, 1974/75, 19 bush fire seasons. Metropolitan Fire Brigade on Castlereagh Street in the 1940s The organisation is led by the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, currently Paul Baxter QSO, who reports to the Minister for Emergency Services, currently The Hon. The agency operates under the Fire and Rescue Act 1989, with a substantial history dating back well over 100 years to the establishment of the New South Wales Fire Brigades in 1910, and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade prior to that in 1884. FRNSW are also the busiest fire service in Australia, attending over 124,000 incidents a year.
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.
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3,293 Retained (Part-time) Firefightersįire and Rescue New South Wales (previously known as New South Wales Fire Brigades), an agency of the Government of New South Wales, Australia, is responsible for firefighting, rescue and HazMat services in the major cities, metropolitan areas and towns across New South Wales.3,534 Permanent (Full-time) Firefighters.