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Calf no longer a stick in the mud thanks to team of firefighters

Calf no longer a stick in the mud thanks to team of firefighters

Fire crews spent two hours rescuing the cow trapped neck-deep in mud in Sydney’s west.

  • by Olivia Ireland

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Sacked fire chief was investigated over corruption claim

Sacked fire chief was investigated over corruption claim

Fire and Rescue NSW investigated Paul Baxter in 2021 after ICAC received an anonymous complaint alleging he had breached government procurement rules.

  • by Max Maddison
NSW Fire & Rescue commissioner dumped by minister

NSW Fire & Rescue commissioner dumped by minister

Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib said the government wanted to address organisational spending after Paul Baxter’s contract was ended.

  • by Max Maddison
Forty firefighters extinguish Greenacre blaze producing toxic smoke

Forty firefighters extinguish Greenacre blaze producing toxic smoke

Residents in a south-western Sydney suburb were warned to stay indoors to avoid toxic smoke from a fire in a scrap metal yard, as 40 firefighters battled the blaze.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Elderly couple killed in Sydney house fire despite desperate rescue efforts

Elderly couple killed in Sydney house fire despite desperate rescue efforts

Neighbours attempted to rescue the 81-year-old Orisil Arispe and a 75-year-old Sonia Arispe but were unable to get into the Wetherill Park property due to the extreme heat.

  • by Sarah Keoghan
‘We can’t get out’: Vision shows detainees jumping from window after fire breaks out at Sydney detention centre

‘We can’t get out’: Vision shows detainees jumping from window after fire breaks out at Sydney detention centre

Staff were forced to place mattresses on the ground to allow detainees to escape the fire and 17 people are being treated by paramedics. 

  • by Sarah Keoghan
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‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares El Nino weather event as records near

‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares El Nino weather event as records near

As oceans and land warm to near-record temperatures and the United Nations declares an El Nino event has begun, scientists have warned the world is heading into uncharted territory.

  • by Laura Chung
‘Exceptionally confronting’: Top paramedic recounts heroic efforts to save crash victims

‘Exceptionally confronting’: Top paramedic recounts heroic efforts to save crash victims

NSW Ambulance commander Luke Wiseman said the Hunter Valley bus crash was unlike anything he had seen, as patients were triaged from the most critical to the walking wounded.

  • by Sarah McPhee and Olivia Ireland
Surry Hills families face weeks of delays getting back into homes

Surry Hills families face weeks of delays getting back into homes

The extent of the damage to buildings adjacent to the Surry Hills fire is revealed as police consider whether charges will be laid.

  • by Tim Barlass
Police wait to press charges over Surry Hills blaze as cadaver dog begins search

Police wait to press charges over Surry Hills blaze as cadaver dog begins search

Police have confirmed an accelerant was used in last month’s building fire, but are yet to determine what charges – if any – would be laid against four boys.

  • by Angus Thomson
Body search delayed by demolition of Surry Hills fire building

Body search delayed by demolition of Surry Hills fire building

Homeless advocate Cat Delaney said the building was known to regularly house rough sleepers, and she would not be surprised if a body was found later.

  • by Olivia Ireland