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Fifty years ago, 1975, was an incredibly busy year for the NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB; today Fire and Rescue NSW, FRNSW) with technological...

On 14 January 1975, in the heart of Sydney CBD, the former Angus and Robertson building on Castlereagh Street, opposite David Jones, was...

As the year draws to a close, we always spend time reflecting on what stories and photographs were popular on our socials. Our team enjoy...

Warning: Readers are advised that some of the images contained in this blog may be confronting and cause distress On 7 September 1994 at...

As has become customary on the anniversary of our blog first being published, we take this opportunity to look back at the last twelve...

Kevin Fletcher was one of Australia’s highest decorated firefighters receiving many medals throughout his career including the Star of...

The Black Saturday Bushfires of 2009 remain one of the most devastating emergency incidents in Australian history. A number of large...

On the 20 November 1973 at 3:42pm, control received the call to a fire which had engulfed the multistorey Woolworths located at Warringah...

Howards Department Store (later renamed Mates Department Store) had a rough year in 1973, with two fires causing considerable damage....

For this week’s blog we are taking a quick trip into the Museum’s Library to see what was making the headlines in “Fire News”, the...