Two married NSW firefighters were forced to deliver their own baby in a McDonald's carpark after their daughter came too quickly for them to make it to hospital.
A Sydney suburb has been left without a fire station for almost a year, raising concerns some residents may be waiting longer than usual for help to arrive.
A NSW fire station had no running water for almost two months, putting firefighters at risk and forcing them to shower outside on cold days, a union has claimed.
The major fire took hold in Sydney's south-west after reports of explosions, with 60 firefighters and 16 fire trucks at the scene amid fears for the liquor store nearby.
NSW emergency fire services have been bolstered by a range of new technological advances that will give crews more information about the blazes they're fighting.
Smoke may settle in low lying residential areas tomorrow and over the weekend across Greater Sydney particularly in the north, north west and Central Coast.
Australian fire and emergency crews are now in the thick of Canada's raging wildfires, facing conditions disturbingly akin to the devastating 2019-2020 bushfire season.
Authorities are warning families not to bring coal-burning devices indoors during winter after 17 people presented to hospital in NSW in one week with carbon monoxide poisoning.
Police are investigating after a fire erupted at a terrace in Sydney's inner west, spreading to a number of adjoining homes and forcing several families to evacuate.
The large-scale burn, occurring in the Wattamolla area, is expected continue over next few days with residents in the area warned of reduced visibility and air quality this weekend.
Outgoing NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons was meant to move to his new role heading up a new government agency last year but "didn't feel right" leaving just as the horror 2019-2020 bushfire season was starting to unfold.
NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is set to retire from his role, months after leading the state through a horrific summer bushfire season.
Four koalas and one new joey rescued during the NSW bushfire crisis have returned to the Blue Mountains in Australia after a successful rehabilitation process at Taronga Zoo.
The scars remain but traumatised communities are starting to heal as a state memorial honours the lives lost and the heroes forged in the NSW bushfire crisis.
The family of a man with terminal cancer has told how he spent days in agony fleeing bushfires, before initially being denied financial assistance from the Red Cross.
With his arms outstretched, 84-year-old farmer Alf King rejoices as rain fills one of the dams on his NSW property. The brown, red water is a welcome sight. It is not enough to make a difference.