Fire and Rescue NSW Station 238 Broken Hill in Broken Hill, New South Wales | Fire station

Fire and Rescue NSW Station 238 Broken Hill

Locality: Broken Hill, New South Wales

Phone: +61 8 8087 2233

Address: 248 Blende Street 2880 Broken Hill, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Happy International Mens Day to all the men out there, let’s look after each other.

25.01.2022 Open all hours. #24/7. Merry Christmas from us to you all.

25.01.2022 Please leave the roads around an incident clear for emergency vehicles.

24.01.2022 Fire crews were alerted to a House Fire at 6am on Wednesday in Piper St. On arrival crews found a shed at the rear of the house fully involved in Fire. Crews from 238 Broken Hill and 239 Broken Hill South attacked the fire quickly but with the amount of contents in the shed it took some time to extinguish. The shed was totally destroyed along with its contents, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance we’re also in attendance .#brokenhillfirestation #frnswmedia #preparedforanything #morethanfire #buildingfire

24.01.2022 Firefighters had another busy day on Sunday with the continuation of the Tip Fire going all day again, crews from 238 Broken Hill Fire Station and 239 Broken Hill South Fire Station working all day trying to extinguish the ongoing fire. At approximately 4pm crews were diverted from the Tip to a House Fire in Gaffney Lane. Crews found the House fully engulfed in fire on arrival with reports someone was still inside. Crews got to work with an aggressive attack from all sides wi...th neighbouring houses in danger of catching fire. Crews extinguished the fire quickly with the house being destroyed by fire and the neighbouring houses suffering some damage. It’s been a busy week for firefighters working around the clock in extreme temperatures to protect the irreplaceable. Crews have been assisted by NSW Ambulance, NSW Police, Broken Hill City Council and RFS. #brokenhillfirestation #frnswmedia #housefire #tipfire See more

24.01.2022 Crews were called to an MVA at 6pm on Thursday night approximately 30km west of Broken Hill. They found a rear trailer had rolled on the road train with it taking over 150m to stop, the truck came to a stop on the Highway blocking the road. No people were injured and no major leaks from the truck were located. The road was cleared within a few hours. NSW Police, RFS and RMS were in attendance.

23.01.2022 It’s been a busy couple of days for members of Broken Hill Fire Station. Started off by conducting Road Crash Rescue training to keep our rescue skills sharp. The crew practiced different options for stabilizing a car that has come to rest on its side. They then went through various options of removing the roof from the car whilst still on its side, this gives the best access to the patients trapped inside the vehicle by all emergency services. We then went through a several ...options for removing doors and lifting the dash up off front seat occupants. The crews were hard at training today, this time practicing some of our pumping evolutions. These drills keep Firefighters skills up to date and allow them to be prepared for any incident. We were then turned out to a building fire at Broken Hill High School. Quick actions by Firefighters from Broken Hill and Broken Hill South stations plus the efforts of the teachers and staff at BH High prevented the fire from getting worse, containing it to where it started plus prevented any injuries. See more

22.01.2022 Great advice on BBQ safety. Follow these simple checks to make sure we don’t meet by accident.

22.01.2022 CYCLISTS TRAVELLING COUNTRY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION ARRIVE IN BROKEN HILL Tara Lal who is a Senior Firefighter based in Sydney and Sarah Davis are on a mission to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention in a more than 5000km trip across Australia. Their trip started on March 16 at Australia’s most westerly point, Steep Point in Western Australia, and will finish at the country’s most easterly point in Byron Bay.... They’re raising money for Lifeline and Sydney-based mental health service Mood Active, with the two arriving at the Broken Hill Fire Station this morning. You can follow their progress at cyclingoz.com

20.01.2022 Firefighters were responded to a car rollover with an occupant trapped at 12.45pm on Wednesday 15km out on the Silverton road. On arrival crews were faced with a lady trapped within the vehicle. Firefighters stabilised the vehicle which was on its side still, paramedics stabilised the lady while FRNSW and SES helped by paramedics removed the occupant. The occupant was transported to hospital by NSW Ambulance for treatment. RFS, NSW Police, NSW Ambulance, SES and RFDS were all assisting on scene. #morethanfire #rescue #preparedforanything

19.01.2022 Firefighters responded to a House Fire on Saturday morning at 7am in Piper St. Crews found smoke coming from the eaves of the house and a large fire in through the front door, crews quick attack had the fire extinguished and prevented it spreading to a larger area of the house. Investigations into the fire are ongoing. NSW Police and NSW Ambulance assisted with the incident.

19.01.2022 Firefighters were alerted to a House Fire at 2.20am on Thursday in Piper St. Large volumes of smoke were visible en-route, on arrival firefighters found a house fully involved in Fire. Crews from 238 and 239 Stations aggressively attacked the fire having it extinguished quickly. The house was totally destroyed in the fire which is under Police investigation. #preparedforanything #morethanfire #smokealarmssavelives #firesafetytips #brokenhillfirestation

18.01.2022 WE REMEMBER | Today marks National Police Remembrance Day, where we commemorate the service and sacrifice of the members of the NSW Police Force who have lost t...heir lives in the line of duty. Much like our firefighters, police officers dedicate their lives to protecting our NSW community. Today we recognise their courage and commend all those who have lost their lives to keep us safe. #MoreThanFire #Community

18.01.2022 Firefighters were called to a fire on a power pole in Bonanza Street at 6.45pm on Thursday. It appears a transformer had caught fire and blacked out parts of Broken Hill, Essential Energy crews were on scene quickly to repair the fault. #brokenhillfirestation

17.01.2022 TRAINED FOR A DISASTER | Meet Erin from Hurstville Fire Station, one of 24 firefighters who recently joined the ranks of our Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) Heav...y classified team. Our USAR firefighters stand ready to use their highly technical search and rescue training to respond to natural disasters and other major events both here in Australia and overseas. #PreparedForAnything #MoreThanFire #OurPeople

17.01.2022 Fire crews were responded to a Hay truck rollover at 12.30pm on Wednesday past Cockburn into South Australia. Crews found a single trailer had rolled over spilling its load of Hay over the Barrier Highway. They were assisted to remove the hay by a front end loader to clear the road, no one was injured in the accident. SA Police were also on scene investigating the accident. #crossborder #brokenhillfirestation #morethanfire #preparedforanything

16.01.2022 Now is the time to change your Smoke Alarm battery and to check it is in date and good working order.

15.01.2022 Firefighters from 238 Station - Broken Hill, were busy again today refining their rescue skills. Today’s focus was on Road Crash Rescue. This session required the Firefighters to stabilize a vehicle that had come to rest on its side. We stabilize the car so that its safe for the people who are inside the car by stopping any unwanted movement, plus it makes it safe for personnel working on the scene. The crew then used a combination of hydraulic & battery operated hydraulic ...tools to cut the roof off the car which creates a lot of space to access any of the vehicles occupants. The crew then went through a range of different extrication techniques to remove the doors and lift the dash. Once again, we’d like to acknowledge the assistance of the team from Brooks Metals for their continued support by providing cars for us to cut up. This type of continued practice is invaluable for Firefighters to prepare them for any incident they may be called to. See more

14.01.2022 Fire crews were responded to a Car Fire inside a shed at 10.45am on Saturday, on arrival crew found smoke issuing from the shed and got to work with a line of hose, their quick work had the car fire extinguished minimising the damage to the vehicle. #brokenhillfirestation #frnswmedia #carfire

13.01.2022 SOLAR PANEL FIRES | We are urging residents with solar panels to remain aware and vigilant after an influx in solar panel fires this year. This footage was obta...ined from a neighbour in Glenwood who called Triple Zero (000) after noticing a house nearby had solar panels alight. This was one of six solar panel fires that Fire and Rescue NSW attended in the past week alone. These statistics show solar panel fires are up 20 percent compared to last year and continuing to rise. Isolation switches appear to be causing almost half of solar panel fires, so it is vital to ensure solar panels are installed and regularly maintained by a professional and that systems comply with Australian Standards. Always do a licence check with NSW Fair Trading before any installation and wiring takes place. This can be found at https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au//during-th/solar-panels. #MoreThanFire #ProtectTheIrreplaceable #PreparedForAnything

12.01.2022 Three local Retained on-call firefighters have spent this week at Deniliquin Training centre learning their craft to becoming a Firefighter, on their return to town they will be able to respond to Emergencies in the Broken Hill area. Jack Burke from 238 Broken Hill, Jake Benton and Jake Trengove from 239 Broken Hill South will be ready to assist the Broken Hill community. Below is a message from one of the instructors and ex local Firefighter Tim Hall. Congratulations to... 3 On Call FFs from Broken Hill who have now completed their Phase 1 at Deniliquin and upon their return to Broken Hill will be able to respond to Emergencies. Senior Instructor SF Hatch and Ex Broken Hill Fire Fighter Senior Instructor SF Hall were two of their instructors, both have first hand knowledge of types of Emergencies Broken Hill fire fighters respond to the needs of the local community and we wish them the best in their careers as fire fighters. #preparedforanything #morethanfire #brokenhillfirestation #238 See more

12.01.2022 Firefighters had a busy day today with the storm causing havoc around town with many calls to Automatic Fire Alarms and flooding incidents with all four Broken Hill Fire Appliances and the RFS assisting with the Fire calls. A reminder that in an Emergency to call 000 and avoid driving through flood water. Fire crews also had a clean up at their own station with flooding through the station engine bay. #fireandrescuensw #storm #preparedforanything #morethanfire #frnswmedia #brokenhillfirestation

11.01.2022 Firefighters were responded to a Car Fire at 11pm Tuesday on Wentworth Rd. Crews found the car well alight on arrival and got to work to extinguish it quickly, quick actions stopped the spread of Fire to surrounding bush land. Crews from Broken Hill South also attended along with Police who are investigating the fire. #preparedforanything #morethanfire #carfire #brokenhillfirestation #frnswmedia

11.01.2022 Fire crews were responded to a Car Fire at 5am on Saturday off Warnock St in Quarry Street, crews arrived and found a car well alight and got to work to extinguish it, having it out within ten minutes, the fire was also in close proximity to dry weeds and was a danger of spreading into neighbouring yards. Investigations by Police are continuing. #carfire #238 #brokenhillfirestation #frnswmedia #preparedforanything #morethanfire

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10.01.2022 Firefighters were responded to to reports of a House Fire at 4pm on Wednesday, crews found the house with smoke coming out and the oven on fire. Crews in BA extinguished the fire quickly. Firefighters used the Thermal Imaging Camera to ch we close for fire spread. The quick actions of the occupant ringing 000 helped to stop the fire spread. Crews were assisted by NSW Police, NSW Ambulance and Essential Energy. #preparedforanything #housefire #000 #morethanfire #brokenhillfirestation

09.01.2022 Firefighters were responded to a Building Fire in Oxide St at 10.20pm on Wednesday night. On arrival crews were met by flames and smoke coming from the rear of the building. On closer inspection the crews found a shed was alight in close proximity of the main building, the shed had a large load of paperwork and furniture. Aggressive attack from firefighters had the fire under control quickly ensuring no fire spread to any other buildings. Fire crews attended from 238 Broken Hill and 239 Broken Hill South along with NSW Police and Essential energy. Police investigations into the fire are continuing. #morethanfire #brokenhillfirestation #frnswmedia #preparedforanything #buildingfire

08.01.2022 Today has seen our Firefighters up at Joe Keenan Lookout practicing some of their vertical rescue skills. Today’s drill was focused on building a span line. Span lines are used as options to transport people or equipment using a rope system. Whilst span lines are not used often by rescue crews, there are a lot of separate steps needed to build one properly. Each of these steps helps our Firefighters consolidate their rescue training and helps us prepare for incidents we may face.

08.01.2022 We have recently bid farewell to one of our Retained (on-call) Firefighters Irving Blundell, Irving has given over 15 years service to the Broken Hill community, being an On-call Firefighter means you work other full time work and respond to emergency’s with no notice at all hours of the day or night. Irving spends his days as a tour operator and will enjoy his spare time spending it with family. We at 238 Station Broken Hill wish Irving all the best for his retirement from Fire and Rescue NSW. #retirement #brokenhillfirestation #retainedfirefighter #hazmat

08.01.2022 Firefighters were responded to a Motor Vehicle Accident on the Barrier Highway at 8.30am on Monday. A single vehicle towing a trailer has rolled near Mingary in South Australia, the single occupant escaped with minor injuries. Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Ambulance responded across the border into South Australia to help our neighbours out as their closest Emergency services were a distance away, South Australia Police also attended from Peterborough. Remote communities rely on our assistance from cross border agencies. #preparedforanything #morethanfire #frnswmedia #brokenhillfirestation #crossborderassistance

07.01.2022 KEEPING NSW SAFE | Today we officially launched our exciting state-of-the art practical training facility at our Emergency Services Academy in Orchard Hills. O...ur world-class training ensures we have the right skills to be #PreparedForAnything to help keep you safe in any emergency. Check out our photo gallery from today's event. #MoreThanFire #Training

06.01.2022 Today marks the last day for one of Broken Hill’s Firefighters as Cohen Turner has packed up his locker and is heading for a new challenge. He has accepted a transfer to Albury Fire Station. Cohen started at 238 Broken Hill as a Retained Firefighter approximately seven years ago, he then progressed to the Permanent Firefighter ranks and leaves Broken Hill as a Qualified Firefighter. Cohen is also known locally for his Firefighter Calendar shoots with no shirt on. He has also actively taken part in the Firies Climb for MND climbing the Sydney Tower Eye. Cohen has raised a lot of funds for great causes over many years. We say a Farewell and wish him the best on his new Journey. #brokenhillfirestation #farewell #238to203 #mndclimb #firefighterscalenderaustralia #frnswmedia

05.01.2022 Yesterday crews from 238 Station - Broken Hill & 239 Station - Broken Hill South, along with NSW Police, Ambulance NSW, NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW SES personnel participated in an interagency exercise at Broken Hill Airport. These exercises are an invaluable tool for emergency services to test their own individual capabilities and response to these type of events but even more importantly, they test the interoperability between the services ensuring that we are prepared to protect the irreplaceable.

05.01.2022 Fire Crews were responded to an MVA approximately 120km East at 6.40pm on Tuesday. Crews found a single car rollover with three occupants sustaining injuries, two occupants were transported to Broken Hill Hospital for treatment, due to the remoteness of the incident passer bys assisted the injured occupants until the arrival of medical help. A large contingent of Emergency Services attended from Broken Hill and Wilcannia. Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Police, NSW Ambulance, St John, Rural Fire Service and RFDS assisted with the incident. #morethanfire #highwayaccident #frnswmedia #brokenhillfirestation #mva #emergencyservices #nswpolice #nswambulance

05.01.2022 Firefighters were called to reports of an MVA Person Trapped at 6.15pm on Thursday. On arrival firefighters found two cars involved in a hard collision, crews assisted the occupant out of the vehicle and spent some time cleaning up the scene of strewn car parts. Both appliances from 238 Station attended and were on scene with NSW Police and NSW Ambulance. Police investigations are ongoing. #preparedforanything #morethanfire #frnswmedia #brokenhillfirestation

04.01.2022 Firefighters attended the official sod turning today at 2pm for the new Police Station in Broken Hill on Blende St. Police Commissioner Michael Fuller APM, Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon APM and Police & Emergency Services Minister David Elliott attended the ceremony to get the state of the art Police Station underway. #newstation #emergencyservices

03.01.2022 The residents of a property in Cummins Street were surprised when their smoke detector went off on Sunday night. They were shocked to see that their mattress and bed were alight with thick hot smoke rising to the ceiling. The smoke was hot enough to melt the air conditioning ducts at the opposite end of the bedroom. The residents took quick action to extinguish the fire and remove the mattress outside. Firefighters were called to check the scene and ensure that the fire ha...d not extended into the walls, ducts or ceiling space. Firefighters praised the quick actions of the residents who said that if they hadn’t been alerted by the smoke detector going off the fire would have been much worse. It has been determined that wiring in an electric blanket was the cause of the incident. We encourage everyone who uses electric blankets to inspect them regularly for any frayed or damaged wires. This incident is a handy reminder that only working smoke alarms save lives. Have you checked yours recently? See more

02.01.2022 NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK | Every day across NSW, emergency services personnel respond to crashes, breakdowns and other incidents on our roads which can place u...s at risk. Help protect us, while we protect you When you see flashing lights, move over and slow down #NRSW #DriveSOS

02.01.2022 WHAT A YEAR | 2020 has been a challenging year with bushfires, drought, floods and an ongoing pandemic. We remained #PreparedForAnything and responded to nearl...y 130,000 incidents during 2019-20. This included urban fires, rescues, hazardous materials, medical assist incidents and more. As we remain in uncertain times, we remind you to stay vigilant and use physical distancing to help keep NSW safe. #MoreThanFire #OurPeople #Community

01.01.2022 Make sure your caravan or motor home has a working smoke alarm to ensure your holiday memories are good ones. If there is a fire, act fast. Get out, stay out, a...nd call Triple Zero (000). For more camping and caravan fire safety tips, visit us: https://fal.cn/caravansafety #HelpUsHelpYou #PreparedForAnything #ProtectTheIrreplaceable