Fire and Rescue New South Wales

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW), previously known as NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB), is a statutory agency of the New South Wales Government and the primary provider of fire and rescue services in New South Wales, Australia. FRNSW is responsible for fire suppression, rescue operations and hazardous materials response in the major cities, metropolitan areas and regional centres throughout the state. It is the fourth-largest urban fire service in the world, with over 6,800 firefighters serving at 335 fire stations, supported by 465 administrative and trades staff and 5,700 community fire unit volunteers. FRNSW are the busiest fire service in Australia, attending over 124,000 incidents per year.

The service operates under the Fire and Rescue Act 1989. The organisation has a substantial history dating back well over 100 years to the establishment of Metropolitan Fire Brigade in 1884, and the New South Wales Fire Brigades in 1910. The organisation is led by the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, Jeremy Fewtrell, appointed on the 30th of October, 2023.