Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The NSW Minister for Emergency Services, Jihad Dib, today welcomed more than 200 new firefighters to Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) ranks at a graduation ceremony at the Emergency Services Academy in Orchard Hills, in Sydney’s west.
The recruits hail from varied backgrounds, including trades, fitness, other emergency services, and community-based roles, such as lifeguards and on-call firefighters stepping up to permanent positions.
View more information here: https://fire.nsw.gov.au/incident.php?record=recwOMyEfEqr0Ir2n