Category Archives: Fire & Rescue NSW

Fire & Rescue NSW. Formerly NSW Fire Brigades

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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME826 – Varley Commander – Super Pumper

Service  -NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance Type – Super Pumper
Fleet number – ME 826
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY826

Served at Smithfield. These pumpers were known as Super Pumpers before a review of pumper types and outputs and later referred to simply as Pumpers. They were visually distinguished by a fluro yellow striping around the body which stood out against the white/red striping of the time.

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NSWFB SP41 SmithfieldApril 2006Fuji


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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME828 – Varley Commander – Super Pumper

Service  -NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance Type – Super Pumper
Fleet number – ME 828
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY828

Served at Crows Nest. These pumpers were known as Super Pumpers before a review of pumper types and outputs and later referred to simply as Pumpers. They were visually distinguished by a fluro yellow striping around the body which stood out against the white/red striping of the time.

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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME853 – Varley Commander – Pumper

Service  -NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME 853
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY853

Served at Maroubra

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P70 Maroubra on scene at EastgardensP70 Maroubra on scene at Eastgardens plant fire March 2008


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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME377 – ACCO – USAR/ POD Transporter

Service  -NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance Type – Transporter (USAR)
Fleet number – ME 377
Cab Chassis – International ACCO 2350G
Body Builder –
Registration – FBY377

Served at Newcastle as USAR vehicle

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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME369 – Varley Commander – Pumper

Service  -NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME 369
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY369

Served at Campbelltown

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NSWFB P88 CampbelltownNSWFB P88 Campbelltown, a Varley Commander FBY369.Open Day April 2007


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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME361 – Varley Commander – Pumper

Service  -NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME 361
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY361

Served at Newtown

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Pump 5 NewtownApril 2006


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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME257 – Scania P310 – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME257
Cab Chassis – Scania P310
Body Builder – SEM
Registration – BG25RB

Served at City of Sydney as Runner 1 from 2011, replacing a Varley Commander

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FRNSW Runner 1 New ScaniaA new Scania Pump for Runner 1, City of Sydney Station.


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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME246 – Scania 94D – Pumper

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME246
Cab Chassis – Scania 94D 310
Body Builder – Australian Fire Company
Registration – BC70LE

Served at St Andrews as P92

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NSWFB P92 St Andrews


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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME206 – Varley Commander – Heavy Rescue 1

Service – NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance type – Heavy Rescue
Fleet number – ME206
Cab Chassis – Varley Commander
Body Builder – Varley
Registration – FBY206

Served at City of Sydney as Rescue 1 until 2012
This was the only Heavy Rescue appliance with a crew cab. This was replaced with an Isuzu single Cab Heavy Rescue and Rescue Pumper as part of a change of crews and Rescue resources at City of Sydney Fire Station during 2012

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FRNSW Rescue 1Heavy Rescue from City of Sydney station.


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Fire & Rescue NSW – ME347 – Scania 94D – Pumper

Service  -NSW Fire & Rescue
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet number – ME 347
Cab Chassis – Scania 94D 310
Body Builder –
Registration – FBY347

Served at Botany

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NSW Fire Brigades responded a 5th alarm to this scrub fire in Malabar, near the Long Bay prison along the Sydney coast.