Weekly Emergency Services Update for Port Stephens Port Stephens Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 16, 2022 Hazmat rescue by Stockton Fire and Rescue. Photo: Fire and Rescue Stockton. IT’S time for your weekly emergency services update. Backyard Fire Safety Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au As the season changes, many are looking forward to enjoying Autumn using our backyards more. Soldiers Point RFS are issuing the following advice for those wanting to have a backyard cooking fire in a safe way. Only ever burn clean wood (like you would purchase from the service station). Never burn vegetation or rubbish or old timber furniture or treated timber; these things can be highly toxic for you and your family to breathe in. Always make sure you have plenty of water on hand to extinguish your fire with when finished. Many unplanned fires have started by smaller fires being left burning. Never leave your fire unattended and ensure to contain your fire inside a fire pit or a non-flammable structure such as brick or rock. Hazmat Incident On 9 March, Fire and Rescue NSW’s Stockton Brigade responded to a container which had been washed up at Stockton. The Brigade told News Of The Area that quite often these containers contain liquids that are identified and can be harmful. If any members of the public see containers washed up, do not attempt to move or open them, and instead, call 000. Raymond Terrace Fire At approximately 8:15PM on Tuesday 8 March a 49-year-old male received minor injuries (smoke inhalation) when his unit caught fire. The male was removed from the unit by neighbours. Emergency services were contacted with NSW Fire and Rural fire service units attending extinguishing the fire, containing the fire to within the one unit. A cooking pan containing oil, left unattended, had ignited, engulfing the surrounding kitchen bench. The fire has been classified as an accident and no further investigation is proposed. Marine Rescue Last Sunday, the Radio Base at Marine Rescue Port Stephens received a request for assistance from a 11m motor cruiser who was having engine issues 1nm SE of Tomaree Headland. MRO Tony recorded all the information with Watch Officer Nigel supervising. The crew made their way down to the dock to prepare PS31 for her short trip to the DV’s location. Skipper Robert had PS31 on location in very quick time and the crew soon had the motor cruiser under tow. The four people on board were happy to see PS31 as the light was fading, with the crew returning by 10:30PM. By Tara CAMPBELL Crew from Marine Rescue Port Stephens setting the tow line.
