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** “These units strengthen the ability of Fire and Rescue NSW to support other services and communities during major floods and fires.”
— NSW Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib
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High-powered water pumps to strengthen flood and fire response across regional NSW
October 15 2026
See translation in Arabic section:
Sydney – Middle East Times Int’l: Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is deploying three new specialist Bulk Water Transfer units across regional NSW to strengthen its response to major floods and fires.
The three Hytrans systems are being based at Bangalow in the Northern Rivers district, Molong in the Central West, and Albury on the NSW-Victoria border.
The units can pump 8,000 litres a minute from water sources to fire scenes.
FRNSW has invested $3.89 million in the specialist pumping systems and transport vehicles.
Each unit carries one kilometre of hose, allowing firefighters to draw water from distant sources to supply firefighting operations
The mobile, high-capacity pumping and hose-deployment equipment can also pump water from up to 60-metres underground.
The units are also effective during flood emergencies, removing floodwater from inundated streets and communities.
They were successfully deployed to clear floodwater from the main streets of Kempsey during the devastating Mid-North Coast floods in May last year.
A Bulk Water Transfer crew also used an earlier model to pump water over a kilometre to supply fire trucks at the scene of the large Kurri Kurri factory fire in November 2021.
Quotes attributed to Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib:
“FRNSW is creating ring of protection at strategic locations, ready for rapid deployment during emergencies.
“These units strengthen the ability of Fire and Rescue NSW to support other services and communities during major floods and fires.
“If fire or flooding events occur anywhere in NSW, these units can be made available to help local communities.”
Quotes attributed to FRNSW Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell:
“FRNSW is the only fire service in Australia equipped with this technology.
“Our crews are in the final stages of training with the new Bulk Water Transfer units.
“With three new systems now covering the state, we can speed up their deployment during emergencies.
“We have an additional module that allows us to disperse 50,000 litres a minute during the most significant emergencies.
“Stored in metal boxes on the back of trucks, they’re not pretty to look at but they’re worth their weight in gold when disaster strikes.”
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