Ep. 257 Adam Long Fire and Rescue NSW Station Officer

On today’s Zero Limits Podcast Matty Morris chats with Adam Long, a Station Officer with Fire and Rescue NSW. Adam joined FRNSW in 2003, serving at Smithfield, Blacktown, Bankstown and Burwood before moving to City of Sydney Fire Station, where he is currently a Station Officer. He qualified as a Rescue Technician in 2005 and an Urban Search and Rescue Technician in 2012. Adam later worked as a USAR Instructor for approximately five years and as a USAR Team Leader within Fire and Rescue NSW’s internationally deployable, UN-accredited Urban Search and Rescue capability. In 2025, after many years of instructing firefighters and rescue personnel, Adam worked as a Recruit Instructor at the Fire and Rescue NSW Emergency Services Academy. Throughout his career Adam has responded to numerous major emergencies and complex rescue incidents, including the 2019–20 Australian bushfires, for which he received the National Emergency Medal. In September 2023, Adam responded to a shooting at Campsie involving a critically injured casualty. Alongside two other firefighters, his actions during the incident were later recognised with the Bronze Medal of the Royal Humane Society of NSW. In a separate incident, Adam received a Fire and Rescue NSW Individual Commendation for Courageous Action after rescuing a child who had become trapped behind security bars in a house fire. Alongside his firefighting career, Adam served as an Australian Army Reserve Combat Engineer from 2005 to 2012 and has worked across aviation rescue, technical rescue, firefighter training and major-hazard industrial environments. In this episode Adam and Matt talk about his career in Fire and Rescue NSW, Urban Search and Rescue, major incidents, leadership, training, working under pressure and some of the experiences that have shaped more than two decades in emergency services. Send us a text however note we cannot reply through these means. Please message the instagram or email if you are wanting a response. Support the show Website - www.zerolimitspodcast.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zero.limits.podcast/?hl=en Host - Matty Morris www.instagram.com/matty.m.morris For the new Zero Limits Pre workout and creatine supplements head to link below Zero Limits Supplements - www.zerolimitssupplements.com Sponsors Instagram - @3zeroscoffee 3 Zeros Coffee - www.3zeroscoffee.com.au 10% Discount Code - 3ZLimits Instagram - @getsome_au GetSome Jocko Fuel - www.getsome.com.au 10% Discount Code - ZEROLIMITS