article_snippet.sent: Numerous calls were received by emergency services for assistance, particularly in the Stroud and Dungog areas.
article_snippet.sent: State Emergency Service personnel and firefighters in Stroud, just north of Newcastle, have rescued 10 people from rooftops during the state's wildest weather in five years.
article_snippet.sent: The rescue missions are being shared between the SES, NSW Fire & Rescue and rural firefighters.
article_snippet.sent: Amid the wild weather, firefighters have also dealt with 75 fires.
article_snippet.sent: Rescuers received more than 3,000 calls and responded to 1,000 storm-related incidents.
article_snippet.sent: Off-duty firefighters are being recalled to duty in Greenacre in Sydney's west before heading north to Newcastle and Lake Macquarie to help the SES.