Fire conference
Last February we learnt that we are not prepared for the types of fires which hit Victoria last summer.
View ArticleFire bans cancelled on Moreton Bay islands
Wet weather has prompted the cancellation of fire bans for south-east Queensland's Moreton Bay islands.
View ArticleFESA to review regional fire bans
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) of Western Australia will review procedures for imposing total fire bans to try to reduce their impact on farmers.
View ArticleCrew tackling Gold Coast hinterland fire
Fire crews have worked throughout the night to control a grass fire at Mount Nathan in the Gold Coast hinterland.
View ArticlePolice to determine if fires linked
The arson squad is investigating whether two fires near Rochester this week are linked to a recent spate of deliberately lit blazes in northern Victoria.
View ArticleCrews monitor Kwinana fire site
Fire crews have spent the night monitoring the site of a bushfire in Kwinana which burnt through 10 hectares of bushland yesterday.
View ArticleVolunteers will investigate bushfire causes
The Queensland Government says volunteers will help investigate whether bushfires have been deliberately lit.
View ArticleFire authorities battle bushfire complacency
A national fire conference has been told less than two years after the blazes that claimed 173 lives in Victoria, people still tend to overestimate their ability to deal with bushfire emergencies.
View ArticleHigh fuel load boosts bushfire threat
The Queensland Fire Service says there is a strong potential for serious bushfires in the Gold Coast hinterland this year.
View ArticleWater bombers on stand-by for bushfire
Firefighters on Queensland's Gold Coast say they will restart water bombing operations at Kooralbyn if a bushfire flares up again today.
View ArticleHot, dry days ahead for the South East
Hot, dry, windy conditions will continue across the South East this week prompting warnings from authorities on the risk of fires.
View ArticleGold Coast grassfire under control
Authorities say a grassfire burning on Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland is contained.
View ArticleCrews battle fresh blazes in far north Qld
Crews are battling a new grassfire that started at Millstream on the Atherton Tablelands in the state's far north yesterday afternoon.
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