Media Watch
Recent fire related articles appearing in the Australian media, courtesy of Google News.
Sparks fly over fire brigade's attempts to recruit more women The Age Mr Marshall said the MFB was engaging in an industrial strategy to lower standards and said the fire brigade was ''pretty diverse''. He said the MFB's ... |
Posted on 13 March 2010 | 12:02 am
Boundary changes worry CFA volunteers ABC Local The Country Fire Authority (CFA) will consult its volunteers before it realigns its brigade boundaries with those of the shires. Volunteers from the Skipton ... |
Posted on 12 March 2010 | 3:27 pm
Axedale burn-off blaze sparks CFA warning Bendigo Advertiser A FIRE near Axedale had fire crews busy yesterday afternoon, including CFA volunteer Andrew Harvey. The fire started when a burn-off got out of control at ... |
Posted on 12 March 2010 | 12:12 pm
 Leader News | Fire defence may cost $100000 Leader News While a report said Lal Lal Hotel and Gordon Hotel had been certified by the CFA as potential NSP locations, the Municipal Emergency Planning Committee ... |
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 3:12 pm
Ocean Grove couple enjoy a true gem of a marriage Geelong Advertiser The couple met in the late 1940s when Mr Holbrook, who was a CFA captain, visited as a result of a fire at the Chalet Guest House run by Mrs Holbrook's ... |
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 8:05 am
 Northcote Leader | Blaze guts Thornbury house Northcote Leader The Thornbury resident said the Normanby Ave house was engulfed by fire which had set alight the wall and roof of the neighbour's house. Northcote MFB ... |
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 7:03 am
Lynbrook house Cranbourne News A MOTHER and her three children had a lucky escape last week after their Lynbrook house was destroyed in a fire. Firefighters from the Hampton Park CFA ... |
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:16 am
Bowlers' bias for CFA Berwick News Gail Williams, representing the club, presented Ray Carr from the CFA, a fire extinguisher containing the money collected. ... |
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:15 am
 The Age | Towering over the forest is latest weapon against fire The Age A range of communications equipment is attached to the tower including mobile phone dishes and CFA and SES repeaters. One piece of equipment dangles from ... |
Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:02 am
 Leader News | Fire spread threat in Footscray Leader News A SUSPICIOUS house fire in Buckley St, Footscray last week engulfed the area with smoke and briefly threatened several properties. Western Zone MFB ... |
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 6:42 am
Unruffled lad knows emergency drill Bendigo Advertiser Tanya puts Jasper's impressive effort down to a little guidance by his uncle and poppy, who are CFA volunteers. They had told him about the importance of ... |
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 4:09 am
Forget the rain . . . ChillOut at Daylesford's gay festival Hepburn Advocate On Friday, ChillOut's major fundraising event, the Slowest Lunch, raised more than $22000 for the ChillOut/CFA Fire Smart Appeal. ... Thousands celebrate ChillOut's 'Bush Odyssey' festival |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 12:15 pm
Suspicious house blaze Footscray, Yarraville, Braybrook Star The fire destroyed the premises, which had been empty for some time. No people were in the building at the time of the fire. MFB western zone commander Ken ... |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:23 am
Another drama at Mobil refinery Williamstown, Altona, Laverton Star This follows a Mobil tank leak of an estimated 30000 litres of petrol on 9 February, which was contained by 60 MFB officers the following day. A fire ... |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:08 am
Good plans not enough Whittlesea, Wallan, Kilmore Star Mr Stokes's wife Jenice, after seeing smoke in the Kilmore direction, tuned into ABC radio and checked the CFA website about 11am. ... |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:08 am
No safe place Whittlesea, Wallan, Kilmore Star RESIDENTS in fire-prone areas should not expect a Neighbourhood Safer Place in their township, according to a senior CFA officer. ... |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:08 am
 Melbourne Leader | Staff evacuated from P&O shipping warehouse after acid leak The Age MFB spokesperson Jennifer Roberts said WorkSafe and the Environment Protection Authority had been notified. She said the spill was contained shortly after ... Chemical leak evacuates P&O site |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:41 am
Fire trials for very large air tanker Ararat Advertiser Then as part of a carefully supervised simulated emergency, CFA crews ignited the stubble and let it burn up to the retardant, to test its ability to halt a ... |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:20 am
 Ferntree Gully, Belgrave Mail | Emerald fires up Ferntree Gully, Belgrave Mail Above: Emergency Services Minister Bob Cameron, in front, with Gembrook MP Tammy Lobato, Emerald CFA Captain Paul Yandle and brigade members ... |
Posted on 9 March 2010 | 2:03 am
 Leader News | Call for fire sensors in Yarra Ranges Leader News At a community briefing in Healesville hosted by McEwen federal Liberal MP Fran Bailey last Wednesday, members of the CFA and residents of high ... System on trial |
Posted on 8 March 2010 | 3:19 pm
Fire destroys Sebastopol unit Ballarat Courier He said the fire spread to an adjoining unit, causing minimal damage. Ballarat City CFA leading firefighter Ben Reynolds said emergency services were called ... |
Posted on 7 March 2010 | 11:53 pm
Managing the bush will always be a burning issue Sydney Morning Herald Back in 2004, John Schauble, a CFA community educator and former Age journalist, put it this way: ''It reflects a bitter, fundamental and long-running ... |
Posted on 7 March 2010 | 5:33 am
Lashed by golf ball sized hail Herald Sun The State Emergency Service, Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Country Fire Authority were inundated with hundreds of calls for help. An MFB spokesman said: ... |
Posted on 6 March 2010 | 10:52 pm
 Northcote Leader | House gutted in Thornbury fire Northcote Leader Because of a lack of fire hydrants, firefighters had to use fire hydrants in other streets to tackle the blaze. MFB is investigating the cause of the fire. |
Posted on 5 March 2010 | 10:20 am
Chemical spill in Golden Square probed Bendigo Advertiser CFA and the Environmental Protection Authority were yesterday investigating the scene of an accidental sodium hypochlorite leak into a drain in Golden ... |
Posted on 5 March 2010 | 9:07 am
 The Age | Losing 'a perfect man, my hero' The Age Mr Kelleher's report also said that staying in the car ''would have been in accordance with the CFA advice'', while the small dam near the car could have ... Husband died in Victorian bushfire as wife fled |
Posted on 5 March 2010 | 12:02 am
Caravan resident loses all in fire Warrnambool Standard Country Fire Authority (CFA) crews were called to the Hamilton Caravan Park on Shakespeare Street about 1.45am yesterday. The fire, which destroyed a ... |
Posted on 4 March 2010 | 4:27 am
Police investigate suspicious bush blaze Shepparton News Police are now investigating the blaze, which CFA crews reached at 8.20 pm and had under control within 10 minutes. It is believed Department of ... Fight fire with fire |
Posted on 4 March 2010 | 2:07 am
How nine people died in one house The Age A young mother and her three children arrived armed with the advice of a young CFA volunteer firefighter she had spoken to that the ''safest spot'' to be ... How nine perished in house of horror Fire survivor tells of nine people's fatal decision to stay and fight Haunted by the road of death |
Posted on 4 March 2010 | 12:06 am
Please, look out for fire trucks Ballarat Courier The CFA today asks motorists passing its Sturt St fire station to watch for exiting trucks. That they even have to ask is a terrible indication of the lack ... CFA plea to Sturt St drivers: let us out |
Posted on 3 March 2010 | 11:38 pm
 ABC Local | CFA reviews potential safer places ABC Local The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has assessed a number of potential neighbourhood safer places in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee. Four locations in the Northern ... |
Posted on 3 March 2010 | 8:32 am
CFA battle hay stack blazes on Hamilton Highway, Darlington Herald Sun Thirteen CFA fire crews are battling the blaze on the Hamilton Highway, near Lismore, after being alerted about 4.15am. Authorities were initially told that ... |
Posted on 3 March 2010 | 6:54 am
Retreat from deadly Black Saturday fire `realistic' The Australian Several Pine Ridge Road residents, including a mother with three young children killed in the fire, were turned back to their homes by the CFA at Kinglake ... |
Posted on 3 March 2010 | 12:52 am
Linton house fire: lucky escape for man, 23 Ballarat Courier However, the two rooms received significant smoke and fire damage. Linton CFA captain Richard Kerr said the fire was not suspicious. ... |
Posted on 2 March 2010 | 8:48 am
Fire engulfs family home Warrnambool Standard Senior Constable Tanya Cook of Terang police said both the Colac Crime Investigation Unit and the CFA had investigated the cause of the fire and it was not ... |
Posted on 2 March 2010 | 4:50 am
 The Age | Final calls of first Black Saturday victim Stephen Lackas revealed at royal ... The Australian He also dismissed warnings from two CFA members, although Mrs Lackas and their son Bailey, 7, left the property, carting horses in a float. ... Bushfire victim taken by surprise |
Posted on 1 March 2010 | 2:11 pm
Fire bugs torch salon Warrnambool Standard The blaze was one of several over a 24-hour period which kept the Warrnambool CFA busy, including a hay stack fire which caused half a million dollars ... |
Posted on 1 March 2010 | 7:48 am
 The Age | Yea to put on a show The Age The umpires claimed those rooms (and "flush toilets" were installed in them yesterday) while the Cats were allocated the CFA rooms, despite the fact that ... |
Posted on 27 February 2010 | 12:02 am
Fire works caused row, panel hears The Age At a meeting at Old Kinglake Road between locals, representatives of Yarra Ranges Shire and CFA officers in December 2008, some locals vehemently opposed ... Local resistance to roadside fire prevention: Commission told |
Posted on 27 February 2010 | 12:02 am
More women, Aborigines and people born overseas are wanted to join the ... Herald Sun Mr Marshall said a network among the MFB and CFA's 300 female firefighters had said it did not want female-focused recruiting because it would stigmatise ... |
Posted on 26 February 2010 | 12:01 am
Lyons St house fire: CFA praises neighbour Ballarat Courier A QUICK-thinking neighbour has helped save a Ballarat house from being destroyed by fire. Paul Risk noticed flames through the window of his neighbour's ... |
Posted on 25 February 2010 | 1:03 pm
 Leader News | CFA fight Mt Martha fire Leader News A WATER bombing helicopter has been called in to fight a fire at Mt Martha. CFA officers said the fire started near the intersection of the Esplanade and ... |
Posted on 23 February 2010 | 5:58 pm
 Brisbane Times | Wednesday TV: The New Inventors Brisbane Times Then there's something called a Light Concept Tanker, created by CFA engineer Robert Rankin. Its joypad-controlled hoses allow firies to put out fires from ... |
Posted on 23 February 2010 | 9:55 am
'Catastrophic' warning affecting tourism ABC Online The head of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) concedes code red catastrophic fire danger ratings are affecting tourism. The ratings were introduced this year ... |
Posted on 22 February 2010 | 10:56 am
Two teenagers face charges over suspicious fire at Criterion Hotel in Warrnambool Herald Sun ... a CFA spokeswoman said. Most of the damage was confined to the upper storey and roof. Fire cause investigators will examine the scene today. ... Danger within: Criterion Hotel barricades erected Teens charged over historic pub blaze |
Posted on 22 February 2010 | 6:36 am
Melbourne hotel evacuated after fire ABC Online MFB Commander Robert Dean says the fire was caused by a burnt-out motor. "The fire was in the lift motor room. One of the lift motors, a bearing had seized, ... Hundreds evacuated after hotel catches fire |
Posted on 21 February 2010 | 3:50 pm
CFA volunteer charged over fires Sydney Morning Herald A country fire authority volunteer charged with lighting scrub fires in Melbourne's outer east since September last year has been remanded in custody. ... CFA firefighter faces court charged with lighting fires in Mt Evelyn; lawyer ... |
Posted on 19 February 2010 | 4:33 am
CFA brigade revolt Weekly Times Now He said the group had written to CFA chief fire officer Russell Rees in December, and agreed last month to voice their concerns and remain together. ... |
Posted on 17 February 2010 | 3:37 am
Risky business Thomastown, Epping, Lalor Star This meant the CFA was left without a clear understanding of the fire risk of many of the towns under threat, despite the fact that many towns were facing a ... Not one bushfire victim in water |
Posted on 16 February 2010 | 11:10 am
Bushfire stayers 'macho' The Age Separate CFA research has shown almost one in three people living in high-risk areas planned to stay at home on code red days. ... |
Posted on 15 February 2010 | 12:03 am
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