Media Watch
Recent fire related artciles appearing in the Australian media, courtesy of Google News.
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Rising Sun Hotel severely damaged in Kingsville fire Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Victoria Police are investigating an overnight fire in a derelict hotel in Melbourne's north-west . The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) was called to the ... |
Mates fought to save man?s life The Border Mail, Australia - A CFA volunteer yesterday tearfully described her efforts to save the life of a friend and father-of-two who died after his car caught fire at Bright on ... |
One dead after two planes clip mid-air The Age, Australia - The incident happened over Cheltenham, just before 12.40pm (AEST) on Wednesday, a Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) spokesman said. A Cessna 150 crashed into ... |
Police probe suspicious fires ABC Regional Online, Australia - Senior Constable Wayne Wilson says the scene of last night's fire is under police guard. "It appears a classroom there has been set on fire, ... |
Pensioner mystified by attacks on home Bendigo Advertiser, Australia - Fortunately, the fire was spotted by his nephew, David Monro, who lives next door and is a member of Mandurang CFA. A fire truck arrived by about 5.30am and ... |
ARSON FEAR Bendigo Advertiser, Australia - *Shortly after 10pm last night the CFA was called to another suspicious fire, this one at the corner of Axe Creek and Eppalock roads at St Joseph's Catholic ... |
 | Left with lives and little else Whittlesea Leader, Australia - Whittlesea CFA Captain Ken Williamson urged people to make sure their smoke alarms were working and that they had an evacuation plan in place. ... |
Bravery honour for rescue The Wimmera Mail Times, Australia - Mr Oliver now lives in Bacchus Marsh after moving from Buangor, where he lived for 23 years and was a CFA member. He said his experience in the CFA and as a ... |
Bravery medal for Bacchus Marsh man Moorabool Leader, Australia - But last year wasn't the first time the CFA member of 30 years has jumped into a burning vehicle to save a life. In 2001, Mr Oliver was first on the scene ... |
Smoke detectors prove crucial Keilor, Taylors Lakes, Sydenham Star, Australia - It is believed that clothes or blankets left too close to a fire started the blaze, shortly after midnight. Sunshine MFB Station Officer, Geoff Audsley, ... |
Fire destroys house Keilor, Taylors Lakes, Sydenham Star, Australia - A FAMILY has been left homeless and most of their possessions destroyed, after a fire engulfed their St Albans house on Friday morning. Sunshine MFB Senior ... |
Crash in for Caulfield test Caulfield Glen Eira Leader, Australia - MFB Malvern East station officer and TEENS organiser Paul Illman said emergency service workers were fed up with the carnage on the roads. ... |
Fire badly damages shop The Australian, Australia - The fire is under control but will take many hours to extinguish, the spokeswoman said. The cause of the fire is not known. MFB fire cause investigators ... |
Man dies in car blaze in Bright NEWS.com.au, Australia - CFA sources said some of the firefighters knew Mr Kingston. "They extinguished the fire and found him in his seat. They got him out and tried to revive him ... |
Fire damages boat factory Mordialloc Chelsea Leader, Australia - About 70 CFA members from Edithvale, Patterson River, Frankston and Springvale and two MFB units brought the fire under control within an hour and a half. ... |
Man dies after car fire ABC Regional Online, Australia - Police in Victoria are investigating a car fire that has claimed the life of a man at Bright, in the state's north-east. Fire fighters found the man in his ... |
Experts to examine fatal car fire scene The Australian, Australia - FORENSIC experts will today examine the scene of a fatal car fire in Victoria's north-east yesterday. Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers pulled a man, ... |
Appeal to find fire-bug thieves Bendigo Advertiser, Australia - The CFA were called out about 10.30pm on Saturday to attend a car fire at the Wellsford Estate, which is the purpose-built food manufacturing precinct in ... |
.jpg) | Elderly Terang house fire victim loved the simple things in life Geelong Advertiser, Australia - CFA communications controller Andrea Brown said the elderly were in a high-risk category for fatal house fires, which were more prominent in winter. ... |
Man dies after car fire at Bright. Victoria Police, Australia - CFA units were called to a report of a car fire in the yard of work premises in Churchill Ave. about 8.45 pm. When they went to extinguish the fire they ... |
Man dies after north-east Vic car fire ABC Regional Online, Australia - A crew from the country fire authority received reports of a car on fire outside a work premises on Churchill Avenue, Bright, about 8.45pm AEST. ... |
.jpg) | Corio home fire attack Geelong Advertiser, Australia - The CFA was called to the fire at 10.15pm and had it under control by 11pm, Mr Foss said. Adam Gardiner, 32, who lives two doors down from the property with ... |
.jpg) | Newtown house fire claims pet dog Geelong Advertiser, Australia - Photo: BRAD WILSON A PET dog perished in a house fire in Newtown yesterday morning. The Frank St blaze was reported to the CFA about 1.15am and the home was ... |
Pet dog perishes in fire Geelong Advertiser, Australia - ... said the dog died of smoke inhalation. He said half of the house was well alight when the CFA arrived. Four CFA units took 45 minutes to contain the fire. |
Firefighter returns home Bendigo Advertiser, Australia - CFA Region 2 Bendigo operations officer Mark Gilmore returned safely to Bendigo yesterday after 38 days away fighting fires in California. ... |
.jpg) | New home for Geelong West firefighters Geelong Advertiser, Australia - The new fire station is nearly complete, and the CFA is waiting to hear from the builder on a handover date. An official opening, by Emergency Services ... |
MFB denies claims of bullying The Age, Australia - The officers were on some kind of leave, but the MFB said it was not clear this was linked to workplace stress. Deputy chief fire officer Keith Adamson ... |
 | Snow doubt it's lots of fun Free Press Leader, Australia - IT WAS a change of pace for the Olinda CFA on Sunday when its members battled with snow rather than blazes. The team went to the Olinda fire station to do ... |
Bullying allegations in the MFB ABC Online, Australia - About half of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's (MFB) senior officers are off on leave because of stress or health related illnesses. ... |
Fire death Ararat Advertiser, Australia - WILLAURA - A Willaura man was found dead inside his home following a house fire on Friday afternoon. Three units from the Willaura CFA were called to the ... |
Lara a tidy finalist Geelong Advertiser, Australia - Winner of the Tidy Towns' finalist award, the Keep Lara Beautiful Committee was also awarded state finalist certificates, for the CFA Fire Station, ... |
Police probe fatal fire NEWS.com.au, Australia - CFA crews found the elderly occupant of the home deceased when they entered the house to fight the blaze. A CFA spokeswoman said the fire totally destroyed ... |
 | CFA hot for youngsters Berwick Leader, Australia - CASEY'S fire brigades are recruiting youngsters in a desperate bid to bolster future volunteer firefighter numbers. Devon Meadows CFA junior co-ordinator ... |
 | Stuff thy neighbour in Greater Dandenong Dandenong Leader, Australia - In April, the Leader reported a chronic shortage of firefighters at the Noble Park CFA fire station, while their Keysborough counterparts also sounded the ... |
Join the firefighting force Latrobe Valley Express, Australia - ``We routinely see CFA members who work as project firefighters as a way of building on their bushfire skills, while still serving their community. ... |
Probe into Bairnsdale fire ABC Online, Australia - The CFA's operations officer, Gavin Hope, says a female occupant suffered serious burns. "There was a lady at home at the time. We believe she was sleeping ... |
.jpg) | Bannockburn driver only had time to jump Geelong Advertiser, Australia - He pulled his farm truck on to the shoulder of the road, braved the flames and tried to put the fire out himself before calling the CFA. ... |
30 treated in McCain gas leak Ballarat Courier, Australia - Fire officer Terry Fradd said there had been demolition work undertaken at the factory in Ring Rd and part of a wall appeared to have fallen down damaging ... |
Staff evacuated at McCain Foods Ballarat Courier, Australia - The Country Fire Authority was called to the factory in Ring Rd shortly before 2pm after an ammonia pipe ruptured. A CFA spokeswoman said one staff member ... |
.jpg) | Campers flee as fire destroys Lethbridge shearing shed Geelong Advertiser, Australia - CFA region 7 duty officer Barry Foss said the arson squad was investigating the cause of the blaze and it was being treated as suspicious until proven ... |
CFA warns of winter fire risk Ballarat Courier, Australia - CFA Midlands Wimmera community safety manager Michael Boatman said on average more property was lost during winter than in summer. "It's a little bit cooler ... |
South Morang servo shut down in gas leak Whittlesea Leader, Australia - He said that, while the CFA was called out to several vehicle gas leaks a year, the fact that this leak had occurred at a petrol station and that fire crews ... |
A new brigade Werribee, Hoppers Crossing Star, Australia - Werribee Fire Captain Noel Squires said he was excited about the inclusion of the Coast Guard brigade in local CFA operations. ?The new brigade will enhance ... |
Grants available for emergency services Williamstown, Altona, Laverton Star, Australia - She praised the tireless efforts of local volunteers and urged CFA brigades to apply for the slip-on units ? small fire-fighting vehicles with a 400-litre ... |
Lucky escape from Rowville house fire Knox Leader, Australia - Five fire trucks attended, with Rowville CFA lieutenant Russell Smith saying it took less than 10 minutes for his crew to get the fire under control. ... |
.jpg) | Man runs from blazing car, but house ruined Geelong Advertiser, Australia - A CFA spokeswoman said the Colac brigade was called to the incident about 8.40pm Sunday night. Meanwhile, the Colac brigade also attended a small fire at ... |
THE FIREFIGHTER - Peter Lockwood Latrobe Valley Express, Australia - CFA crews are called to road incidents to counter the risk of a fire and to provide support for other emergency service agencies. ... |
.jpg) | Stewart Constable in the firies for long haul Geelong Advertiser, Australia - Also on the night, lieutenants McDonald and Garry Paris were presented with one of the CFA's highest honours, a national medal, in recognition of their ... |
Family's future in your hands Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - "When weatherboards go up, they go up very quickly," Heath Hill CFA chief Capt Calvin Coghlan said. A faulty clothes dryer could have been to blame, ... |
CFA says business blaze not suspicious ABC Regional Online, Australia - The Country Fire Authority (CFA) believes a large fire at a business in Seymour yesterday morning is not suspicious. The blaze started at Atwells Automotive ... |
