Tag: Rural Fire Service
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MidCoast Council joins stance against RFS assets on local government books
MidCoast Council has joined a growing stance… fighting against the State Government’s push to record Rural Fire Service assets on local government books. The council has approached the opposition and minor parties for help- claiming it has no say on how the assets are used.
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FIRE SAFETY REMINDER AS WINTER STARTS
The Rural Fire Service is renewing its safety calls – after putting out seven structure fires, across the state, on the first day of Winter. Among the jobs – a shed and caravan caught alight at Mongogarie south of Casino just after midnight. The owner wasn’t hurt. (NO AUDIO)
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BETTER FACILITIES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MID COAST FIRIES
If the Black Summer bushfires taught us anything, preparation and plenty of resources are needed to handle any natural disaster. That’s why an RFS unit in Wingham will soon be transformed into a regional training hub, while kits will be rolled out to the community.
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BUSH FIRE SEASON ENDS FOR THE REGION AFTER WET WEATHER
From today, fire permits across several North Coast areas will no longer be needed as the Bush Fire Danger Period comes to an end in Ballina, Byron, Tweed, Lismore, Kyogle and the Clarence and Richmond Valleys. Traditionally concluding in March, mild summer conditions and wet weather has bought the season to an early end. (NO…
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DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN TRUCK FIRE NEAR MOORLAND
Emergency services have praised a driver for acting quickly, when a fire broke out in his truck on the Pacific Highway. Lanes were closed, north of Taree, as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
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HUNDREDS OF COASTIES PUT HAND UP TO JOIN RFS THIS SUMMER
The Central Coast has avoided an early start to the bushfire danger period. But the Rural Fire Service is taking no chances and local crew numbers have been bolstered ahead of summer.
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COASTIES URGED TO PREP FOR NEXT BUSHFIRE SEASON
The bush fire season has ended with the Central Coast making it through relatively unscathed. But with volunteer crews routinely deployed to other parts of the nation, fire-fighters say there’s no room for complacency.
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GRAVE CONCERNS AS HINTERLAND FIRE THREAT REACHES CRITICAL LEVEL
Gold Coast fighters are bracing for what could be a dangerous weekend ahead for those living in the Hinterland. More than 230 blazes are right now burning across the state – with fears the Coast could be the next area affected
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NEW FIREPOWER FOR THE RFS
If you’ve ever experienced a bushfire, you’ll know just how quickly communities can be transformed into disaster zones. But now the RFS has some firepower of its own – two ex-military Black Hawk helicopters, called up for a different kind of fight.
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CLOSE CALL FOR SAN REMO RESIDENTS
There was a close call for residents on the Central Coast today, as a fast-moving grass fire threatened homes at San Remo. Around 30 people were evacuated just after 2:30pm, as fire crews scrambled to contain the two-hectare blaze. Thankfully, the fire was brought under control within an hour. No one was injured, but thick…