Tag: Rural Fire Service
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EMERGENCY SERVICES ‘STUFF THEIR CHOPPERS’ FOR CHARITY
The state’s emergency services will once again go head to head in a unique charity drive this festive season. The ‘Stuff Your Chopper’ challenge aims to collect tonnes of non-perishable food items, to give to society’s most vulnerable.
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NO FIRE PLAN IS NOT A PLAN
The prospect of a hot dry summer is prompting households to prepare for bushfires. The Rural Fire Service spent the weekend helping people assess their personal risk and develop their individual fire plans.
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RFS KEEPING CLOSE EYE ON FIRES
The RFS is monitoring dozens of bushfires across the Mid North Coast. A large blaze has burned through more than 1400 hectares of coastal swamp at Clybucca, north-east of Kempsey, with fears it could threaten homes. While further south, an out-of-control fire sent smoke into the sky next to the Pacific Highway at Cooperabung. Close…
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EARLY START TO BUSHFIRE SEASON
The Port Macquarie-Hastings and Mid Coast council areas will begin their bushfire danger periods a month early, due to the extreme dry conditions. It means from September 1, anyone wanting to light a fire on their property will require a permit. The RFS is urging residents to get prepared, and make sure they have a…
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RFS WARNS AGAINST HAZARD REDUCTION BURNS
While this week’s unseasonably hot weather is great for some, it’s a danger for others. The Rural Fire Service have now set the Fire Danger Ratings to very high. They’ll be taking a break from Hazard Reduction Burns over the next few days. They’re asking Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire residents to do the same.…
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DRY SPELL SPARKS BUSHFIRE CONCERNS
The recent dry spell could see an early start to the Mid North Coast’s bushfire danger period. The Rural Fire Service is already conducting hazard reduction burns, and warns everyone needs to get prepared.
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SHED AND CARS DESTROYED IN GRASS FIRE
Up to nine cars and two trailers were destroyed in a grass fire at Pampoolah, west of Taree this afternoon. The blaze spread from a drum of burning rubbish, which had been left unattended on the Malcolms Road property. A storage shed was burnt to the ground, along with the cars inside – some of…
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GRAFTON AIRPORT UPGRADE HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL GROWTH
More evidence today that the Clarence Valley is riding a new wave of growth. Not only is the valley getting a gaol and upgraded Pacific Highway, but the Grafton airport has had a major revamp.
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LEAGUE LEGEND SPEARHEADS BUSHFIRE FUNDRAISER
Pappinbarra residents affected by last month’s bushfires are planning to give back those who raced to their aid. A rugby league legend, who now lives in the area, is leading the charge – organising a special fundraiser for the local Rural Fire Service.
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FARM HOUSE DESTROYED IN BOGGABRI BLAZE
The RFS says yesterday’s conditions at Boggabri were the worst ever seen in the area. Along with a farmhouse, around 1,200 hectares of land was scorched.