Tag: Rural Fire Service
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ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS RALLIES TO HELP STORM AFFECTED RESIDENTS
SES crews were today scrambling to answer a remaining 700 calls for help across the Hunter, with heavy rain predicted for the rest of the weekend. A flood watch is in place for the Paterson and Williams rivers, with minor flooding expected tonight.
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CAR FIRE SOUTH OF PORT MACQUARIE
A young driver had a lucky escape this afternoon when her car burst into flames along the Pacific Highway. Traffic came to a stand still for more than 20 minutes while the Rural Fire Service extinguished the blaze which had also spread to nearby bushland. Fortunately the driver was unharmed. Police are investigating what caused…
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CENTRAL COAST PREPARES FOR BUSH FIRE SEASON
Central Coast firefighters say the region will need to prepare for a hot summer, as they completed hazard reduction burns in Gosford today. The Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue were on Mount Elliot, clearing 47 hectares of bush. They say despite recent heavy rain in the region, the scrub has dried up, increasing…
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BUSHFIRE PREPARATION IN PORT STEPHENS
The Rural Fire Service is conducting major hazard reduction burns across Port Stephens, with efforts today focused on Anna Bay. It comes almost a year after bushfires devastated parts of the region.
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MID NORTH COAST RESIDENTS URGED TO PREPARE FOR BUSH FIRE SEASON
While recent rainfall across the Mid North Coast has been celebrated, the Rural Fire Service is warning home owners not to be complacent when it comes to fire protection. Residents are being urged to take advantage of the current weather – to prepare for summer.
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FIRE PERMITS SUSPENDED IN THE MANNING & HASTINGS
Fire permits have been suspended in the Hastings and the Manning, as dry conditions continue. It comes less than a week after the RFS declared an early start to the Bushfire Danger Period. There is no cut off date for the ban and the RFS says it will only revoke it if the area gets…
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DRY CONDITIONS PROMPT RFS TO BRING FORWARD BUSHFIRE DANGER PERIOD
Dangerously dry conditions have forced the Rural Fire Service to declare an early start to this year’s bushfire danger period. It’ll begin this Friday, two-months earlier than originally planned.
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TOMAGO FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL
A grass fire which burned through 10 hectares of land at Tomago has been brought under control. Smoke forced the partial closure of the Pacific Highway at Tomago Road at about 10 o’clock last night, while crews battled the blaze. Fortunately, no property was damaged, and all lanes of the highway were reopened a short…
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR RURAL FIRE SERVICE
With predictions of dry weather ahead, the Rural Fire Service is calling on mid north coast residents to join their local brigade. But it’s not just front line firefighters who are needed – demand’s also there for behind-the-scenes support workers.
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500 HECTARES SCORCHED IN LENNOX HEAD FIRE
More than 40 firefighters from the Rural Fire Service are working to keep a blaze at Lennox Head on the far north coast under control today. The fire is currently burning in the vicinity of Bundaleer Road, to the north west of Tobin Close and the north west of Camp Drew. Backburning will take place…