It was last year when those floods monstered northern NSW, particularly around Lismore. Rosie, 21, had just finished training and was on her first “job”. Deployed as part of a Lake George/Monaro/Southern Tablelands taskforce, Rosie had been sent up to near Corakai, not fighting fir...
The ACT will also continue to contract three aircraft as per last season. There will be one medium helicopter jointly shared with NSW Rural Fire Service and one medium helicopter contracted by ACT Rural Fire Service. The Specialised Intelligence Equipped (SIG) visual and thermal camera will also ...
Almost a third of koalas in NSW may have been killed in the fires, and a third of the places where they live have been destroyed. Some species, like koalas, aren't in any immediate danger of extinction because they are spread out across the country. But others that live in more ...
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About half a billion animals have been affected by the fires across NSW, with millions likely dead -- and that's lower than what is probably the real number. That number of total animals influenced could be as high as one billion nationwide. Almost a third of koalas in NSW may have been...
“We received a triple-0 call to our call centre at approximately 1:30 am this morning, and our local crews at Yass were the first on the scene,” said Fire and Rescue NSW Deputy Commander for Region South 2 Dean Campbell. “When they arrived, they saw the old hotel well alight alrea...
UPDATE 2:45 pm, January 23.Three emergency level bushfires are burning on the south-east of NSW today and there are now widespread power outages across the areas between Moruya and Batemans Bay and as far as Nelligen. Power is also out in the Mongarlowe area. ...
Fire crews battled the blaze for five hours on Saturday, 16 October. Photo: Fire & Rescue NSW. NSW Police have reported that two teenage boys have been dealt with under the Young Offenders Act following inquiries into a large structural fire at a disused hospital in Goulburn. ...
“We are experiencing what our neighbours in NSW and Victoria have been experiencing in recent weeks, and that is hot dry weather with enormous fuel loading.” Due to safety concerns, no further liaison officers will be placed in Tharwa this evening. However, all off-duty ACT Fire and...
is one of the most experienced in the country, with many members having been on international and domestic deployments, but he emphasised that fuel management is everyone’s responsibility. His team also works with rural landowners, the ACT Rural Fire Service and also their counterparts in NSW. ...