Tag: country fire service

Scrub blaze under watch

Afire north of Mount Gambier is still being monitored by emergency services this morning. The blaze started in Honan Native Forest Reserve just before 1pm...

Region on alert

The Limestone Coast has been hit by a string of break ins, with police believing several of them to be linked. Premises in Millicent, Penola...

Christmas celebrations at Millicent CFS

The Millicent CFS marked the end of the year with a Christmas barbecue, attended by the brigade's family members and friends. Millicent CFS Brigade captain...

Emergency service crews kept on alert

Emergency services have been kept busy in recent days, attending a range of incidents.
Just before 10am on Sunday, CFS crews were alerted to a...

Call out for volunteers

As South Australia prepares for the 2023-24 fire danger season, Country Fire Service brigades including at Nangwarry are in need of volunteer firefighters. In readiness...

Emergency services hone response skills

Invaluable lessons were learnt when three branches of the emergency services jointly staged a training exercise at Millicent. The Country Fire Service, SA Ambulance Service...

Bushfire awareness call

Three community groups at Glencoe are joining together for a bushfire awareness and information session on the evening of October 23. The night is being...

Fire chiefs visit ahead of summer

The South Australian forest and timber industries welcomed state fire chiefs to Mount Gambier ahead of the 2023-24 bushfire season. South Australian Forest Products Association...

Tribute paid to CFS stalwart

Awarm tribute has recently been paid in State Parliament to CFS stalwart Rex Hall who passed away in June at the age of 84. His...

Fire group ‘set to split’

The Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group is set to split in half in 2024. Although a final decision has yet to be taken, the...

Country Fire Service restructure in pipeline

The days of the Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group being the largest in South Australia are drawing to a close. Talks about the restructuring...

SA firefighters’ safety boosted

The safety of South Australia’s firefighters is being enhanced with the roll-out of new helmets for South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) and Metropolitan...

Crews in action

It was business as-usual last week when volunteer firefighters gathered at the Millicent CFS station for their weekly training. It was 40 years to the...

National fire rating system highlighted

Shoppers at Penola were informed face-to-face about the new nationally consistent rating system for bushfire danger. The Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) Program aims...

Bushfire devastation recalled at memorial

The devastating bushfires across much of the South East region on Ash Wednesday 1983 were recalled by a gathering of 200 at a public...