Tag: country fire service

Lessons to be learned from blazes

Recent fires at Millicent and Mount Muirhead have prompted one veteran volunteer firefighter to reflect on the resources needed to combat such blazes.
Phil Richards...

Fine sparked by grinder fire

Alocal man has received an on the spot fine in the wake of a fire on Wednesday at Millicent.
Police will allege the 49-year-old man...

Lions roar into new year

The Lions Club of Mount Gambier has allocated more than $7000 to Lions service projects and community organisations including Riding for the Disabled.
RDA Mount...

Softballers step up for CFS round

Over the weekend, the local softball community came together in a fantastic display of support and gratitude for the hard-working volunteers of the Country...

SA fire danger boost

As South Australia’s Fire Danger Season heats up, two Country Fire Service (CFS) staff have gained the nation’s highest-level emergency qualification, significantly boosting the...

Pine protection

​More than 334,000 hectares of forest plantations in the Green Triangle will soon be better protected by water bombers from bushfire, with a new...

Dry spell sparks fire risk

Predicted higher temperatures and dry conditions this spring comes with an increased risk of fire for South Australian communities.
The Emergency Management Committee of State...

Firefighter support boost

Amajor new firefighting water resource has been established in a Wattle Range blackspot area through the sophisticated redesign of the local drainage network.
Hardwood plantation...

New look fire service structure on horizon

The Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group is set to split next month and adopt new names.
Local CFS insiders expects 11 brigades will form...

Rural fire response improved

The Mil Lel CFS brigade will receive a new fire truck with improved equipment as part of a campaign to boost the CFS’ response...

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...