Tag: firefighters

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...

More eyes in the sky heading into bushfire danger season

An additional two aircraft will service the South East as part of a major State Government investment into aerial firefighting capacity. An additional fixed-wing aircraft...

Millicent blaze not suspicious

Police have determined there were no suspicious circumstances regarding a fire at the Millicent Uniting Church hall on November 12. The blaze created an amount...

Firefighters ‘step up’

Kalangadoo Country Fire Service volunteers Scott McMillan and Stephanie Janetzki are stepping up for the ninth Annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb this Saturday. They will...

First Crater Lakes sections reopen following bushfire

Mount Gambier’s Marist Park oval (for organised sports only), the Leg of Mutton Lake, Davison Drive up to Marks lookout and the saddle area...

MFS station assessments hotly contested across state

Four Metropolitan Fire Service stations have received awards at the conclusion of this year’s regional proficiency and safety audit, with the Mount Gambier MFS...

CFS leadership set

Penola’s Fred Stent has been re-elected unopposed for a further two years as the group officer of Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group. Mr Stent...

Technology improves firefighter safety

Game-changing track-and-trace technology will revolutionise bushfire fighting in South Australia this summer with the rollout of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) equipment, enhancing fireground safety...

Air tanker on fire standby

A large air tanker will be based in Australia on year-round standby for aerial assaults on bushfires across the country following a $4m boost...