Firefighters are responding to a bushfire in the heart of Broome that is burning dangerously close to a cemetery. A fire broke out between D’Antoine Street and Port Drive, with the flames bordering the Japanese cemetery. Firefighters were called to the scene in Broome, at around 6pm this evening. A volunteer firefighter at the scene … Read more
Arson detectives are still investigating a suspicious fire that has burned 12,000ha of bushland in the Walpole Wilderness Area and is expected to burn through more. At a community meeting in Denmark, Walpole officer in charge Steve Page said the police became involved early when it was found that several fires were sparked in the … Read more
The NSW Rural Fire Service has paid tribute to fallen firefighters as the peak bushfire season comes to a close. Three years of above average rainfall led to a heightened bushfire danger, particularly in the early spring of the 2023/24 season, RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers says. “RFS crews and other agencies responded to more than … Read more
A bushfire burning south of Perth has been downgraded after placing homes and livestock under threat. A dozen ground fire crews and aerial support were called to two locations near Tonkin Highway in Oakford and Hilbert. At about 4:20pm, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services alerted the public to two separate fires near the … Read more
A bushfire burning south of Perth has been downgraded after placing homes and livestock under threat. A dozen ground fire crews and aerial support were called to two locations near Tonkin Highway in Oakford and Hilbert. At about 4:20pm, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services alerted the public to two separate fires near the … Read more
Authorities have confirmed campers who started a devastating bushfire that destroyed eight properties by charging their phones with a car battery will not be charged as they plead for people not to be “silly” with warm weather approaching for Easter. Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the fire, which started Saturday, had … Read more
DFES officials are counting the cost of the Waroona blaze, with specialist teams travelling through the fire ground on Sunday to tally up lost homes. With two outbuildings already confirmed lost, incident controller Sven Andersen said the fire, which had burned through 1800 hectares by Sunday afternoon, was unlikely to be brought under control tonight. … Read more
DFES officials are counting the cost of the Waroona blaze, with specialist teams travelling through the fire ground on Sunday to tally up lost homes. With two outbuildings already confirmed lost, incident controller Sven Andersen said the fire, which had burned through 1800 hectares by Sunday afternoon, was unlikely to be brought under control tonight. … Read more
Residents in Perth’s north-east remain under threat by a bushfire emergency on Wednesday morning. An emergency warning remains in place for people in Red Hill, Millendon, Herne Hill and Baskerville, authorities warning there is a “threat to lives and homes”. The fire was reported about 12.40pm on Tuesday near Toodyay Road in Gidgegannup and quickly … Read more
Firefighters are responding to a bushfire emergency in Perth’s north-east, with residents urged to “act immediately to survive”. An emergency bushfire warning was issued for parts of Red Hill, Millendon, Herne Hill and Baskerville on Tuesday afternoon. The bushfire was reported to authorities about 12.40pm after it started near Toodyay Road in Gidgegannup. Camera IconThere … Read more
