Dangerous conditions means some mission are abandoned. C-27J Spartan attempting to land at Mallacoota, C-130J Hercules attempting to land at Merimbula, Video at the bottom of the page. ADF Pilots have been facing dangerous conditions to rescue thousands of people who been cut off by Bushfires,
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UPDATE 15 FEB 2020 from our original article Confusion Over Paul Parkers Future. PAUL HAS BEEN SACKED FROM AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AFTER GOING VIRAL FOR TELLING THE PM TO GET F**KED. This man was out saving lives and homes and has been sacked from the
FIRE UPDATE – Monday 6 January For residents and landholders of Widden, Baerami Creek, Baerami, Martindale, Howes Valley. ADVICE – Kerry Ridge (Wollemi National Park, Coricudgy State Forest, Nullo Mountain State Forest, Putty State Forest) – Going UPDATE – KERRY RIDGE Crews continue to monitor fire
Key points Fire on Old North Road Rothbury. Fire on Lovedale Road at Black Creek. Both fires have been extinguished. Hunter crews were called to attend two fires on Sunday the 5th of January. North Rothbury, Central and Greta were paged at 2:15am Sunday morning to
Key Points Two people missing in the south coast 130 fires continue to burn 54 fires un-contained Rain provides temporary relief Rain hampers backburning operations. The temperature will rise to high 30’s on Friday 60 Homes confirmed destroyed, hundreds more expected as teams work them the
The Owendale fire has broken containment lines on the eastern side of the fire which is inaccessible by fire crews, the air attack was unable to contain the breakout yesterday. Towns to the east of this fire should be watching this closely and preparing your fire
Just hours after energy providers warned of a power shortage towns in the Hunter have lost power. It’s unclear whether or not is being caused by the power shortage from damage from bushfires of whether it’s unrelated. POWER OUTAGES as of 11pm Saturday 4/1/20 There are
Australia has been brought to it knees with the worst bushfire crisis the country has ever seen, whole towns have been wiped off the map, the largest evacuation is underway the country has ever seen with over 100,000 people have been displaced, 3000 Army Reserve Soldiers
Owendale Backburn postponed. No maps available for public as yet. There was no confirmation of burn going ahead given. We have just been informed that a backburn of the Owendale fire in the Pokolbin state forest was scheduled to go ahead today, but current weather has
The NSW Police Force is reminding the media and the community not to fly drones in the vicinity of bushfire-affected areas or over other emergency operations. The current emergency situation is already dangerous for people, property and the environment, and police are reminding drone users that
Strike team’s have been positioned for rapid response to any new fires or if existing fires break containment lines around the Hunter Valley for today’s extream fire conditions Today temperatures will reach 45c with 20 to 30km North West Winds, with a strong Southerly changed expected
Lower Hunter fire control have just commenced an ariel backburn in the Lower Hunter near Bulga and Milbrodale. The proposal is for aerial ignition of strategic ridge tops using a small amount of fire to the area north of Milbrodale and south west of Bulga. The
NSW Police Force have confirmed a total of seven people have now died and two more people are unaccounted for as a result of bushfires impacting the states south. Since Monday (30 December 2019), emergency services have responded to the following fatal incidents: JINGELLIC: A 28-year-old
Newcastle was one of 60 applications for fireworks exceptions that were approved by the NSWRFS and NSW FIRE AND RESCUE. The total number of applications was around 6000. Newcastle Council CEO Jermery Bath said “I don’t think there would be a single person anywhere in NSW,
Crews are responding to a flare-up of the Crumps complex fire on Wollombi Rd near Millfield. If you are in the area please stay up to date with the latest information from the RFS and Fires Near Me App Other Hunter Crews on Standby for the
Wollombi Fireworks display has been cancelled due to extreme weather, but the party will continue with live music and entertainment. Please continue to support the locals at Wollombi as the towns tourism has been devastated by the ongoing bushfires in NSW. Fundraising for RFS will still
Rural fire service confirms another firefighter has died and 2 more injured in a truck roll over working on the Green Valley Fire east of Albury. The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) confirms that a NSW RFS volunteer firefighter has died this evening near Jingellic.
Police have setup a crime scene investigating a deliberately lit fire at Bellbird around 3:20pm this afternoon Fire Crews quickly responded and put the fire out before it could spread.
Yesterday fire crews were deployed to Ridgeview estate in the Hunter Valley after reports of a large shed on fire, upon arrival the shed was engulfed in flames. Family and staff were able save some equipment, surrounding structures and bush before firefighters could arrive and take
Fire crews are responding to reports of a structure fire on Sweetwater Rd beford the fire is confirmed to be at the Ridgeview Estate we are unclear which building is on fire at this stage, The Estate has cottages, restaurant and cellar door as well as