Saturday, 06 September 2008
Two water-bombing helicopters dropped thousands of litres of water to help extinguish a large grass fire near the Brisbane Airport. A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said the fire covered between...
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Local NPWS Fire Specialist To Help US Fire Crews
A Bellingen local is leading a team of 10 NSW fire fighting specialists en-route to the United States of America to help battle their... 15 July 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Courier Sun |
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Erickson Seeks To Renew Australia's Contract For Firefighting Helicopters
Even as Erickson Air-crane S-64 helitankers are en route to other global fronts, Australia is assessing its wildfire protection needs... 15 May 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Mail Tribune |
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Fire Scorches State's Beauty Spots
A run-away campfire has sparked a massive blaze that has scorched nearly a fifth of one of Victoria's most remote beauty spots. The b... 5 March 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By AAP |
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Fire Safety Delivered To Mailboxes
More than 100,000 households that may be at risk of bushfires around the state will soon receive a free fire safety DVD - Living on t... 20 February 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By CFA |
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3 Killed In Australia Wildfire
Three Perth people died in two trucks when they apparently were caught in a huge wildfire in western Australia's Outback hours after... 31 December 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Associated Press |
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Firefighters Continue To Fight Bushfires In Southern Australia
Firefighters from other states ofAustralia have started arriving in the state of South Australia tohelp fight bushfires on Kangaroo I... 11 December 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Xinhua News Agency - CEIS |
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Fire Forces Evacuation Of 1,000 People In Southeastern Australia
(Canberra) - Around 1,000 people were evacuatedand several others were taken to hospital on Thursday due to a fire in southeastern Au... 7 December 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Xinhua News Agency - CEIS |
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SA Fire Service Warns Of Uncontrollable Blazes
The Country Fire Service in South Australia says two of the fires on Kangaroo Island will be of particular concern overnight. Five fi... 7 December 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By ABC News |
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Firefighters Refuse To Return To Fire Station
Firefighters say they will not return to their fire station at Nowra until they are convinced it is no longer a threat to their healt... 29 November 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By ABC Illawarra NSW |
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Tasmanias Worst Fire Season In Decades
Tasmanians are being warned to prepare for what is tipped to be Tasmania's worst fire season in decades. Last year's fire season whic... 26 November 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Mercury |
