Tag: fire danger
Bushfire reduces land to ash as result of dry lightning strike
THOUSANDS of sheep and cattle are believed to have been killed and several farm houses destroyed by a bushfire west of Padthaway which Country...
Tensions flare as fire season nears
WITH the fire danger season fast approaching in the Upper and Lower South East, the Country Fire Service Volunteers Association (CFSVA) has raised concerns...
Fire danger urgency
A LATE spring dose of rain has done little to wash away the sense of urgency from the Country Fire Service and Wattle Range...
Wattle Range residents urged to prepare properties for danger season
"PREPARE now" is the message that has been delivered to landholders from fire authorities as Country Fire Service (CFS) crews prepare for the start...
Landowners urged to clear properties
FINES will be issued if landowners fail to clean up properties over the coming days in the lead-up to the fire danger season starting...
Firefighters step in to help Canadians
MOUNT Gambier firefighter Justin Cook will be deployed to Canada today to help battle more than 450 wildfires in the British Columbia district.
The Country...
Burn-offs break lines
THE Country Fire Service (CFS) has called for extra care in the South East after several burn-offs resulted in out of control fires earlier...
Blaze at Tantanoola during catastrophic fire danger
COUNTRY Fire Service volunteers promptly extinguished a small grass fire on the outskirts of Tantanoola at 4.20am on Saturday during catastrophic fire danger across the Lower South East[...]
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2024 Group Training Employment Apprenticeship and Trainee Awards
LIMESTONE Coast apprentices and trainees have been recognised at the Group Training Employment’s (GTE) annual Apprentice and Trainee of the Year Awards.
This year’s...
