Bushfire

“You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive,” the VicEmergency update read. “The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately. It is too late to leave.” Those in the areas of elevated risk have been told to leave before 10am local time today, before extreme fire…

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Emergency services are preparing for extreme bushfire conditions over the Christmas break with total fire bans declared in multiple states. Hot, dry conditions will hit South Australia on Christmas Day with temperatures in the high-30s expected, prompting a total fire ban for the Mount Lofty Ranges and far west coast.…

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Dozens of firefighters are gathered outside a rural brigade in Sydney's northern outskirts, listening intently to a briefing about a hazard reduction burn. "It's a fairly small burn, but it's fairly complex," Captain Scott Jones tells the yellow-clad volunteers. "It's perfect weather conditions for it." Dozens of firefighters attend a…

In response to the Nanga Bushfire, Australian Red Cross has launched the Register.Find.Reunite. service. Australian Red Cross Jennifer Pidgeon said being separated from family and friends is one of the most stressful things a person can experience during an emergency. “Not knowing where your loved ones are, and not being…

For farmer Calvin Royce a bushfire is nothing new, and neither are his thoughts of "looking at it thinking, 'How am I going to do this?'"  Like many volunteers, he downs tools at the sight of smoke and joins the effort to fight them. But last summer brought a new…

By Eliza Mcphee and Ashley Nickel For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press Published: 00:24 BST, 28 February 2024 | Updated: 12:32 BST, 28 February 2024 Advertisement Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of the bushfire crisis in Victoria. The Bayindeen bushfire, northwest of Ballarat, was still raging on…

Some communities in western part of Victoria state advised to evacuate PUBLISHED : 24 Feb 2024 at 18:51 A Country Fire Authority team carries out a controlled burn west of Corryong in Victoria state of Australia on Jan 7, 2020. (File Photo State Control Centre Media/News Corp Australia via Reuters)…

Andrew Merry | Moment | Getty Images A bushfire in Australia's Victoria state raged out of control on Saturday, with authorities issuing a fresh evacuation alert at the highest danger rating for hundreds of residents in the state's west. The emergency warning followed the downgrading on Saturday of another bushfire,…