Bushfires
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Research shows those who prepare, likely to better fare disaster
A report from the Red Cross Australia has revealed those who prepare for disasters are likely to cope better during the event as well as…
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Binna Burra ‘may have been saved’ had top brass listened to local firies: Scenic Rim MP
Binna Burra lodge may have been saved and the Black Summer of 2019/20 not been so devastating in the Scenic Rim had the top brass…
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‘Lumped in with pedophiles’: firefighters outrage at ‘gross misrepresentation’
Fuel has been thrown onto the fire in a fight between firefighters and the government agency which oversees them after allegations that hundreds of pedophiles…
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‘Navel gazing’: rural fire brigades slam ‘ever increasing fire bureaucracy’
The Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland has accused its bureaucratic handlers of wasting millions of dollars over three decades of “navel gazing”. The extraordinary broadside…
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‘Don’t panic’ first officer explains preventative burns
If you’ve seen plumes of smoke around the Scenic Rim in the last few weeks, there’s no need to panic. Boonah Group First Officer Trevor…
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Climate initiate opens as Bushfire Royal Commission recommendations are implemented
SEQ – Almost two years after the devastating south east Queensland 2019 bushfires a major milestone has come for the implementation of the Bushfire Royal…
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Hinterland and Gold Coast kick off this season hazard burns
Gold Coast and Hinterland residents can expect to see some smoke in the next few weeks as the council, QFES and Rural Fire Brigades carry…
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Rural firies’ comms system slammed in damning report
The rural fire service’s communication system has been slammed as outdated and confusing and vulnerable to a takeover by a “nutter” according to a tech…
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Local knowledge, modern technology married to fight fires in ‘mountain goat county’
How do you co-ordinate firefighting crews who don’t know the lay of the land in “mountain goat country” which doesn’t have phone reception or street…
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New bushfire recovery grants program to open mid-year
Communities still recovering from the 2019-20 bushfires will soon have access to a new Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program, to help them address priority…
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Fire officials blocked crucial backburn that may have saved Binna Burra
This story has been made free to all readers, please considering supporting our journalism with a subscription. Fire chiefs have admitted to cancelling a strategic…
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Lightning strike causes bushfires along Burnetts Creek fence line
A lightning strike in high country can have a catastrophic ripple effect. Few are more aware of this than Burnett’s Creek grazier, Glenn Fearby. As the…
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