Queensland Fire Service Responds To Chemical Incident
At approximate 12.30 pm, Queensland Fire service was dispatched to a chemical incident at Randall Street, Slacks Creek. Around 1000 litres of nitric acid was spilled in an industrial shed. Fire crews in breathing apparat...
Victorian Premier Calls On Volunteer Firefighters Not To Quit
Victorian Premier John Brumby has warned there could be an exodus of volunteer firefighters in the wake of Black Saturday. In a passionate plea, he called on those...
July 1, 2009 | Topix - Fire | Written By AAPAustralia Firefighters Battle House Fire In Woolloongabba
Just prior to 5pm today crews were called to multiple reports of a house on fire in Gilingham Street Woolloongabba. The Queenslander was well involved upon arrival...
Fire Forces 60 People From Unit Block In Sydney's West
About 60 people were evacuated from a unit block in Sydney's west overnight when a fire broke out in a car park. Police and the NSW Fire Brigade were called to the...
June 23, 2009 | Topix - Fire | Written By AAPFirefighters Responded After Truck Jack-Knifes On Motorway
Emergency crews responded after a truck, which had jack-knifed on the Gateway Motorway at Drewvale just before 11.30am. Fire crews worked to clear up a fuel spill...
Australian Firefighters Rescue Bird From Tree
Australian firefighters and a tree trimmer executed a two-hour rescue in an unusual situation a bird was stuck in a tree. Firefighters said they were called to the...
June 19, 2009 | Topix - Rescue | Written By United Press InternationalParamedics To Go Ahead With Industrial Action
Victoria's paramedics will go ahead with their first industrial action in 36 years in an attempt to combat on- the-job fatigue they say is putting lives at risk. T...
June 16, 2009 | Topix - Rescue | Written By AAPQueensland Firefighters Remove Patient From Vehicle
A truck and a station-wagon collided at the intersection of Orange grove and Kessels Road today.The occupant in the car was trapped for around 45 minutes. Queensla...
Eighty People Evacuated And Three Hospitalised In Fire
Eighty people have been evacuated from a burning apartment block which left three people hospitalised with smoke inhalation. The top level of an eight-storey build...
June 11, 2009 | Topix - Fire | Written By AAPFire Destroys Chemical Lab At Mobil Refinery
A chemical laboratory on the Mobil refinery site at Altona in Melbourne's west has been destroyed by fire. Twelve fire trucks were called to the blaze which broke...
June 9, 2009 | Topix - Fire | Written By AAPArchitect Designs Bushfire Homes For Victorians
Black Saturday bushfire victims have sought out an architect whose house designs may just be the future of living in Australia's natural environments. Three famili...
June 8, 2009 | Topix - Wildland | Written By AAP