5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (67+ words) SUNSHINE, VIC. — Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a tobacco store in Sunshine this morning. Emergency services responded to the large fire at the business on Dickson Street at 3.05am. Five people were inside the building on the first floor at…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) LALOR, VIC. — A chicken kebab store on Station St, Lalor, has been destroyed following a suspicious fire early this morning. Emergency services were called to the Station Street scene at 1.12am. It is believed the offenders entered the store from the rear…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (700+ words) VICTORIA. — CFA fire behaviour analysts have identified a gap in Australia’s landscape dryness indicators and are presenting an alternative that could lead to better bushfire preparedness. Fire behaviour analysts are increasingly finding previously used measures, such as the Keetch-Byram Drought…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (409+ words) VICTORIA. — Victorians are being urged to ensure their fire safety measures don’t stop when it comes to their garage this winter. The incidence of fires starting in garages – with the potential to spread to connected or nearby homes – has led…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (409+ words) VICTORIA. — Victorians are being urged to ensure their fire safety measures don’t stop when it comes to their garage this winter. The incidence of fires starting in garages – with the potential to spread to connected or nearby homes – has led…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (429+ words) SKIPTON, VIC. — Skipton Fire Brigade recently held its annual awards presentation night, recognising the remarkable dedication and service of its members to the brigade, CFA and the wider community. The evening celebrated more than 780 years of combined service among brigade members,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (425+ words) ELMHURST, VIC. — Elmhurst Fire Brigade volunteers have installed almost 140 smoke alarms across their small rural community after demand for the free service far exceeded expectations. The brigade began installations in early June, shortly after Smoke Alarm Action Day, June 1, expecting it…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (145+ words) SPRINGVALE SOUTH, VIC. — Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following a fatal fire in Springvale South on Friday night. At 10.40pm on Friday, July 3, Fire Rescue Victoria was called to Montclair Close, Springvale South. Firefighters arrived on scene within minutes…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (538+ words) VICTORIA. — Victoria’s fire services are urging residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms and a Home Fire Escape Plan as new figures show an increase in the number of preventable fire fatalities last year. Across Victoria, in figures compiled…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (165+ words) THORNBURY, VIC. — Triple Zero Victoria (000) received multiple calls to a house fire in Dundas Street, Thornbury, this morning around 3.20am. FRV firefighters arrived on scene to find a weatherboard house fully engulfed in flames. The response was upgraded to a second alarm....