- allow 4m x 4m clearance
- trim low hanging branches
- ensure wide gates & turning area suitable for truck access
Fire Boss is a game that will test your skill in putting out a wildfire, with two difficulty levels to choose from. You'll need to use your highly trained forest firefighters, bulldozers, tanker crews and helicopter support to put the fire out.
Council is operating Hot Day Out centres on "extreme" or "code red" days. The Gisborne centre is at Macedon Ranges Health Centre- 5 Neal Street. Opening hours are 9am-9pm. More...
There are 6 key steps that need to be considered when determining the defendability of your house.
Household Bushfire Self-Assessment Tool can help you decide what YOU will do.
BRIGADE MONTHLY MEETING -1st Monday of each month @ 8pm
BRIGADE TRAINING - Sunday mornings from 9am and 3rd Monday of each month @ 7:30pm
FIRE FIGHTER FITNESS TRAINING - Sundays @ 11am - Thursdays at 6pm
JUNIOR BRIGADE - 2nd and 4th Wednesday during school terms @ 7:30pm - more
A B-Double semi trailer loaded with paper was totally destroyed by fire overnight in an operation that had the Calder Highway in Gisborne South closed for more than 8 hours.
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With temperatures rising over the weekend, fire agencies are reminding Victorians that the fire danger period is not over yet.
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This driver had a very lucky escape when the southbound vehicle rolled on the Calder Freeway just past the truck stop on Monday
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3 fire fighters from Sunbury were injured when their tanker rolled while responding to another truck rollover on the Calder Highway near Gisborne early this morning.
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A memorial plaque and tree planting took place in Gisborne's Lions Park on Sunday to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the Black Saturday fires that devastated Victoria.
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