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On Monday 18th Feb, Gisborne became a refueling base for 6 aircraft that were working on the Donnybrook fire near Craigieburn. Just before 1:30pm on Monday 18 Feb CFA crews were called out to a fast moving grass & scrub fire on Donnybrook Rd Donnybrook. Mount St Leonards & Kangaroo Ground fire towers both confirmed […]
Just after 4:30pm on Saturday 9 Feb a column of smoke was seen rising around Mt Charlie near Mt Macedon. Pretty Sally & Mount Hickey Fire Towers confirmed the smoke and stated the fire was building in size. DGO Boodle upgraded the tankers 5 to 10 and aircraft support responded. Within 30 minutes tanker requirements […]
Click the link below to see live footage of the fires impacting on Hotham village. You may have to wait a few seconds for the cam to span around to the village. Have a look to the right of the village, quite a bit of activity and smoke issuing. http://www.mthotham.com.au/mountain/snow/cams/summit.asp
A Total Fire Ban has been declared for tomorrow in the following six districts – Northern Country, North East, North Central, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland. Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said higher temperatures and strong winds are increasing the fire danger right across the state. “The weather conditions, combined with heavy […]
A FIRE at a winery has forced fire fighters to set up a water relay to truck in water at Toolern Vale on Saturday morning. A spokesman for the Country Fire Authority said fire fighters had used 17 vehicles “and rising” by 10am to extinguish the flames at the winery because there was too little […]