Country Fire Authority

  • Prisoner transport catches fire

    Three prisoners from Warrnambool made a surprise pit stop in Colac this week when their transport truck caught fire.

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  • Brigades face decline in volunteer firefighter numbers

    Operational firefighter numbers have slumped in Colac and district, with almost 250 fewer than this time seven years ago as rural populations decline.

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  • No burnoffs allowed as district dries out

    Weather conditions and a host of recent out-of-control burnoffs have prompted the Country Fire Authority and Colac Otway Shire Council to stop issuing burnoff permits.

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  • Region’s fire danger like Ash Wednesday

    Colac’s Country Fire Authority headquarters is urging residents to prepare early for summer with predicted conditions comparable to those of the Ash Wednesday bushfires.

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  • Two residents escape burning Colac house

    Colac Fire Brigade captain Scott Peschel says a working smoke detector helped saved the lives of two Colac residents whose house was gutted by fire.

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  • Charges to follow illegal fire

    A Dreeite South man could be facing fines of up to $19,000 or six months’ imprisonment after an alleged illegal burn at Dreeite South this week.

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  • Grassfire burns across district

    A grassfire started by a ride-on lawnmower at Yeo, east of Colac, on Saturday burnt about 54 hectares before firefighters brought the blaze under control.

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  • Angle grinder sparks farm blaze

    A Country Fire Authority member is reminding people to have firefighting equipment on hand after crews attended two blazes within the Colac district on Wednesday.

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