fire season

  • Organisations prepare for fire

    A major regional exercise hosted by Surf Coast Shire Council has focused on providing emergency relief for Great Ocean Road communities potentially isolated by bushfire.

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  • Fire chopper protects region

    A Helitack firebombing helicopter and a Firebird air attack supervision platform will be positioned in Colac Otway to protect residents this fire season.

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  • Never too early to be fire ready

    Colac’s new fire chief says a wet spring is no excuse for complacency in the lead-up to fire season.

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  • Holiday home fire risk plea

    State Opposition MPs say rural Victoria could be at greater bushfire risk in the coming weeks unless the Victorian Government allows locked-down Melburnians to travel to their second residences to prepare for fire season.

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  • District fire chiefs pleased with quiet season

    The Colac district’s fire chiefs have praised volunteer firefighters and the local community for contributing to a relatively quiet Fire Danger Period, which officially ended yesterday.

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  • High fire risks across Otways during summer

    The eastern Otways look set for an increased risk of bushfire this coming fire season, with a late-season fire risk across south-west Victoria.

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