Firefighting

  • School becomes fire hazard

    A COLAC woman says authorities’ neglect of former Colac High School buildings could create a fire hazard.

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  • Pregnant mum flees fire

    A 38-WEEKS pregnant former Colac district woman feared she would go into labour as she prepared to flee raging fires.

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  • Fire crews prevent disaster

    CONSTANT firefighting work has stopped a blaze from sweeping into the Otways, despite Victoria experiencing “the most significant and challenging fire weather since Black Saturday”.

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  • Cinders the koala survives fire

    A YOUNG koala with burnt feet and hands has earned the name Cinders from her rescuers after surviving the district’s Stonyford fire.

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  • Firefighters save houses

    MORE than 250 firefighters, 35 trucks and three helicopters have stopped a fast-moving fire from destroying Colac district homes.

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  • Total fire ban today

    THE Country Fire Authority has declared today a day of total fire ban for Colac and district.

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  • Tourists escape bus blaze

    A QUICK-THINKING bus driver evacuated his coach before a fire gutted the bus and sparked a grassfire on the Princes Highway.

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  • Total fire ban as temperature soars

    THE Country Fire Authority has declared today a total fire ban day in Colac and district.

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