Bushfire emergencies are unfolding in multiple states, with hundreds of firefighters battling multiple blazes in Victoria while an emergency warning has been issued for Flinders Island in Tasmania's north-east. Follow live.
An emergency warning is in place for Seacombe, Loch Sport, Briagolong, Stockdale, Iguana Creek and Glenaladale in Victoria. Keep up to date withBushfire emergencies are unfolding in multiple states, with hundreds of firefighters battling blazes in Victoria while an emergency warning has been issued for Flinders Island in Tasmania's north-east.Despite living in some of the most bushfire prone parts of the country, some far east Gippsland residents can't contemplate living anywhere else.
Up to seven vehicles are believed to have been involved in a crash on city-bound lanes of the Princes Freeway at Avalon, according to the Department of Transport. Given recent decisions in Vic and WA to shut down those states native forest industries, and incur the associated forestry career and equipment losses that inevitably follow, can we confirm that the governments keenly shutting down these industries, are keenly ensuring fire fighting capacity will not be reduced by the impending loss of fire fighting personnel and equipment, following the shut down of those industries?We've spoken to some people in the Upper Murray who believe the end of...
Mr Gilham said a south-westerly wind change forecast later in the day will put pressure on that community. "What we saw in the early hours of this morning was the exact replica of the weather conditions on Sunday.More than 180 firefighters, 50 trucks, two helicopters and the large RFS air tanker battled the blaze in the St Fillans area before it was downgraded to advice overnight.“Look, it’s not contained, whilst they stopped that fire and we saw that activity ease, today will be a tough day for firefighters to get through, and they’ll be patrolling that fire throughout the day,” he said.
"We will see the wind swing from a northerly to a westerly-south-westerly direction and that's going to push the fire in an easterly direction.
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