MELBOURNE, Australia — A Filipino immigrant who helped a small Outback town keep its volunteer fire brigade was celebrated in the Australian Parliament on Thursday during a special sitting to welcome Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is on a state visit. With the addition of Bucol’s family, friends and the wider Filipino community the Port Wakefield brigade is now …
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A third cafe fire in regional South Australia in less than a week is under investigation, as mystery surrounds two others that first damaged and then destroyed a building on Kangaroo Island. Key points: Firefighters in regional SA have been kept busy by three cafe fires in recent days Two of the fires occurred in the same building at Kingscote …
South Australia's Country Fire Service has called in additional water bombers as the state prepares for a perfect storm of bushfire conditions. Key points: Temperatures are expected to soar above 40 Celsius across South Australia, accompanied by strong winds South Australia's Country Fire Service has called on the support of water-bombing aircraft from interstate Firefighters are already being kept busy …
South Australia's Emergency Services Minister Corey Wingard says "a fire is a fire" amid complaints from Country Fire Service volunteers that the agency's new chief officer has no experience fighting Australian bushfires. Key points: Mark Jones has been appointed the SA Country Fire Service's new chief officer The CFS Volunteer Association has criticised his lack of experience with bushfires Minister …
