What Black Saturday taught Victoria about responding to fire
By Jarrod Whittaker
Seventeen years after Black Saturday, experts reflect on what was learnt from the disaster and how it informs Victoria's current bushfire response.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-14/lessons-from-black-saturday-bushfires-victoria/106152018
#Fires #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #EmergencyServices #StateandTerritoryGovernment #2009VictorianBushfiresRoyalCommission #JarrodWhittaker
Data from MODIS sensors shows an increase in Arctic wildfires #fires
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/fires-on-the-rise-in-the-far-north/
Inquiry into fatal Queensland house fire hears from mother of dead boy
By Talissa Siganto
The mother of a young boy killed in a house fire in 2017 has given emotional evidence at an inquest into his death.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/queensland-fatal-house-fire-inquiry/106336740
#LawCrimeandJustice #Fires #CommunityandSociety #Health #DeathandDying #Parenting #TalissaSiganto
Heroic Neighbor Uses Sledgehammer to Rescue 85-year-old Woman in Wheelchair from House Fire
ii/ii • ...Так выглядит борьба за стоимость квартирного метра? (Почему тогда к ней подключились журналистские редакции без репутации?) Пытаюсь разгадать логику утаивания и только поэтому посвятил этой новости четверть часа. #fires #censorship #incidentdatabases #privacy #вопрос #Presnya #MW
i/ii • В новостях пишут про пожар в одном из 8-этажных домов на Пресненском валу. Номер дома никто не пишет, но пожар сфотографирован с разных сторон, и поэтому понятно, что горел первый подъезд дома № 5. Это такие игры с прайвеси — не говорить номер дома? Номер дома скрыт от автоматизированного сбора информации о пожарах?.. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8420829 🧷 #fires #censorship #incidentdatabases #privacy #вопрос #Presnya #MW
Emergency warning issued for grassfire north of Melbourne
Residents near Sunbury, north of Melbourne, are advised to shelter now as a grassfire burns out of control.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/grassfire-emergency-warning-sunbury-melbourne/106331508
Health van pivots to fire recovery day after launch
By Annie Brown
The community-funded health van is staffed by doctors and nurses who travel to remote towns to provide care at people's doorsteps.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-02-09/murrindindi-health-van-hits-road-after-fires/106281350
Century-old pub gutted by fire in central-west NSW
By Jen McCutcheon and Julia André
The Forbes Inn Hotel and nearby buildings were evacuated as crews worked to contain a fire at the pub early on Sunday morning.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-08/historical-pub-forbes-inn-hotel-gutted-by-fire/106319472
Blackpool fire: Building 'completely destroyed' as 15 crews battle huge blaze
Waste collection program to tackle rising number of lithium-ion battery fires
By Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
Authorities say crews responded to 260 lithium-ion battery fires in Queensland last year. A new waste collection program in the state's north aims to prevent them.
#Fires #RecyclingandWasteManagement #Batteries #GabrielleBecerraMellet
Bushfire downgrade for blaze impacting Perth hills residents
Fire authorities downgrade a bushfire in Darlington and Helena Valley as it becomes stationary but not controlled.
Union calls for urgent response after youth detention staff hospitalised
By Emily Smith
A union claims management at Tasmania's youth prison did not follow its own short-staffing policy, despite an incident occurring only a day after workers took strike action due to safety concerns.
Structure lost in Deep Creek blaze as CFS battles wind changes
A bushfire on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula has now burnt more than 2,500 hectares, with the CFS saying it believes "at least one structure" has been lost in the blaze.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/deep-creek-bushfire-destroys-structure-cfs-says/106302518
Baby-faced arsonist set fire to his own flat - then walked out as alarms sounded
20x20 Nonogram Easy Speed Solve #3825
🧩 Nonogram Puzzle Large 20x20 Grid | Easy Difficulty
Watch as we solve this challenging #nonogram puzzle step by step! This 20x20 grid puzzle is perfect for easy Puzzle solvers.
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• Grid Size: 20x20
• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Large Nonogram
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Russian cargo ship captain is found guilty over North Sea tanker crash death
LONDON (AP) — A Russian captain of a cargo ship was found guilty Monday of gross negligence manslaughter…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Accidents #Boatandshipaccidents #England #Fires #Generalnews #London #MarkAngeloPernia #MichaelGregory #NorthSea #SendtoAppleNews #VladimirMotin #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/382751/
Deep Creek bushfire burning on 'multiple fast-moving fronts'
The Country Fire Service is warning that the threat posed by a fire on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula could increase throughout the day.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/hundreds-of-firefighters-battle-deep-creek-fire/106298126
Major incident declared and patients evacuated after fire at UK hospital
More than 100 firefighters attended the blaze Southampton General Hospital(Image: Hampshire Live / Darren Pepe) Patients have been…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Fires #nationalnews #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/381697/
