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Auditor-general warns RFS has no 'overarching strategy' to prepare for climate-change-fuelled bushfires

An audit of NSW's rural firefighting resources has found the RFS has no overarching strategy guiding the distribution of its firefighting fleet and is failing to prepare for future fires.

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Smoke, fire may be visible as prescribed burn conducted on Brindabella Road

The burn is scheduled to take place from 5:00pm on Monday.

The Canberra Times

Report recommends urgent expansion of gamba grass eradication zone as Litchfield National Park faces growing threat

According to new research, gamba grass will replace the existing ecosystems across about 30 per cent of the park by 2032 if further action isn't taken.

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Devastation after Northumberland forest school loved by youngsters with additional needs destroyed in fire

Clarty Commandos has been devastated by a fire that tore through the woodland on Wednesday night

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Police search for white vehicle after deliberate fires

A police search for a white vehicle in South Australia is under way after eight fires were deliberately lit during heatwave conditions.

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South Australia Police investigate eight deliberately lit fires north of Adelaide

South Australia Police are investigating a series of fires they believe were deliberately lit on the Adelaide Plains yesterday in extreme fire danger conditions.

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Fire in Sunshine in Melbourne's west being treated as suspicious

Firefighters say the cause of a blaze that burned through buildings in Melbourne's west and prompted a watch-and-act alert is being treated as suspicious.

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Firefighter fatigue concerns as western Queensland fire season expected to continue in autumn

The Rural Fire Service says it will have to manage volunteer fatigue as it anticipates a longer-than-usual fire season due to rapidly drying prolific grass growth.

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'The flames were just incredible' Fire rips through scrap yard in Cardiff

Firefighters attended the incident on Martin Road in Splott on Friday

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Springburn Nursery fire sees crews battle for four hours to bring 'wilful' blaze under control

A fire at the former Springburn nursery school saw emergency crews battle for four hours to bring the incident under control. The blaze is being treated as wilful by police.

Glasgow Live

Emergency warning for SA bushfire as heatwave continues

The Country Fire Service has issued an emergency warning for an out-of-control stubble fire north of Adelaide.

AAP

Fire rips through stubble near Gawler north of Adelaide amid day of extreme danger

The threat from a bushfire burning near the town of Gawler and Adelaide's northern fringes has reduced, but the Country Fire Service is continuing to battle the blaze which has burned through hay and stubble.

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Close call as firefighters extinguish 'highly dangerous and volatile' high school blaze

An electrical fire at Wallsend's Callaghan College could have become incredibly dangerous if not for the quick work of firefighters on Thursday night.

Newcastle Herald

Flowerdale fire rages for fourth day

A fire about 90 minutes north of Melbourne is burning for a fourth day but no more homes or properties have been impacted.

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Fire authorities call in extra water bombers as South Australia swelters through heatwave

South Australia's Country Fire Service has called in additional water bombers as the state prepares for a perfect storm of bushfire conditions, with temperatures above 40C and strong winds elevating the risk.

The Canberra Times

Smoke expected over south Canberra from unusual summer controlled burn

Expect to see smoke to the south of Canberra as the ACT Rural Fire Service manages a controlled burn near Tharwa.

ABC News

Work to bring Flowerdale blaze under control continues as heatwave conditions challenge firefighters

Victoria's Country Fire Authority is still battling to control a blaze at Flowerdale, north of Melbourne, which has burnt 900 hectares, while a second grassfire is threatening communities at Buangor in the state's west.

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West Lothian local calls on council to take action against fire starting vandals

One local has said that the issue has been going on for the last few years but that neither the local police or his local authority are doing anything about the destruction of the much loved park.

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Fire engulfs giant tanks full of tyres near intersection of Eyre and Lincoln highways

Police are investigating a huge inferno which has engulfed concrete tanks full of old tyres near the intersection of two highways in regional South Australia.

AAP

Control lines drawn for large Victorian grassfire

An uncontrolled grassfire north of Melbourne is burning for a third day but no property has been damaged so far despite the blaze growing.

Liverpool Echo

Fire service confirms cause of Thornton Manor wedding blaze

The flames were described as 10 feet high above the roof and "had taken over the whole house"

Irish Independent

Drone and satellite project tackling wildfires wins 1m euro defence funding

Tanaiste and Minister for Defence Micheal Martin has awarded a million euro to drone and satellite technology it is hoped will be used to help tackle wildfires.

Daily Record

West Lothian park being 'destroyed' by vandals setting deliberate fires

Tommy Davidson has hit out at council officers, claiming they are 'ignoring the issue'

ABC News

Farmers, authorities assessing the damage after bushfires hit southern WA

Firefighters are continuing to battle a series of bushfires sparked by lightning across a huge section of the state's south.

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Dangerous grass fire season warning as La Niña fuel load dries to 'powder keg': Climate Council

Three consecutive wet years have primed the Australian landscape for dangerous grass fires, with the potential for burning on a scale "never before experienced", warns a new report.

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