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Updated fire danger rating system will be rolled out next month. Here's what you need to know

A new $50 million national fire danger rating system will be rolled out next month, replacing a system that is more than half a century old.

ABC News

NSW RFS partners with mining company in first-of-its-kind road-crash emergency rescue trial

Low populations and declining volunteer rates in Far West NSW have meant a mining company is joining forces with emergency services to assist with road crash rescues.

ABC News

Future unclear for Wollongong SES headquarters after flood report recommends RFS merger

Questions are being raised about the future of the facility's 200 staff and what a "back office" merger between the two agencies would look like.

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RFS vs Linfield TV and live stream details announced for Euro tie

Linfield take on RFS in Latvia on Thursday evening in the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off

Belfast Live

Broke, so fix it: Hunter town's sinking feeling after July floods

"The people here have been fantastic. The community here has stuck together."

Newcastle Herald

Life-saving technology to be fitted to every Rural Fire Service truck in wake of Black Summer bushfires

A small piece of technology, the size of a tablet, is being hailed as a game changer for firefighters if they ever face another Black Summer of bushfires.

ABC News

When disaster strikes, residents of the forgotten valley of St Albans have no choice but to stick together

Disaster has struck St Albans several times in the last few years but community spirit keeps the town going.

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Former RFS firefighter Blake William Banner sentenced for intentionally lighting a 2019 fire

The court heard Blake William Banner used a clear plastic water bottle to light a fire in Bega during a total fire ban before returning as an RFS volunteer to help put the blaze out.

ABC News

Badja Forest fire victim Michael Clarke incinerated in bathroom, NSW Bushfire Coronial Inquiry hears

The NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry has heard Michael Clarke died in his bathroom when the Badja Forest fire hit his home near Bodalla on the NSW South Coast on January 23, 2020.

ABC News

RFS volunteer firebug 'exceptional case'

A Rural Fire Service volunteer has been spared jail time for lighting 10 fires after the NSW District Court judge found his subjective case was exceptional.

AAP

Firefighters who died in Green Wattle Creek bushfire remembered as loving fathers, community members

Family members of the two volunteer firefighters killed during the Green Wattle Creek bushfire in 2019 describe them as dedicated to their communities, and loving fathers to their young children.

ABC News

Australian firefighters in battle over compensation as experts link cancers to bushfire smoke

After years of service fighting fires, Bruce has been diagnosed with three cancers his specialists say are linked to bushfire smoke inhalation. He's now in a fight with the NSW government on not one, but two fronts.

ABC News

Russia consider permanently leaving European football after UEFA ban

Russia were removed from the World Cup playoff qualification process while Spartak Moscow were kicked out of this season's Europa League after FIFA and UEFA sanctions

Daily Mirror

Sydney news: Questions remain over role of suspended politician Gareth Ward

MORNING BRIEFING: The government will face pressure today to explain what the suspension of former Liberal minister Gareth Ward will mean in practice, as he plans to continue lobbying for his constituents.

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The Loop: Seven-day COVID-positive isolation period to remain, RFS volunteer speaks about search for Charlise Mutten, Sam Stosur ends epic singles tennis career

Get up to date with The Loop, a quick wrap-up of today's news.

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Charlise Mutten's death takes devastating toll on RFS volunteer who searched bushland for days

For days Darren Rodrigo combed through dense bushland with the hope of finding nine-year-old Charlise Mutten but when her remains were discovered by police he was more distressed than he expected.

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