Articles posted on 22 August 2008

Shepparton East cool store fire
At 22:20 Shepparton East, Shepparton and Kialla & Dist. brigades were alerted to a cool store or house fire near 165 Hanlon Rd Shepparton East. With the increasing 000 calls to VicFire and a large glow in the night sky . . . more>>


B double fuel tanker rollover in Hamilton
At around 1140 hours on 29 July, a B-Double fuel transport carrying 55,000 litres of diesel overturned at the roundabout opposite the Region 5 HQ. During the accident the truck brought down . . . more>>


Chelsea Heights factory fire
A fire broke out in a factory in Ashley Park Drive in Chelsea Heights around 5:30 pm yesterday (21 August). The double storey building contained marine products and boating equipment . . . more>>


Training session at Elgas
On Wednesday morning August 20, a training exercise was coordinated with Elgas, CFA, WorkSafe, Police and Metropolitan Ambulance Service (MAS) at the Elgas storage depot in Dandenong South . . . more>>


Stay or Go - The Los Angeles Times
In Australia, sheltering at home does not mean simply waiting the fire out. It means confronting the menace with hose, mop and shovel. Rural Victorians were recently featured in the Los Angeles Times . . . more>>


Governor celebrates Warragul brigades 125 years of service
The Governor of Victoria Professor David de Kretser congratulated the Warragul Fire Brigade on 125 years of dedicated service to the local community at an official presentation dinner in Warragul . . . more>>


CFA website gets CALD
CFA public website is now officially Culturally and Linguistically Diverse. Visitors to CFA's website will now see a scrolling bar at the bottom of the page. This has the English name of the language . . . more>>


Mining emergency management brochure released
CFA, in conjunction with other emergency services and the minerals sector, has issued the Emergency management in the mineral resources sector brochure. It was released at a function . . . more>>


Tourist safety video launched
CFA has produced a 10 minute wildfire safety video aimed at tourists visiting Victoria during the summer fire season. An audio CD is also available for the vision impaired and for use in the car . . . more>>


The Cancer Council Victoria - Relay for Life
The Cancer Council Victoria is once again supporting the team fundraising event Relay for Life. The overnight challenge is to have a team compete a 24 hour relay. The aim is carry a team’s baton . . . . more>>


CFA caught in the act by Google Earth
The launch of the new Google Earth Street View maps this month caused quite a stir across Australia with some raising concerns about privacy. But Dandenong Fire Brigade isn't complaining after . . . more>>


Project firefighter applications now being accepted
A new campaign began on 16 August to recruit more than 500 people for Victoria’s bushfire firefighting force, by becoming Project Fire Fighters (PFFs). Environment and Climate Change Minister . . . more>>


Bushfire CRC/AFAC Program Review released
The report on the review of Australia’s Cooperative Research Centres program was officially released earlier this month by Senator Kim Carr, the Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science . . . more>>


Business Update
You can now read the latest edition of Business Update here on Fire Flyer. This edition focuses on research and, specifically, recent studies by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre . . . more>>


McDonald's Drive Thru challenge
Pull over for the McDonald's Drive Thru challenge . . . more>>




Smokies Angling Club
The Smokies Angling Club is pleased to announce the winners of its 2008 winter raffle. The first prize, a 3 x 3 Oztrail portable gazebo was won by Dot Austin from Doveton. Second prize, the Oztrail portable . . . more>>