http://www.FireFightingNews.com Australia Fire Brigade News en-us Copyright 2009 e-Firefighter, LLC Thu, 31 May 2012 15:09:02 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/Images/logo_22.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Fire crews have brought a blaze at a scrap metal yard in Brisbanes east under control after more than five hours fighting it. The fire, at the Onesteel Recycling scrap metal yard in Hemmant, was contained just … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/zki4epzqxxs/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Courier Mail) Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=103879 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=103879 A Thorneside house sustained significant damage after a fire started shortly after 6am Friday morning. Fire crews arrived at the Railway Parade address at 6.21am to find the well alight. A Queensland Fire and … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/jhaGkyKJ0HA/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Bayside Bulletin) Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=103516 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=103516 SYDNEY - Two fires raced through a Sydney nursing home Friday, killing four elderly people and critically injuring 14 as firefighters crawled through blinding smoke to rescue victims. Police were investigating … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/yhHG--IL818/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=103212 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=103212 Three fire crews took half-an-hour to contain a house fire that broke out in Brisbanes southeast this afternoon. A spokesman for the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the high-set … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/4YFT4mOwFug/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Courier Mail) Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=101477 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=101477 CANBERRA - Firefighters have gained control over a factory fire that billowed toxic smoke across Australia's national capital, Canberra. The plume closed many schools and two people required medical treatment … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/MrBXfZAA4kI/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=101239 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=101239 Firefighters have brought a massive fire at a Melbourne petrochemical factory under control after it ignited tens of thousands of gallons (liters) of mineral oil. The blaze started Thursday on the outskirts of … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/4KB6d9aq-qA/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=95585 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=95585 Police have charged three teenage boys after an early morning fire destroyed parts of Wavell Heights State School in Chermside. Police said a 17-year-old Chermside man and 17-year-old Albany Creek man were … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/It7HPmeShuw/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (BrisbaneTimes) Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=94498 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=94498 A fire believed to be suspicious broke out at a three-storey building at Annerley damaging five shops and three apartments. The blaze broke out on the corner of Ipswich Road and Villa St. just before 5:30am. One … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/h6hEEEEpf6M/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Courier Mail) Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=94315 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=94315 Rioters at an Australian immigration detention center set fire to several buildings, climbed onto rooftops and hurled tiles at officials who were scrambling on Thursday to bring the chaotic protest to an end. Up … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/TGdL7UiZx88/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=94261 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=94261 Firefighters battled two wildfires in Western Australia on Monday, water bombing them from above as they tried to stop their spread. One on the outskirts of Perth destroyed at least 40 homes and left a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/eKd-CrRjziw/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=90504 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=90504 Authorities say a wildfire on the edge of a major Australian city has burned 35 homes. There are no reports of injuries. The Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services Authority says the fire raging Sunday on … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/6dzR-vg1dS4/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=90456 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=90456 Earlier this week members of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) in Victoria, Australia, helped save the north-west wheat-belt town of Warracknabeal from being devastated by floods. Currently one quarter of Victoria … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/FqRYrny4V_U/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Alison Aprhys) Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=89775 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=89775 Emergency sirens blared across Australia's third-largest city Wednesday as floodwaters that have torn a deadly path across the northeast poured into an empty downtown, swamping neighborhoods in what could be … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/dyOLRS8ekkM/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=89301 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=89301 Flash floods swept through an Australian city Monday, killing at least four people, trapping others in cars and leaving some clinging to trees as relentless rains brought more misery to a region battling its … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/Lad5n1YRmyk/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=89201 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=89201 Surrounding businesses were saved from fire at a Capalaba complex on Thursday morning. The 4:00 am blaze which damaged a section of the shed was brought under control by fast acting fire officials. A second alarm … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/REAYSRMqX-k/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Grant Spicer) Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=86468 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=86468 Fire ripped through a single-storey, house in Ferry Road, Thorneside, on Wednesday night, razing it to the ground. Nobody was hurt. Police immediately cordoned off the property, a street away from the Thorneside … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/II4Lua0QIuw/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Bayside Bulletin) Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=86348 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=86348 Three ambulances have been destroyed after two separate fires on Brisbanes bayside overnight on the 27th of October. The first vehicle, stolen from the Cleveland station, was set alight on Dundas Street West, … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/q4eadAAAbFk/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Brisbane Times) Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=86087 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=86087 Queensland emergency services have received more than 1360 calls from desperate residents today as heavy rain continues to batter the region. More than 470 people called for assistance in Brisbane, while rising … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/cNgwMSRA6yA/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Brisbanetimes) Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=85504 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=85504 Brisbanes Broadway Hotel has been extensively damaged by fire, with police saying the cause of the blaze is still unknown. The fire broke out in the hotel, which is situated on Logan Road, Woolloongabba, at about … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/3HGe3EyigzE/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Matt Hayes) Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=81472 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=81472 A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberately started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year. The fires in Victoria state in February 2009 were Australia's … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-AuFireNews/~3/md3PxSkz0Yw/article.cfm Australia FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/31038.JPG http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=81169 http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=81169