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Liberals promise funds for CFS and SES

February 18, 2010

A South East CFS brigade captain is “sick and tired” of the lack of funding for facilities, claiming they fail to meet minimum safety requirements.

Yahl brigade captain Paul Bingham vented his frustration to The Border Watch on Tuesday, saying the fire shed is too small to even host a meeting. Read more

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CFS raises complacency alarm

January 15, 2010

The Moorak CFS Brigade captain has issued a warning to landowners who refuse to clean up their overgrown properties that firefighters will not enter the areas during a bushfire.

Fed-up and alarmed over the continual apathy of some local landowners, Moorak firefighting veteran John Beimans called on landowners to act immediately and clean up overgrown vegetation and remove large items scattered around their properties. Read more

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Broadcast problem stifles fire alerts

December 31, 2009

ABC Radio in Mount Gambier was off the air on Thursday morning due to a technical problem.

Fire services were concerned that residents could not hear emergency warnings on what was a total fire ban day in the South East. Read more

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Car caught fire at Tarpeena

December 31, 2009

Country Fire Service crews believe a busted fuel line was responsible for a car fire on the Riddoch Highway at Tarpeena during Wednesday afternoon’s blistering 38-degree heat.

Tarpeena CFS brigade captain Peter Balnaves said he was unsure exactly how the vehicle caught alight, but suspected a petrol leak came into contact with the hot exhaust and combusted. Read more

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CFS adds new fire warning service

December 30, 2009

With South Australia expecting a long hot summer, the Country Fire Service has launched a new service that increases the availability and functionality of bushfire information for the public.

CFS Chief Officer Euan Ferguson said that providing timely information to the community about bushfire threats is almost as important as fighting the fire itself. Read more

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CFS responds quickly to hay fire

December 24, 2009

Firefighters battled threatening conditions yesterday, rushing from an Allendale East house fire to a burning haystack near Donovans as the damage bill climbed while heat and wind threatened broader destruction.

The temperature soared to 38.9 degrees at 1pm with wind gusts of 72kmh recorded in Mount Gambier. Read more

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Kingston fire contained

December 23, 2009

The CFS advises that the threat to public safety posed by the Kingston fire near Taratap and Keliera in the Lower South East has reduced.

Crews will remain in the area and smoke will be visible as back burning operations continue. Travelling in the area may be hazardous.

For more information contact the bushfire hotline on 1300 362 361. Read more

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Fire destroys Allendale East home

December 23, 2009

A house fire at Allendale East this morning caused about $100,000 damage, while the residents were out.

The blaze took hold of the home on the corner of Williams and Mortimer Streets, in the Allendale East township, at about 8.30am.

Port MacDonnell, Allendale East, Donovans, Mount Schank and Moorak Country Fire Service crews attended, but the house was reportedly burnt beyond repair. Read more

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Hopper fire causes $30,000 damage

December 7, 2009

Hopper fire
A sawdust hopper fire at the Heritage Industries Mount Gambier timber mill on Attumurra Road on Monday morning caused an estimated $30,000 damage. Read more

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Fire services and toy run parade

December 5, 2009

Fire services paraded down Commercial Street, Mount Gambier, on Saturday to raise awareness about the fire danger season.

Units from the Metropolitan Fire Service, Country Fire Service and ForestrySA participated. Read more

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