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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hopper fire causes $30,000 damage
December 7, 2009
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
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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