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Firefighter Nation contributor Chris Logan discusses messages on social media and how it reflects on the fire service.
In a world of uncertainty, one thing that is for sure is uncertainty. The fire service is entering an unprecedented age of challenge and opportunity. Leaders of the modern fire service face ...
Fire engines, helicopters and ground crews were being used to try to contain the blaze, which has been dubbed the Mines Sprung Wildfire.
Two nests of highly invasive red imported fire ants have been detected and destroyed outside of official biosecurity zones in Queensland.
Mining firm MMG Ltd said on Tuesday it expects to resume operations at its Dugald River zinc mine in Queensland later in the day after an approaching grassfire near its perimeter was contained.
A fire burning in Far North Queensland, which has scorched 56,000 hectares so far, has been downgraded to a ‘Stay informed’ notice as of Tuesday morning.
A fire burning in Far North Queensland, which has scorched 56,000 hectares so far, has been downgraded to a ‘Stay informed’ notice as of Tuesday morning.
A scathing review into Queensland’s fire service has found there is an alarming “culture of silence” within the department where perpetrators are “inadvertedly shielded” leaving staff ...
Qld fire unit boss Sandy Brown exposes ‘toxic’ fire service culture A veteran rural firefighter says the state government risks losing many of its volunteers unless it addressed a “toxic ...