Bushfires

Volunteers never imagined the centre would stay open so long. But it has been a long road to recovery — and the "face of Black Summer" is still rebuilding.

Greek authorities arrest 13 yacht crew members and passengers after a forest fire allegedly sparked by fireworks launched from the boat.

Volunteer firefighters from dozens of brigades in north central Victoria will refuse to fight fires at properties hosting renewable energy plants or transmission lines.

New research suggests the world's climate change authority has underestimated the severity of future bushfires in Australia.

Indigenous fire management methods being used in WA's Kimberley are drawing international acclaim, as rangers say they are making a big difference to the health of the tropical savanna landscapes.

Climate scientists use Antarctic sea ice to look at Australian weather patterns dating back thousands of years, finding bushfire weather equal to or worse than the 2019 Black Summer has occurred before.

Australia's aerial firefighting fleet is being expanded to include planes that can respond to other disasters such as floods and major storms. It comes as longer and overlapping fire seasons place greater pressure on the existing fleet.

DFES says the fire, which ignited in March, will continue to burn until significant rainfall arrives.

When a teenager uncovered a "critical refuge" for endangered species, it marked the start of a journey that eventually saw the parcel of land named after him.

Powercor's failure to clear vegetation under powerlines resulted in a bushfire at Glenmore, north-west of Melbourne, which took two days to contain and burnt 185 hectares of land.

Five months on from a catastrophic bushfire, fruit growers north of Perth are walking a long road to recovery — but some farmers are also counting their blessings.

Several residents living on and near the Drakesbrook winery in Western Australia are frustrated about a Water Corporation boom gate blocking their only southern exit during a recent bushfire emergency.

While floods in the eastern states have dominated headlines, many creeks in the west have stopped flowing, dams are empty, paddocks are bare and trees are dying. But all bear the fingerprints of a changing climate.

Bushfire detection cameras that use artificial intelligence to recognise smoke are being installed at some Australian fire towers. They are replacing human fire spotters, scanning the horizon 24 hours a day. 

An Athens court convicts six people and clears 15 others over the wildfires which killed more than 100 people at a Greek resort nearly six years ago.

A deliberately lit bushfire on Western Australia's south coast is downgraded to 'watch and act', after burning at emergency level for almost 24 hours. 

Firefighters say even though temperatures have gone down, the bush across the south of Western Australia is "very, very tinder dry" and even a small spark could set things off.

Today in the Shepparton Magistrates Court the electricity distribution company admitted to failing to cut back vegetation around its powerlines, triggering a risk management failure that resulted in a bushfire in western Victoria.

Former CFS volunteer Gregory John McGannon, who deliberately lit several bushfires in the Adelaide Hills, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail, but will be eligible for parole in less than six years.

Some cattle stations around Tennant Creek have received close to 1,000 millimetres of rain so far this year, creating a "beautiful and green" landscape. 

Fighting fires is no holiday, but some CFA volunteers use their annual leave to respond to emergencies — or take leave without pay.

CFA volunteers in regional Victoria say their decades-old fire trucks are not fit for purpose, and are calling on the state's emergency services minister to provide more funding.

Six weeks on from a bushfire that ripped through 22,000 hectares of land west of Ballarat, wildlife carers say the impact on already stressed wildlife is heartbreaking.

It's believed there are many more rescues in wilderness areas than publicly reported, and experienced bushwalkers should reassess their preparation for hikes in areas affected by heavy regrowth, one experienced guide warns.

Bushfire survivors and RFS volunteers have welcomed the state coroner's call to overhaul emergency warning systems, back-burn investigations, and vehicle standards.