The Latest Breaking News from Fire Rescue Victoria

Tobacco wars flare in city after ram-raid, fires

Tobacco wars in an Australian capital have reignited after criminals rammed a tobacco shop and set it alight.

AAP · Jul 5

Corruption report to stay secret to allow appeal bid

A union boss has lost his fight against the release of a corruption watchdog report after trying to keep his legal challenge a secret.

AAP · Jul 3

Geelong’s refinery fire is out – but questions over what it means for our fuel crisis are still raging

Viva executives and firefighters will try to determine the cause of the blaze while the PM will hope the disruption to Australia’s supplies is minimal

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16

Firies forced to use paper maps to find emergencies

Firefighters are turning to pen, paper and pagers to do their job during communications failures, two years after a cyber attack shut down their IT networks.

AAP · May 31, 2025

Home-alone probe as kids in house fire fight for life

Three children, aged from one to five, are in a critical condition as police investigate the cause of a house fire and whether they were home alone.

AAP · Sep 8, 2024

Simmering anger from firies over cyber attack details

Victoria's fire service says it continues to update the workforce about a cyber attack but a union is fuming over being "left in the dark".

AAP · Sep 4, 2024

Fire equipment 'failure' during giant factory blaze

Victorian firefighters say they had to use broken and outdated equipment to battle flames in the state's biggest industrial blaze on record.

AAP · Jul 23, 2024

Industrial site evacuated as factory goes up in flames

Firefighters have contained a blaze at a plastic shipping pallet factory in Melbourne's west and safely evacuated five people who were on the industrial site.

AAP · Jul 20, 2024

Chemical fire in Melbourne’s west forces evacuations and closes roads

More than 80 firefighters attended an early morning blaze at the Orica factory, a short distance from the scene of last week’s fire at a chemical factory

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2024

Crews continue to battle hot spots after factory blaze

Investigations into what sparked one of Melbourne's biggest factory fires will not be quick, fire and environment authorities warn.

AAP · Jul 16, 2024