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The Latest Breaking News from RFS

20 South Coast schools to temporarily close due to extreme fire danger

Extreme heat and windy conditions have been forecast.

The Canberra Times

More spring scorchers headed for the Hunter, fire danger rating high

A total fire ban has been declared across the state.

Newcastle Herald

Soaring temperatures may delay much-needed hazard reduction burns

Lower Hunter temperatures tipped to reach the low 30s next week.

Newcastle Herald

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Sydney smoke: air quality among worst in world due to hazard-reduction burns

Rural Fire Service says smoke is expected to clear by the weekend when runners compete in the Sydney Marathon

The Guardian - AU

Dozens of fire trucks, crews converge on mountain for huge burn-off

Flames lit up the night sky and smoke plumes rose over the mountain.

Newcastle Herald

Today’s bushfires are off-the-scale bad. The only safe option is to leave before they start

In the early 2000s, our safety plan was to stay and defend. But catastrophic fires since have drastically changed the thinking

The Guardian - AU

Fire danger period begins this week as 'potentially dangerous' season ahead

Vegetation growth after years of wet weather has added to the fire risk.

Newcastle Herald

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'We're not where we'd like to be': Hunter faces bushfire threat

As the bushfire season approaches the message from NSW RFS is clear: prepare now.

Newcastle Herald

Fkn Hell: Fire Season In NSW Has Started Early So Here’s What You Can Do To Prepare

NSW fire season has started early with over 70 blazes burning across the state over the weekend due to hot and windy weather.

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Hold your horses; this summer to be very different

'I'm here to evacuate you,' the chopper pilot said, but Hayley Smith stood firm.

The Canberra Times

These girls are on fire: students learn what it takes to fight blazes

A crew of student firefighters rallied together to fight a fierce car fire.

Newcastle Herald

NSW warned of bushfire dangers as dry El Niño looms after ‘prolific’ vegetation growth

Rural Fire Service warns residents to get ready for upcoming season and not be complacent after three wet years

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine FA urges Fifa and Uefa to exclude Russia over Crimean clubs

Rubin Yalta and FC Sevastopol have joined the Russian league pyramid, with the move described as ‘a gross violation of Fifa and Uefa statutes’

The Guardian - UK

'Broad brush' ESA review damages RFS chief's reputation, volunteers say

The ACT Volunteer Brigades Association has called for changes to an ESA review.

The Canberra Times

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Newcastle Herald

Firefighters contain blaze which threatened homes at Heddon Greta

Firefighters have saved homes at Heddon Greta from a bushfire threatening to engulf the town.

Newcastle Herald

A year ago, this was all under water: Wollombi returns a year after the flood

Almost a year after catastrophic floods, Wollombi is coming coming back to its own.

Al Jazeera

Senegalese women fear rights setback over Sonko rape trial

West African state bracing for violence on Thursday when verdict in opposition leader’s case expected to be announced.

ABC News

RFS captain tells Black Summer bushfire inquest back-burn was a 'foregone conclusion'

A Blue Mountains fire brigade captain tells a NSW coronial inquest the decision to conduct a back-burn that later broke containment lines was a "foregone conclusion" by the time she found about it.

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ABC News

Black Summer inquest hears air attack supervisor raised back-burn concerns with RFS

Chris Banffy tells the NSW coroner that he had his plane land so that he could speak directly to RFS personnel after seeing signs that a back-burn was threatening to jump containment lines.

ABC News

RFS defends Gospers Mountain back-burn decision at Black Summer coronial inquest

A Rural Fire Service commander tells an inquest into the 2019-20 bushfire disaster that he did not ignore concerns raised by a supervisor about the decision to conduct a back-burn that jumped containment lines when the weather changed.

ABC News

Goats deployed across Gold Coast hinterland, northern NSW help landowners tackle rampant weeds

An increasing number of landowners and councils, along with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, are using goats in the battle against invasive plant species.

Newcastle Herald

Man burned in hay shed as firefighters work to control massive blaze

At least 20 firefighter crews and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter have rushed to the scene where a 68-year-old male has been burned.

Daily Record

The £3m Hearts and Aberdeen are fighting it out for as Hibs, Livingston and St Mirren also eye ultimate prize

The Jambos enjoyed their most lucrative Euro campaign ever this season but others want their slice of the pie.

ABC News

Teenage boy arrested in NSW after two police pursuits, crash in allegedly stolen car

Footage emerges of the moment a prolonged pursuit across southern NSW came to a sudden end, after a 17-year-old covered almost 400km in a car police allege was stolen from Nowra.

ABC News

SES, RFS volunteers share stories of hardship and triumph as they reflect on the NSW floods

Traumatic memories haunt some of the volunteers who helped across NSW during last year's flood disasters. But their resolve to get involved during times of immense need has not wavered.

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