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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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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.

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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.

ABC News

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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

Daily Record

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.

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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.

ABC News

NSW Rural Fire Service radio operator changed radio log following deadly air tanker crash, inquest hears

A NSW Rural Fire Service volunteer changed his radio log after a large air tanker crashed in the Snowy Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, a coronial inquest has heard.

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American pilot felt pressure from NSW Rural Fire Service to fly during 2019-20 fires, inquiry hears

An American aerial firefighter giving evidence at a coronial inquest into the deaths of his colleagues during the 2019-20 bushfire season tells the coroner he felt pressure from the NSW Rural Fire Service to continuing flying.

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Perrottet on the road, Minns on a run in NSW

Dominic Perrottet is campaigning in Goulburn while Chris Minns has returned to western Sydney as the leaders spruik their policies in a bid to court NSW voters.

The New Daily

Pilot killed in large air tanker crash during Black Summer was about to retire, inquest hears

Ian McBeth was one of three US firefighters killed when the C130 large air tanker they were were flying crashed during Black Summer.

ABC News

Fire service suspends volunteer firefighter accused of arson near Tamworth

The 19-year-old is due to front Tamworth court today on multiple charges.

Newcastle Herald

Deaths of US aircrew heroes probed in bushfire inquest

An inquest into the Black Summer bushfires will examine the deaths of three American firefighters remembered as heroes after losing their lives battling blazes.

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The Canberra Times

Residents told to bunker down as Curraweela fire threatens homes

There have been unconfirmed reports of property loss in the Curraweela region.

Newcastle Herald

Fireproof Australia activist reflects on his crime

Alan Glover - actor, comedian, volunteer firefighter and activist - was unhappy with his sentencing outcome at the Downing Centre court in Sydney on Tuesday. Glover was given an 18-month good behaviour bond and he has to pay a $3000 fine for blocking a bridge or tunnel. He says he…

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Tambaroora blaze near Hill End returns to Watch and Act level despite eased conditions

Conditions ease as firefighters begin day six of trying to control the Tambaroora, Alpha Road blaze, north of Bathurst.

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‘It is ginormous’: bushfire in NSW’s central west puts rural communities on edge

Rural Fire Service says blaze north of Hill End could burn for weeks as locals struggle to save properties

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Sydney swelters through hottest day in two years amid NSW heatwave

High fire danger expected for prolonged period across state in first time since black summer bushfires, RFS says

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Auditor-general warns RFS has no 'overarching strategy' to prepare for climate-change-fuelled bushfires

An audit of NSW's rural firefighting resources has found the RFS has no overarching strategy guiding the distribution of its firefighting fleet and is failing to prepare for future fires.

ABC News

Rescue helicopters moved to NSW-Victorian border to help flooded river communities

Teams are keeping communities supplied with medications, animal feed and groceries via helicopter after emergency services moved their air base to the NSW-Victorian border.

The Canberra Times

Plane in fatal crash near Sydney had been in region, was 'experimental'

Authorities are yet to name the two people killed on Monday.

Newcastle Herald

Containment lines keep Fullerton Cove fire under control

THE fire burning at Fullerton Cove since Sunday morning has now chewed through more than 160 hectares of bushland.

Belfast Live

Chris Shields on the 'maddest minute of Irish League football' and Linfield response

"You just watch it unfold in front of your eyes, and standing there it was like the stadium became empty. You stand there in disbelief."

ABC News

Promised RFS chopper arrives briefly in Coffs Harbour before heading to flooded central-west NSW

The $6-million RFS chopper is delivered to its new base in Coffs Harbour and is deployed almost immediately to assist the central-west New South Wales flood response.

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