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The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania Fire Service

Bushfire threat shuts down popular bushwalking trail

More than 100 bushwalkers have had plans to trek one of Tasmania's most popular trails impacted by a bushfire in the area.

AAP · Feb 5, 2025

Homes lost to threatening coastal Tasmanian bushfire

A bushfire on Tasmania's east coast, which destroyed homes and forced residents to evacuate to a boat ramp, has sparked several emergency warnings.

AAP · Nov 12, 2023

Tas emergency reform after critical review

Tasmania's government has announced plans to merge the state's fire and emergency services after reviews found current laws were hampering frontline services.

AAP · Jan 24, 2023

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Tasmanian firey vacancies 'unforgivable'

The opposition has called for 28 Tasmania Fire Service job vacancies to be filled urgently, which the government blames on low unemployment rates.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

Rosebery fire on Tasmania's west coast 'burned down essential accommodation amid housing shortage'

Essential accommodation for mine workers on Tasmania's west coast has been destroyed in a bushfire that raged through the small community of Rosebery — with authorities set to review warnings which were sent out during the emergency.

ABC News · Dec 28, 2022

Tasmania Fire Service pulls faulty tankers from service sparking union fears for firefighting effort

The Tasmanian Fire Service denies union claims that removing 22 faulty fire tankers from service will impact firefighting capacity this summer, but there are claims dozens more could be under review with the same issue.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

Police investigating suspicious fire that caused $500,000 damage at Circle Coffee House in New Norfolk

ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

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Fire destroys Cradle Forest Inn near world-famous national park

The Cradle Forest Inn in Tasmania's north-west is reduced to a smoking ruin after fire ripped through the building, with one witness on the scene describing an explosion that sent fragments flying up to 700 metres away.

ABC News · May 10, 2022

Tasmanian bushfire season pushes later due to La Niña, with conditions primed for catastrophe

One effect of La Niña is the later Tasmanian fire season; another effect is it has added to the fuel load — and that is deeply worrying, with many seeming to forget the disasters of the past, one fire expert says.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2022

Mackintosh Dam Road bushfire in Tasmania's west has been downgraded to advice

Tasmania Fire Service has downgraded the fire on Mackintosh Dam Road in Tullah on Tasmania's west coast to advice, but warns there may be increased fire activity this afternoon.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2022

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