Coffs Coast Advocate

The anatomy of a super fire

AS FIREFIGHTERS battle the "Armageddon" of bushfires, an expert has revealed we're facing a situation that we've never seen...

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10th Oct. 2019 7:10 AM

Firefighters have been battling major blazes across Northern NSW.

Facing off with nature: Family’s close call with bushfire

“THE rural firefighters are the real heroes.”

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08th Oct. 2019 6:10 AM

BURNED OUT: Julie Unwin's family farmland in Swanfels after fire.

FIRE IN THE DEEP: Frightening stories from Deepwater

FIREFIGHTERS who battled the Deepwater inferno in November last year have revealed stories from the frontline in a new...

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20th Sept. 2019 12:09 PM

QFES photo of the Deepwater fire in action

'I don't like the look of it': Conway Rd vegetation fire

Emergency services are en route to reports of a vegetation fire on Conway Rd

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18th Sept. 2019 3:09 PM

How the fire season is a ‘tale of three cities’

Mackay spared from vengeful Queensland fires, but the threat to the region may be around the corner.

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16th Sept. 2019 12:09 PM

Rural Fire Service Mackay area director Andrew Houley observing a burnt area of the The Leap after a controlled burn around rural properties to prepare for this year's fire season.

Being prepared can take the anxiety out of bush fire season

Bushfires are generating a lot of worry in the rural community, but there are steps you can take to make sure you're safe...

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16th Sept. 2019 12:09 AM

PREPARED: Ulmarra resident Blair Petch shows he might have what it takes to operate the hoses in a fire emergency at one of the fire skills demonstrations at the RFS Get Ready Week open day at Ulmarra on Sunday.

Fire ban extended as QFES pleads for residents to be aware

IT’S hoped residents will be careful while doing yard work and resist the desire to light a bonfire while camping this...

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13th Sept. 2019 5:09 AM

Multiple crews helped contain a fire at Yarwun on Sunday, September 8.

INSIDE THE FIRE: Photos from devastated bushfire zone

THERE has been heartbreak and devastation for residents of Drake and Tenterfield.

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12th Sept. 2019 12:09 PM

Fire fighters at the bush fire at Drake.

QFES warns: Conditions will worsen, take fire risk seriously

WITH conditions expected to worsen this weekend, firefighters have urged Gladstone residents to take the fire ban...

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12th Sept. 2019 7:09 AM

Ferocious blaze just start: Severe fires expected till rain

STANTHORPE fire signals dangerous season ahead as dry conditions and high temperatures fuel risk.

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10th Sept. 2019 5:09 AM

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