Fire at Ballarat Grammar
Fire destroyed a student boarding room at the Wendouree school.
View ArticleCFA CEO talks to Drive
In a wide ranging interview the new CFA CEO Mick Bourke speaks to Kathy Bedford on Statewide Drive Victoria.
View ArticleEarly fire detection sensors for Otways
New hi-tech scanners in the Otways could mean bushfires are spotted and extinguished quicker.
View ArticleHouse blaze puts man in hospital
A 41-year-old man is in a serious condition after a house fire in Ararat overnight.
View ArticleTeen suffers serious burns in house fire
A teenage girl is being treated for serious burns in hospital after being rescued from a house fire by her sister in Ballarat, in central Victoria.
View ArticleTeen pulls younger sister from fire
The mother of a teenager burnt in a fire at the family home last night says she wishes she could take her daughter's place.
View ArticleGirl rescues sister from burning house
A mother of 10 says she heard her daughter screaming as she watched her being pulled from a fire in her bedroom last night in Ballarat.
View ArticleFather dies thinking children trapped in blaze
A man who died in a house fire at Colac in western Victoria believed his children were trapped inside the burning house.
View ArticleFire preparation still top of mind
Although the bushfire season is over, people in high-risk fire areas are being encouraged to start preparing their home for next summer. CFA director of community safety, Lisa Sturzenegger visits a...
View ArticleWoman dies trying to rescue dog
A woman has been killed in a house fire at Maryborough in central Victoria.
View ArticleDeadly house fire sparks warning
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has renewed calls for people to their check smoke alarms, after the death of a 38-year-old man in a house fire near Warrnambool early yesterday.
View ArticlePolice treat unit fire as suspicious
Fire investigators will examine what remains of a hotel unit near Warrenheip on the outskirts of Ballarat today.
View ArticleElderly man dies in house fire
An elderly man has died in a house fire in western Victoria.
View ArticleBlaze leaves family homeless
A Colac mother and her three children have been left homeless after their house was gutted by fire early yesterday morning.
View ArticlePolice probe Dunolly house blaze
Maryborough police are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a house in Dunolly on Saturday.
View ArticleExperts probe units blaze
An investigation into a Broadford fire will begin this morning.
View ArticleMan attacked and house set on fire
A man is recovering in hospital after he was allegedly attacked and his home set on fire in Willaura, near Ararat this morning.
View Article2010 photos from the field
It was a big year of floods, the end of more than ten years of Victorian drought, fire preparation ... and all of the quirky things in between.
View ArticleArson suspected in house blaze
Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire at a Colac house this morning.
View ArticleNeighbour rescues women from house blaze
Police have praised the actions of a Stawell resident who rescued two sleeping women from a house fire yesterday morning.
View ArticleBlaze causes $100K damage to Stawell house
Police are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at Stawell early yesterday morning.
View ArticleHouse fires spark heater safety warning
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is warning people about the dangers of heaters during winter after a spate of recent fires across Victoria.
View ArticleFire experts probe unit blaze
Fire destroyed part of a unit inside the former Loreto College building in Ballarat yesterday.
View ArticleExperts probe Portland house blaze
Fire investigators will try to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a house in Portland this morning.
View ArticleArson suspected in house blaze
Two people received burns in a suspected house arson in Ballarat this morning.
View ArticlePolice probe Ballarat fires
The police arson squad will investigate two fires that happened in Ballarat overnight.
View ArticlePolice say Mailors Flat fire suspicious
Investigators are examining the remains of a burnt-out house at Mailors Flat, near Warrnambool, this morning.
View ArticleTwo young children die in house fire
Fire investigators have found the remains of two children killed in a house fire at Dunkeld.
View ArticlePolice say unit blaze suspicious
Police are investigating a fire in north Ballarat on Saturday morning which they believe was deliberately lit.
View ArticlePolice probe house fires
Police are guarding the scene of two overnight fires in central Victoria.
View ArticleOpen fire may have sparked house blaze
Police say a blaze that destroyed a central Victorian farmhouse this week may have been started by an unattended open fire.
View ArticleMan charged over Milltown blaze
Arson squad detectives are continuing to investigate a suspicious fire at a rural property at Milltown, near Portland, at the weekend.
View ArticleSupport for Dereel community following fires
The south-west Victorian community of Dereel recovers from the bushfire which claimed many homes using a combination of old-fashioned community co-operation and Facebook, while musing about the lack of...
View ArticleBlaze claims Buninyong house
Fire crews say it is likely an electrical fault started a fire at Buninyong, near Ballarat, that destroyed a house yesterday afternoon.
View ArticleFire destroys Dunolly house
Investigators will look into the cause of an overnight house fire in central Victoria.
View ArticleBattery charger blamed for Dunolly house blaze
Authorities say a faulty battery charger is to blame for a fire that destroyed a house at Dunolly, west of Bendigo.
View ArticleHomes at Sydenham, Boronia damaged by garage fires
Two homes have been extensively damaged by fire in Melbourne overnight.
View ArticleExperts probe Redan house blaze
Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire in a family home in Ballarat yesterday afternoon.
View ArticleBlaze claims vacant Purnim house
There have been two suspicious fires in Victoria's south-west early this morning.
View ArticleBlaze claims Maryborough house
Investigators will look into the cause of a fire that has destroyed a house at Maryborough.
View ArticleBlaze claims Heywood house
Fire has destroyed a house in Heywood, in Victoria's state's south-west.
View ArticleBody found as fire destroys house in Maroona, west of Melbourne
One person has died after fire gutted a home west of Melbourne overnight.
View ArticlePolice think Wendouree fires may be linked
Police say they believe a house fire and an attempted fire at Wendouree last week may be connected.
View ArticleBlaze sparks $750K damage to shed, equipment
A fire at a tree lopping service in Birregurra, east of Colac, has caused $750,000 damage to a shed and equipment.
View ArticleExperts probe Maryborough house blaze
Investigations are continuing into a house fire at Maryborough early yesterday morning.
View ArticleTwo in hospital after house blaze at Buninyong near Ballarat
Two people have been taken to hospital after a house fire near Ballarat.
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