FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - Caught on Camera

SA marks Ash Wednesday with resilience day

South Australia's Country Fire Service will remember the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires on Thursday, declaring it Bushfire Resilience Day.

AAP · Feb 15, 2023

Adelaide Hills fire threat eases at Montacute and Hawthorndene as injured firies recover

Two firefighters are recovering after being injured fighting a blaze in the Adelaide Hills in extreme conditions yesterday.

ABC News · Jan 15, 2023

Firefighters battle blaze in Adelaide Hills as residents of Montacute advised to take shelter

Bushfire downgraded to ‘watch and act’ on Saturday afternoon as nine firebombers and spotter aircraft tried to contain the spread

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2023

Fires rip through farm research labs at Struan and winery warehouse at Chandlers Hill

Firefighting crews have been kept busy by multiple blazes including one at a winery and another at an agricultural research centre in SA's south-east — each of which has caused more than $2 million worth of damage.

ABC News · Nov 5, 2022

SA warning against bushfire complacency

Persistent spring rains will increase the bushfire risk across SA this year, with authorities warning against complacency.

The New Daily · Oct 31, 2022

Fire at Kalka in APY Lands burns through 65,000 hectares in parts of SA, NT and WA

The fire, which started last Monday, is burning grasslands in the far north-west of South Australia.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

Migrants needed to fill jobs: think tank

A Sydney think tank says opening up migration after the pandemic lockdown will help Australia plug its skills shortage ahead of next week's jobs summit

AAP · Aug 24, 2022

Country Fire Service boss Mark Jones raises concerns about plan to send volunteer firefighters out to medical emergencies

South Australia's volunteer firefighters are already attending a growing number of medical emergencies and are not trained to deal with the trauma, according to the head of the Country Fire Service (CFS).

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

SA fire chief quits to return to the UK

South Australia's Country Fire Service boss Mark Jones has quit the organisation to return to the United Kingdom.

AAP · Jun 16, 2022

CFS volunteer firefighter Louise Hincks farewelled by family and friends at funeral

Hundreds of family members and friends honour fallen CFS volunteer Louise Hincks, who died as she battled a forest fire in South Australia's south-east last month.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2022