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Police answer rumours linking fire and deceased woman

RUMOURS are running rife on social media about a link between a house fire and a woman whose remains were found at Byron...

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21st Aug. 2020 10:08 AM

RFS crews fighting a house fire on Tweed Valley Way, Mooball. Picture: Mullumbimby Rural Fire Brigade

How a search engine will help to replant burnt forests

Searches used through the site over a 24-hour period will go toward the project

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24th Jan. 2020 6:01 AM

The incredible auction bid to workout with Chris Hemsworth

AN RFS fundraiser auction has attracted some outstanding bids.

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14th Jan. 2020 2:01 PM

FILE – In a Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 file photo, Chris Hemsworth participates during a Q&A panel on day three at the Ace Comic-Con in Rosemont, Ill. Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks to help aid the efforts for the engulfing wildfires in Australia. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Fake firey lied to get ‘emergency’ help

The 36-year-old Northern Rivers man will be sentenced on a host of dishonesty offences.

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13th Jan. 2020 12:01 PM

Fire brigade fraudster Andrew Stevenson is awaiting sentencing on numerous dishonesty charges.

Senior firey accused of sexual touching to defend charges

51-year-old Gregory Michael Davis appeared before Casino Local Court for the first time on Thursday where he indicated he...

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10th Jan. 2020 3:01 PM

A senior firefighter accused of sexually touching a woman without consent while he was on deployment from interstate has faced Casino Local Court.

Chance to meet the Hemsworths at the top of online auction

One of the RFS fundraiser shows is sold out and one online auctions is going red hot: guess which one …

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20th Dec. 2019 3:12 PM

$Elsa Pataky, left, and Chris Hemsworth arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of \\"Vacation\\" at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, July 27, 2015. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)$

Praying for rain just doesn't cut it

YEARS of budget-slashing have left us vulnerable to these mega-fires that are rapidly becoming the new norm.

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20th Nov. 2019 11:11 AM

There was significant damage in Ewingar as a severe fire hit the hills.

Tips to survive a bushfire if you get trapped at your house

THE NSW Rural Fire Service said there are a number of tips you need to know to survive while sheltering in place.

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12th Nov. 2019 6:11 AM

DANGER: The NSW Rural Fire Service said while the preferred and safest option is always to leave, and leave early, there are times when residents get trapped and must seek shelter.

FIRE UPDATE: 45 homes destroyed in devastating bushfires

OF the homes destroyed, 37 were impacted by the Busbys Flat Road fire.

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11th Oct. 2019 1:10 PM

Far North Coast Rural Fire Brigades consisting of Cudgen, Tweed Coast, Burringbar and Wardell alongside Northern Rivers Brigades spent the day and into the night at the Busbys Flat Road fire defending lives and properties.

PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the fireground

HEARTBREAKING images are coming through of the destruction left by the blaze.

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11th Oct. 2019 12:10 PM

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