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ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

Quiet and thoroughly modern, the first electric fire and rescue truck in the country - one of several on order for the ACT - has been unveiled in Brisbane.

Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response

Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response

Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response

Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response

Australian and international crews will test their response to a major disaster when they stage a hypothetical earthquake in central Brisbane.

Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

The federal government is seeking ideas from the public on how to respond to natural disasters without overburdening the defence force.

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Floods to fires: no respite in sight for northern NSW

Floods to fires: no respite in sight for northern NSW

Barely a year after floods devastated northern NSW, communities are bracing for the return of catastrophic bushfires sparked by hot and dry conditions.

Vic firefighters want enhanced presumptive cancer laws

Vic firefighters want enhanced presumptive cancer laws

Firefighters have called on the Victorian Parliament to back a bill that would expand the number of cancers included in presumptive legislation to 20.

Firefighters' compo laws expanded to include 20 cancers

Firefighters' compo laws expanded to include 20 cancers

Western Australia's government has announced presumptive laws will be expanded to allow firefighters to be compensated if they develop eight additional cancers.

Firefighting ripe for tech disruption as seasons worsen

Firefighting ripe for tech disruption as seasons worsen

Artificial intelligence and bushfire simulators could revolutionise traditional firefighting, as fire seasons get worse and more complex, experts say.

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Watch and act flood warning for northern Victoria

Watch and act flood warning for northern Victoria

Watch and act flood warning for northern Victoria

Watch and act flood warning for northern Victoria

Residents in parts of northern Victoria have been warned to move to higher ground, ahead of potential moderate flooding.

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Windy conditions fuel rapidly moving fire in rural Qld

Warnings for a fast moving fire in rural Queensland have been downgraded after firefighters were able to divert it from properties.

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

Feds to ease the flood of trauma after disaster strikes

The federal government is launching a new framework to cut red tape and help traumatised disaster survivors access long-term mental health care .

Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Australian households are being urged to prepare for wild weather and emergencies after a survey found more than 12 million people do not have a plan.

Nearly $400 million for disaster ready fund projects

Nearly $400 million for disaster ready fund projects

Nearly $400 million for disaster ready fund projects

Nearly $400 million for disaster ready fund projects

Almost $400 million will be spent on the first part of projects for the government's new disaster ready fund.

Melbourne's Maribyrnong flood to reshape warning system

Melbourne's Maribyrnong flood to reshape warning system

Melbourne's Maribyrnong flood to reshape warning system

Melbourne's Maribyrnong flood to reshape warning system

Melbourne's flood warning system is set to be overhauled, with responsibility for warnings and forecasts to be handed over the Bureau of Meteorology.

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Winter bushfires warning as warmer weather lifts threat

Above average temperatures and below average rainfall are likely to bring a heightened bushfire risk to parts of inland NSW and central Australia this winter.

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Long-range drones to be trialled by Life Saving NSW

The state government is funding a project to trial new drones that could improve emergency disaster response times.

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