Firefighters will use a new tool this bushfire season to better predict the speed and spread of bushfires.
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PC Report on Government Services – Emergency Management
The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) has a section on Emergency Management. These are categorised as Fire and State and Territory Emergency Services (STES). Ambulance services are covered…
Better signals expected for emergency services
By Paul Hemsley As the federal government prepares to switch broadcasting in Australia from analogue-to-digital technology, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has created a “class licence” that will…
More Victorian bushfire trucks shielded for burnovers
By Paul Hemsley Victorian Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells has announced that upgrades to the Country and Fire Authority’s (CFA) fire trucks to protect the fire fighters…
Victorian fire fighters switching to digital communications
By Paul Hemsley Victorian Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells has announced that the state’s Country Fire Authority’s (CFA) of almost 500 brigades will now be able to…