Emergency Services

The man, believed to be in his 30s, was treated at the scene but could not be revived.

CFA volunteers and farmers from across Victoria protested outside Victorian parliament in defiance of a new levy proposed by the Allan government.

When a grain silo collapsed on Pete Hamilton, he thought he was going to die. More than 12 months on, he is preparing for a long-distance run to raise money for his rescuers. 

A new report into the workplace culture at Tasmania's Fire Service and the State Emergency Service has found a litany of complaints about sexism, discrimination, racism, bullying and harassment of staff.

Firefighters are having to wear clothing contaminated by carcinogens because their equipment is being stored alongside trucks emitting diesel exhaust, according to their union. 

Authorities say visitors are putting their lives in danger by going beyond the safety barriers to take photos at the Gap, a popular tourist site near Albany in WA. 

Ambulance Victoria's CEO says he's aware of two COVID-era 'honour guards' for deceased paramedics that took place at a time when Victorians were living under strict rules for gatherings.

The transition from military service to a career in firefighting is a natural fit for many in the Australian Army, a former commando says, describing it as "going from one family to another".

A 54-year-old man has died despite frantic efforts to save him after he was pulled from the water unresponsive at Bawley Point on the NSW South Coast.  

Locals say more deaths are "inevitable" at Narooma Bar if steps to improve safety are not taken, but opinions on how to address the issue vary.

The NSW State Emergency Service is responding to ongoing flooding as flows from Queensland cause river rises to pass historic levels.

Melbourne man Stoj fell six metres in the Cathedral Range State Park, shattering his back and prompting a six-hour rescue.

Four coal miners at GM3's Appin colliery are in hospital after an incident occurred inside a mine early Sunday morning. 

For the first time this Victorian bushfire season, a specialist Indigenous team protected sacred sites from the Grampians and Little Desert blazes, preventing important art and history from turning to ash. 

Legislation to replace Victoria's Fire Services Levy with an expanded tax could be voted through by the Legislative Council today, but farmers are calling for it to be blocked.

The SES says communities in the north and west of NSW should prepare for more rain, flooding, and isolation for more than two months in some areas.

The South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) says the threat from a bushfire burning near Robe, in the state's south-east, has reduced. 

Ferocious floodwaters in outback Queensland have not only taken homes, but entire livelihoods.

Animals were evacuated from a veterinary surgery after a fire broke out at a nearby laundry facility at Parramatta North in Sydney's west. 

In more than three decades with Victoria's CFA, Jarrod Dark has fought plenty of intense fires. But with 17 hours' sleep in 10 days, no fire season has left him as exhausted as this summer's Grampians emergency.