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Secret cameras in bush to nab arsonists
Sydney :: Australia | 10 days ago
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A review of the state's laws in the aftermath of Victoria's Black Saturday blazes recommended an increase in the penalties for lighting a fire when a total fire ban is in place. Under the new laws the penalty for lighting a fire during a total fire ban...
Tags: National Bushfire Arson Forum, Australia, Sydney, Black Saturday bushfires, Bushfire, Bushfires in Australia, Wildfires, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Arson, Fire, Wildland fire suppression
Bushfire threat 'catastrophic'
Marseille :: France | 10 days ago
Credibility The volatile cocktail of conditions forced authorities in New South Wales to issue "catastrophic" fire warnings and impose a total fire ban across most of the State. At least three homes have already burnt to the ground on Tasmania's east coast, as hot...
Tags: bushfire threat, France, Marseille, Bushfire, Wildfires, Bushfires in Australia, Fire, Ecological succession, Disaster Accident, Environment, Weather
Aussie bush fire conditions ease slightly
Rylstone :: Australia | 10 days ago
Credibility Weather conditions have improved slightly for firefighters battling blazes in Australia's New South Wales, meteorologists said Sunday. Emergency fire warnings were eased for most parts of the state as a change in wind conditions brought some relief, the...
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A cool change for fire ravaged NSW
Sydney :: Australia | 10 days ago
Credibility A cool change for fire ravaged NSW 23/11/2009 10:00:01 A cool change has swept into northern New South Wales this morning, bringing relief for firefighters. More than 100 fires have been burning in the state over the last week and tracts also ignited...
Tags: NSW, cool change, Australia, Sydney, Environment, Weather, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Droughts, Disaster Accident, Bushfires in Australia, Climate of Australia, Bushfire, Drought in Australia, Climate, Drought, Firefighter, Thirst, Wildfires, Climate of the United Kingdom, Fire, Hydrology, Climatology, world food price crisis, Climate crisis
Legally blind torchbearer plans savour the moment
Charlottetown :: Canada | 11 days ago
Credibility P.E.I. — Prince Edward Island's Robbie Burt has spent months training to swim, bike and run better and faster. But on Sunday, the Olympic torchbearer was hoping to take his time and savour every moment of the 300 metres he would carry the flame in Summerside,...
Tags: olympic torch, Robbie Burt, Canada, Charlottetown, Winter Olympic Games, Torch, Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics torch relay, Hospitality Recreation, Fire, Olympic Flame, Yang Yang, allnews, Route 2, Canadian Confederation, Entertainment Culture, Prince Edward Island, Olympic symbols
Neri eyes legislation to raise SSS funds
Cebu :: Philippines | 11 days ago
Credibility Nov. 22 (PNA) –Social Security System (SSS) president Romulo Neri is eyeing for new legislation that will increase the maximum income ceiling for contributions even if the SSS fund is viable for the next 35 years. ”We have the luxury of time, but it...
Tags: Romulo Neri, Philippines, Cebu, Cebu City, Landfill, Fire, Landfill fire, Disaster Accident, Environment, Neri, Social Issues
Insurers call for national bushfire code
Sydney :: Australia | 11 days ago
Credibility THE insurance industry has called for a review of planning, including hazard reduction burning, in the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires that brought it 10,020 claims, representing a payout of an estimated $1.2 billion. It wants to replace the state-based...
Tags: prescribed burning, hazard reduction, reduction burning, Australia, Sydney, Bushfires in Australia, Bushfire, Fire, Controlled burn, Black Saturday bushfires, Types of insurance, Wildland fire suppression, Wildfires, Disaster Accident, Environment
Being prepared for the blazes
Sydney :: Australia | 11 days ago
Credibility Sometimes in a major fire you might have to find a haven to bunker down.'' Like many who have decided to install a bushfire bunker, Mr Cameron said he made the decision after Black Saturday. A Blue Mountains City Council spokeswoman said they had received...
Tags: Mr Cameron, Australia, Sydney, Bunker, Black Saturday bushfires, David Cameron, Wildfires, Bushfire, Fire, Disaster Accident
Fire threat forces hospital evacuation
Rylstone :: Australia | 11 days ago
Credibility A hospital in central-western New South Wales is being evacuated as crews battle 100 fires burning across the state in hot and windy conditions. As temperatures climb into the 40s and winds strengthen, crews are keeping a close watch on fires burning...
Tags: The Rural Fire Service, Rylstone, 40s degrees, Kandos, New South Wales, NSW RFS, Sydney, Australia, Environment, Kandos New South Wales, Firefighter, Disaster Accident, Firefighting, Bushfires in Australia, Crane, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Wildland fire suppression, Bushfire, Wildfires, Kamilaroi Highway, Fire, Black Saturday bushfires, Blue Mountains, Bilpin New South Wales, Heat wave, Weather, Pulletop bushfire, 2008￢ﾀﾓ09 Australian bushfire season
Break bad habits with Feng Shui
Shanghai :: China | 11 days ago
Credibility The ancient Chinese system of Feng Shui can be applied to many different areas of your life – to help improve relationships, productivity , creativity, and even for the optimal comfort of your pets. So it is not surprising that there are quite a few tips...
Tags: Feng Shui, China, Shanghai, Divination, Vastu Shastra, Fire, Aromatherapy, Hospitality Recreation, Environmental design, Chinese thought, Aesthetics, Human Interest
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