Emergency Services

Detectives from Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit are appealing for information as part of their investigation into a suspicious grassfire in St Albans last Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 3).Emergency Services were called to a grassfire between Denton Avenue and the Western Ring Road about 12.30pm.The grassfire quickly spread toward homes in the area.Efforts by Fire and Rescue

A woman has died following a fire at residence in Forest Hill.Emergency services were called to a property in Weigela Court about 7.40pm last Wednesday (Nov. 13) after reports of a fire.The fire was extinguished and the woman was removed from the property and given CPR but could not be revived.At this stage the fire

Police are investigating criminal damage resulting in the evacuation of two CBD railway stations last Thursday night (Oct. 10).It is believed that two unknown offenders gained access to a stairwell connecting platforms at Melbourne Central station and damaged a fire sprinkler about 10.40pm. The offenders fled the scene.The damage to the sprinkler caused extensive flooding

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a factory fire in Thomsons Rd at Keilor Park shortly before 1am on Monday, September 30.FRV crews arrived to find a 10 x 15 metre tilt slab factory in an industrial business park fully ablaze, and immediately called for additional resources.Firefighters entered the burning building with hoselines, and, assisted by

Fire Rescue Commissioner Gavin Freeman has praised all emergency services personnel involved in a complex rescue in Warrnambool on Tuesday last week (Sep. 24)Thanks to a joint effort by FRV, Ambulance Victoria, Victoria Police and SES crews, a man was rescued after falling down a 30-metre sand dune cliff at Levy’s Point Coastal Reserve.The man

Police are investigating following a fatal house fire in Emerald last Thursday morning (Sep. 26).Emergency services were called to a residential property on Kilvington Drive about 2.40am after reports of a fire. A woman died at the scene.Another man and woman who were inside the property at the time were able to evacuate and were

Police are investigating a fatal collision in Chocolyn on Saturday night (Sep. 21).Emergency services were called to a head on collision where one vehicle caught fire on Camperdown-Lismore Rd, about 9.30pm.The driver and only occupant in one of the vehicles, a 35-year-old man from Glenfyne died at the scene.The male driver, female front seat passenger

Yea Fire Brigade was called to attend a building fire at High St, Yea early on Friday morning, reports UGFM. “The fire was brought under control by fire fighters and cordoned off by Police. CFA Fire investigators and Yea Police later attended the scene this morning and once Murrindindi Shire have inspected the site for

Detectives from Taskforce Lunar are investigating following a suspicious fire in Altona on Thursday morning, January 11. The incident occurred at a tobacco store on Pier St just before 4am. It’s believed offenders smashed the front window before throwing jerry cans into the premises and setting it alight. The store sustained minor damage. Police believe

Officers from the Water Police have found a missing jet-ski rider safe and well after he failed to return to shore and was missing on Thursday, January 11. Police have been told a 48-year-old Clarinda man launched the jet-ski from Patterson River about 6pm before calling a relative when he experienced engine trouble just after