Emergency Services

WHITEHORSE: House fire at Box Hill North

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several calls of a house fire in Box Hill North on Thursday morning (May 8).FRV crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of a single storey weatherboard home, so the response was escalated.Firefighters wore breathing apparatus to attack the blaze and…

MARIBYRNONG: House fire at Seddon

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to multiple reports of a house fire in Hotham St, Seddon, at 2.46am on Thursday (May 8).FRV crews arrived on scene in six minutes to find the single storey weatherboard home was already heavily involved by fire.Additional firefighting appliances were dispatched with the fire spreading into nearby trees and fences, threatening…

MONASH: Clubhouse fire at Mount Waverley

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several calls of a clubhouse fire in Mount Waverley on Saturday morning (may 3).Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of the clubhouse, so the response was escalated.FRV crews wore breathing apparatus to attack the fire.The scene was deemed ‘Under Control’…

QUEENSCLIFFE: Helicopter crashesd at Point Lonsdale

Friday, May 2, 2025

Emergency services responded to a helicopter crash at Point Lonsdale on Friday morning (May 2).It is believed the chopper was seen crashing into water off Point Lonsdale Beach, between Collendina and Point Lonsdale, just after 10am.There were three people onboard the aircraft.All three people managed to make it to shore and were located by passersby…

MERRI-BEK: Specialist crews on scene at Coburg

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a reported chemical leak in Pentridge Boulevard, Coburg on Monday afternoon (Apr. 28). Firefighters arrived on scene within five minutes to find an open container of chlorine in a maintenance room. FRV crews wore breathing apparatus to evacuate and isolate the immediate area of the building and conduct air monitoring…

BRIMBANK: Police probe suspicious fire

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances following a suspicious house fire in Deer Park on Sunday morning (Apr. 27). Emergency services were called to the unoccupied home on Carroll St about 7am. An arson chemist was expected to attend the scene. Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find smoke and…

WANGARATTA: Electric couch causes fire

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

An electric couch is believed to have sparked a blaze which partially destroyed a Wangaratta home on Easter Monday (Apr. 21). Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters were called to the address in Leishman St at 5:45am following calls to Triple Zero (000) reporting a house fire. Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find a…

WHITEHORSE: Blaze at Burwood animal hospital

There was a fire at an animal hospital in Burwood on Tuesday evening (Apr. 22). Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters were called to the premises in Blackburn Rd shortly before 7pm after multiple Triple Zero (000) calls alerting them to smoke billowing from the building. Crews arrived on scene within six minutes to find flames issuing…

YARRA RANGES: Police probe Warburton fire

Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance following a fire in Warburton. Emergency services were called to the initial blaze along the Warburton Rail Trail at the base of Mount Little Joe about 6.20pm on April 13. It is understood the fire, which is being treated as suspicious, started on the…

MONASH: Police probe fire at Mt Waverley

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria crews have spent the early morning hours of M<onday (Apr. 21) battling a fire at an abandoned building in Mt Waverley. Firefighters were called to the weatherboard home in Lawrence Rd just after midnight following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls. They arrived on scene within six minutes. Crews worked quickly to gain…