Emergency Services

MONASH: 30 firefighters at Glen Waverley blaze

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Some 30 Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters responded to a house fire in Glen Waverley in the early hours of Saturday (oct. 18).Callers to Triple Zero (000) reported the fire at 4.54am and crews arrived at the Lincoln Avenue scene within six minutes.Upon arrival, crews found a single storey weatherboard house was fully involved in fire.Firefighters…

MONASH: Arson charges over $4m local fires

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Monash Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 31-year-old man after two community sporting facilities were allegedly set alight causing more than $4 million worth of damage earlier this year.Police will allege two council facilities that housed local soccer, AFL and cricket clubs were burnt down.The first incident occurred at Capital Reserve in Glen Waverley…

MERRI-BEL: Factory blaze in North Coburg

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Acheson Place, Coburg North, at 5:56am on Sunday morning, October 12, following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting thick black smoke coming from a factory.Firefighters arrived to find a two-storey, 10×30 metre brick factory with a front office, fully involved in fire.A 38-year-old man, who was opening…

BOROONDARA: House blaze at Ashburton

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Highgate Gr, Ashburton at 10.55am on Sunday (Oct. 12) following a call to Triple Zero (000) reporting a house fire.Firefighters arrived on scene in six minutes to find a fire involving a two-storey brick veneer home with the seat of the fire located on the second-floor front…

KINGSTON: Mordialloc fire ‘suspicious’

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to an incident on Boundary Rd, Mordialloc at 3.25am Tuesday (Oct. 14) following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a building fire.Firefighters arrived on scene to find a 50m x 20m single storey tilt slab building involved in fire and issued an escalated response.Crews established firefighting lines to combat the blaze,…

WHITEHORSE: Fire at Box Hill North

Friday, October 10, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a house fire in Box Hill North on Thursday morning (Oct. 9) following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000).Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find a fire on the rear deck of the house that had extended into the roof of a single-storey weatherboard home.Firefighters wore breathing apparatus…

MELTON: Blaze at Burnside

Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 11am on Thursday (Oct. 8) to an incident after callers to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire in Sullivan Terrace, Burnside.Crews arrived on scene within seven minutes to find a two-storey brick veneer structure fully alight on the top level and through the roof, so the response was escalated.Crews…

BRIMBANK: Fire at St Albans

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a Triple Zero (000) call at 4.01pm Tuesday (Oct. 7) for a house fire in Walmer Avenue, St Albans, for a single storey brick weatherboard home measuring approximately 15m x 15m.FRV crews arrived on scene in seven minutes and escalated the response as the fire had fully engulfed the house…

MOONEE VALLEY: Fire at Aberfeldie

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded at 3.09am Tuesday (Oct. 7) to an incident on Vida St at Aberfeldie after a caller to Triple Zero (000) reported a house fire.Firefighters arrived on scene within six minutes to find a two-storey weatherboard house, 15m x 30m, fully involved with fire.The response was escalated to a third alarm with…

BRIMBANK: Fire at North Sunshine

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria crews responded to a house fire at Ferndale Rd in Sunshine North on Friday afternoon (Oct. 3).Firefighters arrived within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of a single storey brick home.Three occupants were able to evacuate safely and confirm all persons were accounted for.Firefighters in breathing apparatus…