Emergency Services

BRIMBANK: Fire at St Albans

Friday, October 31, 2025

Fire Rescue Victoria responded to several Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a house fire in St Albans.Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from the roof of a single storey brick house, so the response was escalated.Firefighters in breathing apparatus searched the property and confirmed no one was inside.The…

MARIBYRNONG: Blaze at Footscray

Thursday, October 23, 2025

More than 30 FRV firefighters swiftly responded to a house fire in Footscray on Saturday night, October 18.The fire was reported to Triple Zero at 11.49pm and crews arrived at the Ryan St scene within four minutes.Upon arrival, crews found the single storey weatherboard home, which was eight metres by 12 metres, was fully involved…

BRIMBANK: Fire at Sunshine

More than 40 firefigjhters attended after two properties caught alight at Suinshine on Sunday, October 19.The fire was reported at Cornwall Rd at 6.45am and firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes.Upon arrival, crews found the back of a single storey weatherboard property was well alight. All occupants had evacuated the premise and were accounted…

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…