FIREFIGHTERS responding to emergencies across Newcastle are being forced to rely on ageing and unpredictable vehicles, the union claims.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is putting the new, 600 km Volvo FM Electric semi truck through its paces fighting ...

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government ...

Australia Post has confirmed it had mail and packages on board a truck razed by fire in the days before Christmas. The items were due to be delivered in at least five towns across WA's Midwest ...

has a new nationally standardised Australian Fire Danger Rating System, and the Australian Warning System to help communities and first respondents understand risks, prepare, and react to ...