July 13, 2015: A historic Queenslander-style home has been destroyed in a fierce blaze at Clayfield, in Brisbane’s north.
Read More »Must See Video: This is Humanity at its Best. A dying child, a distraught father and a tattooed stranger
Rowan O'Neill was shopping in Perth, Australia, when a panicked mother brought her unconscious 2-year-old to the checkout counter and begged for help. O'Neil fought to bring the baby back to life.
Read More »Video: Queensland House Fire. Do You Think This Engine Lost Any Paint During This Fire?
While there isn't anything exceptional about this fire or the video of the fire. It did make me think of apparatus placement. I am guessing that the fire wasn't too big when they got there. By the looks of it in the video, that engine probably lost a little paint due to the heat.
Read More »Ready Steady Cook Chef Matt Golinski Loses Family in House Fire
Australian Chef Matt Golinski was burned and his wife and three daughters perished in a fire at their home in Australia's Sunshine Coast. Golinski is a chef on the Australian cooking show Ready Steady Cook.
Read More »Early Video: Regentville, Australia Fire Department Shows up Way Too Late on this One
The Regentville, Australia Rural Fire Brigade shows up way to late on this fire.
Read More »5+ hour call…ever had one of those?
Paramedics are still on a call to rescue two tourist/hikers down in Australia. The medics have been at it for over 5 hours now. They have reached the tourists by helicopter but couldn’t rescue them due to the wind. They ...
Read More »New Mega-Fire Category for Bushfires in Victoria, Australia
In the wake of Black Saturday, the Brumby led Government will be unveiling a new “Mega-Fire” warning for bushfires. The new category will be very similar to the cyclone warning system for major storms. The “Mega-Fire” warning will only be ...
Read More »Man bursts into flames after Taser shock
You have got to be kidding me! Actually no, this is for real. This story occurred in Australia. The report is from CNN.com. Police had received a report that the man and some others were sniffing glue, Munnee said. At ...
Read More »Luxury Boats Burn in Sydney
Six luxury boats have been destroyed by fire at a Sydney marina. The boats have burned in a domino effect after one boat caught fire while being worked on. During a scramble to move the boats on fire to open ...
Read More »Around the World Fire Report
Good Monday Morning everyone. Today I bring you an Around the World Fire Report. This is not a normal column by The Fire Critic, but you will see it time to time. California – Calif. fire burns 2,000 acres, forces ...
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