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  • Three rescued from fire

    Three rescued from fire

    Police helped save three people and a dog from a house fire in Werribee on Tuesday. Detectives from the Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit were on…

  • Pacific Epping to honour local emergency services workers

    Pacific Epping to honour local emergency services workers

    Meet and greet local emergency services workers at Pacific Epping’s family fun day this Sunday. The emergency services family day will pay tribute to the…

  • Fire fighters control Somerton tip fire

    Fire fighters control Somerton tip fire

    Firefighters have brought a blaze at an abandoned waste site in Somerton under control, six days after it was sparked by lightning. A spokesman from…

  • More ambulances bypassing Werribee Mercy

    Ambulances have been forced to bypass Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department more often over the past year due to a spike in demand. The recently…

  • Hume CFA in for an upgrade

    Hume CFA in for an upgrade

    It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Hume CFA’s base in Yuroke. State government funding will allow the fire brigade…

  • Emergency service members to donate blood

    Emergency service members to donate blood

    As if they don’t do enough to save lives, Melton’s emergency services workers are now rolling up their sleeves to donate blood. Melton police senior constable…

  • CFA recruit ready to dash to fires

    CFA recruit ready to dash to fires

    New CFA recruit Sam Dash recalls the rigorous assessments he and 29 other graduates had to pass before earning their firefighting stripes. “The first thing…

  • Brigade captain steps down after 18 years

    Brigade captain steps down after 18 years

    Lindsay McHugh hasn’t felt the sand between his toes during summer for 18 years … since the day he popped out to buy a bottle…

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