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We spoke to the exhausted flood-response teams in the Hunter Valley. Here's what they need when the next floods strike

People living in the Hunter region of New South Wales know all too well the devastation disasters can bring. After enduring the 2019-2020 horror bushfire season, La Niña settled in for three wet summers and residents experienced back-to-back floods.

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Rural Fire Service volunteers hope restructure will fix uncertain legal authority

Rural Fire Service volunteers hope restructure will fix uncertain legal authority

The association representing Queensland's 28,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers says a major shake up of the state's emergency services should fix the uncertainty around their legal authority.

Major shake-up of Queensland's emergency services sees budgets and frontline workers boosted

Major shake-up of Queensland's emergency services sees budgets and frontline workers boosted

The Queensland government announces a restructure of the state's fire and emergency services, with hundreds of additional staff and a $400 million boost over four years.

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Ashley James Barrett faces Gold Coast court for allegedly obstructing Rural Fire Service volunteer

Lawyers for a man accused of obstructing a Rural Fire Service member, who was trying to put out an illegal burn, say he has no case to answer as volunteers do not hold the same authority as their paid counterparts.

Blaze unintended result of backburning

The Rural Fire Service agrees a report into the Grose Valley fire should clearly state it was the accidental result of backburning.

The race to find those lost in nature

ACT Police, SES, Ambulance Service, Fire and Rescue, and Rural Fire Service all set out to locate a missing person in a fake scenario to test their skills.

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Future unclear for Wollongong SES headquarters after flood report recommends RFS merger

Questions are being raised about the future of the facility's 200 staff and what a "back office" merger between the two agencies would look like.

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Neigh Way Out: Firefighters Hoist Trapped Horse To Safety From Water Tank

Neigh Way Out: Firefighters Hoist Trapped Horse To Safety From Water Tank

The Narellan fire department, police, and the Rural Fire Service were subsequently called in to aid in a major haul-out.

RFS volunteer firebug 'exceptional case'

RFS volunteer firebug 'exceptional case'

A Rural Fire Service volunteer has been spared jail time for lighting 10 fires after the NSW District Court judge found his subjective case was exceptional.

Disaster agencies defend flood response

Disaster agencies defend flood response

The commissioners of Resilience NSW and the SES have used a parliamentary inquiry to push back on criticism of their flood response earlier in the year.

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