Residents can take further safety measures by completing the National Fire Protection Association’s Electrical Safety Checklist. Additional fire prevention and safety information can be found at ...

The first stage of nation-leading product safety standards and an Australia-first information standard for e-micromobility ...

1. Upgrade external vents. Traditional external vents are designed to ventilate rooms and roofs. But they also permit embers ...

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said the boat was completely burnt on arrival, and was still emitting a small amount of flames and smoke. They expect the boat will continue smouldering ...

A house is designed to power as many things as you would like it to, but nowadays residents have so many devices that sometimes can overload circuits. It may sound simple, but Fire Marshall Chris ...

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said ... after suffering burns in a backyard fire incident near Gympie. Photo Bev Lacey / The Chronicle The other man, aged in his 20s, suffered ...

Fire and Rescue superintendent Adam Dewberry said it was not yet clear if the blaze, which started on the ground floor, began as an electrical ... to address safety concerns about their use ...

The BOM says there is a "10 to 15 per cent chance" of a cyclone forming in the Coral Sea. After a long stretch of extreme weather, conditions in flood-ravaged north Queensland have eased, paving ...