SYDNEY, Australia — Bushfires threatened dozens of rural towns in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures ...

Australian firefighters warned people on Monday to prepare for more bushfires in a "high-risk" summer, after blazes killed one person and incinerated more than 350 buildings in the southeast. Weather ...

Record-high early December temperatures, strong winds and a high fuel load built up over several wet years created the conditions for catastrophic fires last week in parts of New South Wales (NSW) and ...

Gas leak ignites plant in Victoria that produces about 10 percent of Australia’s fuel.

The posts share photos of fires in the US alongside false information about evacuation orders. Emergency services in both countries confirmed no alerts were issued when the posts appeared A post by a ...

The Victorian government has struck a deal to give all Metropolitan Fire Brigade and Country Fire Authority career ...