Special Inquirer and former Victorian Country Fire Service chief, Euan Ferguson, found the majority of warnings issued to Yarloop and Cookernup residents on January 7 were “neither timely nor accurate ...

PROFESSIONAL firefighters have rejected the concept of a dedicated country service, saying it isn’t needed if existing agencies work together better. The report by former Victorian and South ...

Western Australia’s fire authority confirms earlier alerts listed the names of roads that encircled the town rather than explicitly mentioning Yarloop The first emergency alert mentioning Yarloop by ...

In the first week of 2016, 'demon' bushfires ripped through the historic town of Yarloop destroying over 100 properties and melting roads. The small West Australian township, which is located about ...

A Yarloop man who tried to save his elderly neighbour from a bushfire that destroyed the West Australian town says emergency services failed to properly warn residents the fire was headed their way.

AN independent report into the Yarloop bushfire has confirmed claims that residents were not properly warned as the firestorm bore down on the timber town. Special Inquirer and former Victorian ...