A bushfire that forced residents to evacuate and destroyed a shed in Kenwick is being investigated as a possible act of arson.
Caleb Runciman
About 100 firefighters have been battling bushfires for more than five hours, with the operation expected to go through the night and into tomorrow.
Hannah Cross, Claire Sadler, Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen
A fire in West River and Fitzgerald has been downgraded after residents were earlier urged to leave their homes.
Jacki Elezovich and Melissa Sheil
Police have charged two 11-year-old kids over a Geraldton bushfire which destroyed a home and left a trail of destruction last week.
The destruction left behind by the Geraldton bushfire is confronting, but so too are the stories of courage, endurance and community that emerged as the flames closed in on homes across the city.
Josephine Hingst
The extent of damage left behind by the Geraldton bushfire is becoming clear, with investigators confirming the blaze first ignited in Spalding on Friday before tearing through suburbs on Sunday and Monday.
As the smoke finally lifts over Geraldton’s northern suburbs, the scale of destruction left behind by the fast moving weekend bushfire has become starkly visible.
A man in his 60s has died while fighting an out-of-control bushfire in West River, about 400km south-east of Perth.
Jessica Evensen
Residents in parts of West River have been urged to stay alert as a bushfire burns in the area, with authorities warning there is still a possible threat to lives and homes.
Caitlin Vinci
A home has been destroyed but firefighters have saved an aged care facility and a primary school directly in the firing line of a ferocious bushfire believed to have been deliberately lit near Geraldton.
Jessica Evensen, Kate Campbell and Josephine Hingst
While one bushfire emergency has been downgraded, another has emerged, with residents in parts of Bluff Point, Spalding and Sunset Beach warned to leave now.
Kate Campbell
Firefighters have been put to the test with the first major bushfires of the season, with several blazes erupting across the State, destroying property and forcing residents to evacuate.
Tahnee Graham and Charlton Hart
‘There has been a number of bushfires already this year, and there has been some arrests over those in the last month’.
A blaze in Marradong, south of Boddington that sparked a bushfire advice alert on Thursday is now contained but not controlled
Jacki Elezovich
The Bushfire in Perth’s north has been downgraded to to a watch and act level.
An arsenal of specialist firefighting aircraft has been deployed into WA’s most at-risk communities ahead of what is expected to be a long, dry and difficult bushfire season.
Charlton Hart
West Australians have been warned of an increased risk of fire this summer, with several regions facing heightened threats due to a combination of dry conditions and high fuel loads.
The blaze is controlled but not contained, with firefighters still patrolling the scene and mopping up.
As summer draws closer and there is an increased threat of bushfires, Albany’s firefighting boss wants to make sure the Great Southern is well prepared for the inevitable reality of facing a dangerous blaze.
Nearly a year on from a devastating bushfire that razed 11,000ha of farmland and destroyed three homes, Roe MLA Peter Rundle has lashed the State Government for failing to publicise reports regarding its cause.
Hannah Whitehead
Residents in part of Perth’s south west have been urged to stay alert, after a bushfire started just before 2pm.
Claire Sadler
A bushfire that was burning next to the Kwinana Freeway has now been extinguished, but there is still traffic chaos in the area.
Natalie Richards
Firefighters are continuing to monitor a bushfire near Casuarina Prison in Perth’s south.
There is a possible threat to lives and properties in parts of Kinross as burning embers from a bushfire are likely to be blown around homes.
