Feb 27, 2026 | Fire Update, News
SAVEM is activated up to and including Sunday March 1, but today may be SAVEM’s last day on the Deep Creek fireground, due to heavy rain and storms forecast for the weekend. This will cause animals to seek shelter in largely inaccessible places. Trees may become...
Feb 24, 2026 | Fire Update, News
As we begin Week 4 of the SAVEM Deep Creek fire response, we are finding fewer injured animals, but those we do find have the worst injuries. These are animals who have gone into hiding since they were hurt very early in the fire timeline, now coming out seeking water...
Feb 22, 2026 | Fire Update, News
It’s now three weeks since the Deep Creek fire began, two and a half weeks since SAVEM was activated and 15 days SAVEM has spent on fireground. We continue to find injured animals in what have been identified as the hottest and most savage parts of the...
Feb 18, 2026 | Fire Update, News
SAVEM operations at the Deep Creek fireground are ongoing. Staging has shut down & most other emergency services have dispersed. At this point in the response – as expected – we are seeing animals with the most serious injuries beginning to emerge,...
Feb 15, 2026 | Fire Update, News
A longer post today, please read. SAVEM at the Deep Creek bushfire, 15 February, 2026 In common with all other wildlife-centric SAVEM responses, SAVEM work ramps up just as everyone else leaves. The Deep Creek fireground is no exception. Staging shuts down, the...
Feb 14, 2026 | Fire Update, News
Today the whole fireground is open to SAVEM including the Deep Creek National Park. SAVEM access to the Park is facilitated by the Rangers (thankyou) as gates have had to be locked to manage people “coming for a look”. While the public roads are open, the...
