Captain’s message Unfortunately, winter is known as the structure fire season with a marked increase in the number of house fires around the state. Everyone needs to ensure their wood fires and chimneys are clean,…
Captain’s message Thankfully, the summer proved to be quite uneventful, with no local fires of significance; however, things have been busy elsewhere and interstate, with members volunteering to go away on various strike teams to…
Captain’s message A few highlights from the year with some details of what the brigade gets up to: 60 call-outs for 2024, which is around the average for us. Over 4100 hours of volunteers’ time…
Captain’s Message Another quiet month for us with just the two incident calls as detailed below. Members have remained busy assisting several landowners with pile burns and training exercises with other brigades. Like everyone, we…
After a relatively quiet winter the brigade has been active with training and assisting the Shoalhaven and other districts with Hazard Reduction Burns. This is a great opportunity for new members and old to refresh…
Captain’s Message Let’s call that the month from hell. Typically, we might attend one structure fire every couple of years and to have three in a month is unheard of. Our thoughts as always go…