Beacon Rd 2 and 3   Wednesday 29 August dawned fine and clear for the planned burn along the north-western escarpment of the mountain, the first since 2004. By briefing time at 1000 the fire danger rating was calculated as…

  DERM, the Department of Environment and Resource Management, are planning to carry out a controlled burn around the northern end of Beacon Rd and along the northern edge of the escarpment, to minimise the potential for a future wildfire…

Wongawollan Road fire 2012 Early Sunday morning on 19 August TM1 received a call to Wongawollan Road from a resident concerned about an approaching bushfire. There was serious confusion and some delay with the Firecom system showing only Wongawollan Drive,…

Mid afternoon our Brigade received a request from Group to assist with a strike team, as our 1st officer was literally up a creek in his boat, Roger organised for myself as Crew Leader along with Maria and Donna, Donna…

After an early warning of a possible strike team requirement, and a later turnout from acting B1, Mark, TM52 with Greg, Roger and newly appointed FMS firie, Ron, headed in the general direction of Marburg to help combat any of…