Spotlight

We have a few specialist roles, one of which is Ground Observing We also perform gas flare-offs, hazmat response and technical rescue which involves steep and high-angle rescue, confined space rescue and trench rescue.

We run a UT 3.4 – Urban Tanker, 3 thousand litre, 4 wheel drive Isuzu truck and a Landrover Light Tanker that can crew 4 as it tows a Rescue Trailer for Road Crash. We attend structure fires, landscape fires, Road Crash Rescue, HAZMAT, DBA’s and special services. We are trained in RCR, Structure fire (internal and external), Landscape fire, HAZMAT, Breathing Apparatus and a range of other skills.

Manning 3 appliances, FRNSW 472 has a lot of responsibility! Aerial Pumper (AP472), a Mercedes Benz class 2 (P472) and a CAFS Water Tanker (T472) are all stationed at 472, who are classed as a secondary rescue station, along with being trained in using the new HyTrans bulk water system.

We spoke with Roleystone Volunteer Fire Brigade about their interesting history, being both a Bush Fire Brigade and a Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service. They recently had a large multi…

The Country Fire Service (CFS) Hermitage Brigade, situated in the locality of Upper Hermitage, was established in late 1975 by locals and land owners who were threatened by the Para…

We took 5 and spoke with Adam Kamenek, the man behind that great Christmas video where he lights up an entire station’s appliances in time with a banging Christmas tune.…