Australian Firefighting
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 agency drill involving the...
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 Wirra fire of 1975....
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. It’s great to see stations going to this level of effort to put something fun together. Check out the video and interview below.
