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At midnight 15th January 2024, the Brigade was called to a fire on the corner of Thornton and Brash Road. Our sister brigades from Wilyabrup, Yallingup Coastal and Dunsborough assisted in containing and controlling the fire.

Mopping up (blacking out) and monitoring was undertaken over the following few days to ensure no flare-ups given the extreme fire danger rating and total fire ban that were implemented by the DFES authorities.

On 12th/13th January 2024, YRVBFB were part of a combined task force, led by DFES, with other brigades from City of Busselton and Augusta/ Margaret River to assist in a fire on private land on the Collie-Williams road in the Shire of Collie.

When the task force arrived, the fire was still at a ‘Watch and Act’ level. The teams spent two days building containment lines which proved to be a significant challenge due to high gusty winds and high ground temperatures.

Captain Matt Muir who attended on both days praised the work of all the crews from the Lower South West (LSW) considering the testing conditions.

Just a quick glimpse of some of the effort that goes into preparing the team for efficient action on the fireground. Consistency in training is always the key to effective responses and is essential for all personnel. Photographs provided by Training Officer, Mike Gray, from the brigade’s session on 19th December, the day after the Hebrides Close fire.

18th December 2023 all three of the Yallingup Rural appliances attended at Hebrides Close. This occurred in between two extreme fire danger rating days which was of high concern to the managing authorities. Both the Yallingup Rural and Dunsborough Brigades responded swiftly and brought the fire under control. The YRVBFB team assisted with a short, sharp exercise of mopping up and preventing further spread. The Fire Control Officer (FCO) monitored the area for flare-ups for a further seven days.

A very generous donation received in 2022 through our Donate page allowed the initiation of a project for a much-needed redevelopment of the Fire Station headquarters. The exact final dollar cost is an estimate, but based on the work done so far, the fundraising target for the Brigade’s contribution is $120,000. To reach our target, we have constructed a separate, dedicated website for fundraising for the project.
For further details on the overall project, please visit this link, YRVBFB Fire Station Redevelopment.

Yallingup Rural works closely with our good friends in the Bushfire Ready community, who do a marvellous job helping residents and owners prepare their properties for and mitigate the risks associated with bushfires. This impacts the number and severity of incidents to which the Brigade has to respond, thereby speeding up our reaction time for those fires we must attend.

There is a wealth of good advice now available on their new website, which you can access easily by clicking on https://ydbfr.com/