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Members’ page Content pre-2024

This material is from earlier than 1st January 2024.

FIRE KNOWLEDGE QUIZZES
(AND ANSWERS!)

Do you know (remember) all you should about acronyms, filling a truck, nature and characteristics of fires, duties and responsibilities of drivers and crew leaders, radio protocols, and MORE? You can download the quizzes (AND ANSWERS!) from Training Officer Mike Gray and his predecessor, Pete Seton-Stewart, by clicking on:

MOST RECENT

or

QUIZZES JUNE 2021 – DECEMBER 2021

or, for quizzes pre-June 2021, click on:

FIRE QUIZ 1 ; FIRE QUIZ 2 ; FIRE QUIZ 3

TRAINING REPORTS

Glenmore Winery Asset Protection

Radio Training

Click on any of the items below to download content.

OTHER

LEARNING ABOUT BART

HOW TO LOG ON TO eACADEMY

SOCIAL/INFORMAL

Yallingup Rural Christmas Party 10th December 2022

John and Barb Stevens generously made their beautiful home available for the Brigade members to get together with fellow fireys and their long-suffering and supportive partners to celebrate the festive season. Organised by maestro Mitch (supported by Jen, of course), everything went well ….. for most of us 😊😊😊.
Below is a shot of Lieutenant Andy Jones grinning in unsuspecting anticipation as Captain Matty led everyone into the not-too-prestigious DIPSTICK award. He was wondering who would be this year’s winner.

No longer wondering…. Andy, a clear winner, proudly displaying the Dipstick Award 2022.

CONGRATULATIONS, Andy! 😊

[accreditation: photos courtesy J and B Stevens Galleries]

1st November 2022: THESE are the best-looking fireys we’ve got (sorry!)

Captain Matty had to advise that the planned professional photoshoot for an update of our website (and maybe training room?) had to be postponed till next year.
Ok, it’s not exactly for a Calendar of bare-chests, oiled pecs and six-packs but this is what we had to work with ………

Anyway, you have to make do with what you’ve got but don’t worry, there is time to fix things. The lads are up for a regime of austerity and daily work-outs starting now!😊

Only kidding, guys. You are a great bunch of guys and damn fine-looking too! 😊
So much so, that this same photo now also graces our public home page. The lead photo on that page is selected randomly from a few others but each time you visit the page you get a different one appearing. If you are lucky, or visit ‘home’ often enough, this one comes up.

5th July 2022: Welcome Mia and Lawrence

It was cold on Tuesday evening for training but the heat from the controlled burn of hundreds of grass trees at Robert Donald Heights warmed things up. The Brigade members were also happy to extend a warm welcome to two newbies, Mia Krasenstein and Lawrence Fletcher. Lawrence is a retired chemical engineer and Mia is enthusastically building her career as an environmental consultant.

Our intrepid photographer caught a few snaps – see below:
Left – Mia incognito in all her PPE getting tutelage from 1st Loot Mitch
Centre – Mia facing the flames with branch in hand.
Right – Lawrence and Mia taking a break from post-training refreshments.

29th December 2021: Tilly Road Fire – behind the scenes
(THANK GOODNESS! 😊)

Our editorial team doesn’t always receive daring action shots supplied by intrepid photographers like Ross Miller, Dick Visser and Duncan Gardner (see public “News/Events” for Calgardup and Tilly Road fires). However, our regular contributors from M.M. Studios were there at the Tilly Road fire and, after undoubtedly courageous and brilliant work on the fireground, they were able to supply these shots below.
We didn’t have explanatory notes on them but there was certainly action so we have arranged them in a sequence that seemed to us to be self-evident.

Well done and thanks, Matty and Mitch. 😊

22nd December 2021: Training night – lesson to be learned
Todd and Bob show how it is (nearly!) done 😊

Images kindly supplied by D. G. Studios

(foreground)
Todd and Bob are in step and in perfect sync: Todd on the branch (fully open)
GREAT STYLE – A GREAT START!
…. BUT….
OOPS! GOT QUITE A KICK ON FULL POWER! 😊😊😊

22nd November 2021: No Grand Prizes
– but there are some smileys here! 😊

Images kindly supplied by M.M. Studios

L-R: 1st Lieut Directive; Their best sides?; Stevo, Mitch, Matt and Alan

AND THE SMORTHWAITE GALLERY PRESENTS:

L-R: Kevin Natural; Kevin Reflecting; Kevin the Manificent

3rd March 2021: Caption Competition
GRAND PRIZE TO BE WON!

Innovative captions are invited for the picture below of the irrepressible John Stevens communing with a tree on the fireground at Gidgegannup.
There is no limit to the number of entries any one person can make. Enter your first thoughts NOW and if you get a better idea later, send in another.
A WONDERFUL prize will be awarded to the winner. 😊

All entries by email please to the webadministrator  or by sms to 0422905403.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES Monday 15th March 2021

February 2021: Mitch in ACTION in Gidgegannup

Not seen in a while – our First Lieutenant on the end of a hose but here it is – First Loot, Ian Mitchell in WORK MODE in Gidgegannup!

Jus’ jokin’, Mitch. We all know how much you put in. Good onya for getting up there.

Well done too, the other travellers from Yallingup Rural, John Stevens, Mike Gray and Alan Yardley.
Good to have everyone safely back home.

January 19th 2021: Training- tough but satisfying

The team relax up on the hill overlooking Injidup Beach after a gruelling session on rake hoes organised by “train-’em-tough” Captain Matt Muir.

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Brash Road Fire

On 16th October, a fire started on a Thornton Road property. The hot, dry and windy conditions fanned the flames into a fierce bushfire. A rapid response was essential.

All available appliances from Yallingup Rural VBFB were engaged along with many from our neighbouring brigades, bringing up to fifteen the total number of appliances battling the blaze. DFES were represented along with approximately 60 volunteers on the fireground, some reporting for duty several days in a row.
The Parks and Wildlife spotter plane was also deployed as the fireground extended over 50 acres.

An “emergency warning” was issued by DFES until the teams on the fireground could confirm the danger level could be reduced to “watch and act”.

Frontline firefighting continued for seven days before the operation could be moved into a ‘blacking out’ phase. Thorough and knowledgeable blacking out was a vital part of the process, as the re-ignition risk was high. This has continued for three weeks, with volunteers in attendance every day.

At the time of this posting, that work is now considered complete, but daily monitoring is still being carried out.

The Brigade FCOs, Mark Fisher and Matty Muir, jointly extended their appreciation of the commitment shown by the many brigade members involved in bringing this incident under control.

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Kimberley Mitigation Deployment

It may not be fully known that the various fire brigades around the country all pitch in when a call to arms is sent out. During June, in what is mainly an off-season period for us here in the southwest, Yallingup Rural BFB contributed the services of long-serving member Alan Yardley to fire mitigation work in the Kimberley.

Yallingup Rural was one of several brigades involved, including Margaret River, Bunbury, Witchcliffe, Wallcliffe, Balingup, and Gelorup. Alan is one of our most experienced fireys and was allocated to various duties, including driving one of the two heavy tankers that were deployed in the week-long exercise. All the team shared and rotated the roles of driving, crew leading and lighting up.

Below, clockwise from top left: Fitzroy Crossing SES buildings; 5 ha burn area at Derby; Fuel reduction; Heavy and light Tankers at Derby Foreshore burn; Wildlife in the air; Hot work.

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Getting to the Right Place in Time

One of the most important contributions a local Fire Brigade can make is the speed of response. When a fire starts, one of the main factors preventing it from becoming what could be an uncontrollable and damaging inferno is being able to get to the source and contain it quickly.

Nowhere is that more important than in the bush, where navigation can be challenging.
Thanks to the tenacity of brigade member Alan Yardley in obtaining the valued support of Dunsborough Lions Club and Western Power, Yalling Rural has taken delivery of five new Samsung GPS tablets and mounts to replace the existing devices in our trucks. When mounted in our trucks, the new units embody essential improvements to hardware, software, and ease of operation.

A huge vote of appreciation is due to Dunsborough Lions Club and Western Power.

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Sheoak Fire / Peccavi Winery Fire

On the afternoon of Tuesday 28th March , the Brigade were called out to two separate fires on Sheoak Dve and Wildwood Rd. 

Both fires took reasonable time to control due to the dry vegetation. Most firefighters working late into the night and ” mopping up” the next morning. 

Captain / FCO ,Matt Muir, said that ” due to no significant rain fall in the area the bush vegetation is still very dry allowing the fires to escape and run away quickly. Residents need to be cautious when conducting hot work activities over this period of time”  

Peccavi Estate, Wildwood Road

Sheoak Drive

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Wyadup Road Fire

On Tuesday 14th Feb the brigade was called out to a fire on Wyadup Rd just before lunch time. The fire started on the verge of the road and was attended by Yallingup Rural with support from Yallingup Coastal BFB. 

Brigade Captain Matt Muir said ” Even though the fire was contained and controlled quickly, the very busy , Wyadup Rd had to be closed for an hour and a half to the general public to ensure the safety of the fire crews working on the road.  I cant praise the fire crews enough with their timely response considering we also had traffic hazards with road works being conducted on Caves Rd.”