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Fire calls so far:
66
This is a list of all the fire calls I've been on. The time is approximate and the short description is short and without identifiable information.
No. | Date | Time | Brief decription of the call
1 | 29.03.2021 | 1700 | MVA, vehicle over an enbankment. Jaws of life, air ambulances, the lot!
2 | 03.04.2021 | 2045 | BBQ gas bottle fire.
3 | 03.04.2021 | 2300 | Drunk man and his bonfire.
4 | 04.04.2021 | 1945 | Smoke issuing from stove.
5 | 06.04.2021 | 1900 | False alarm, hospital.
6 | 11.04.2021 | 1940 | False alarm, but a complex situation. Used rendezvous point.
7 | 12.04.2021 | 1940 | False alarm, incense should be banned lol
8 | 13.04.2021 | 0620 | False alarm, hospital.
9 | 25.04.2021 | 1345 | Underground rubbish fire. Smells as good as it sounds.
10 | 08.05.2021 | 2120 | False alarm, massive bonfire.
11 | 09.07.2021 | 0700 | Flooding due to frozen & burst pipes.
12 | 10.07.2021 | 2355 | Defective heater & flue, resident suspected fire in chimney.
13 | 13.07.2021 | 0340 | False alarm, resident thought they saw & smelled smoke.
14 | 20.07.2021 | 1215 | Call out to an MVA on Leanganook, first Code 3 driving the FCV.
15 | 25.07.2021 | 2310 | False alarm, hospital.
16 | 31.07.2021 | 1145 | House fully involved on arrival, no injuries though house lost.
17 | 08.08.2021 | 1725 | MVA, fella really did himself a mischief.
18 | 18.08.2021 | 1715 | Oven fire, little old lady shaken but unharmed. No damage.
19 | 30.08.2021 | 1615 | Cat in tree. No, I'm not joking.
20 | 02.09.2021 | 2335 | False alarm, large bonfire on a windy night.
21 | 13.09.2021 | 1750 | A burn-off, somehow, engulfed two cars.
22 | 20.09.2021 | 0115 | False alarm, neighbour heard smoke alarms.
23 | 20.09.2021 | 2150 | Possible gas leak, no leak detected though there was a signal 8-3.
24 | 02.10.2021 | 0105 | False alarm, aged care.
25 | 08.10.2021 | 1400 | False alarm, attended fire.
26 | 22.10.2021 | 1340 | Trees on fire, "weed wand" mishap. Poor shrubbery!
27 | 02.11.2021 | 2300 | Someone set a few recycling bins on fire.
28 | 05.11.2021 | 1135 | Smouldering fire in the dust extractor at the prison.
29 | 06.11.2021 | 1920 | Oily rags spontaneously combusted in a new build.
30 | 09.11.2021 | 1210 | Running grass fire from unmonitored burn-off.
31 | 19.11.2021 | 0135 | Fire in a skip at a building site. Gave my first wordback.
32 | 24.11.2021 | 1605 | MVA in Harcourt, stop pu ton when I was around the corner.
33 | 01.12.2021 | 0215 | Baco, smoke sucked back in through the AC setting off alarms.
34 | 18.12.2021 | 1340 | Transformer at the baco went boom - nothing else went boom :)
35 | 30.12.2021 | 1645 | LPG bottle gassing off on a very hot day, cancelled on the way.
36 | 10.01.2022 | 2250 | Suspected gas leak near houses, investigated, couldn't find it.
37 | 27.01.2022 | 1400 | Detector at the old hospital - possibly cigarette smoke inside?
38 | 28.01.2022 | 1600 | In station only
39 | 28.01.2022 | 1635 | Flooding across the region, doing traffic at the flooded rail bridge.
40 | 24.02.2022 | 1435 | In station only, making up trucks following large running grass fire.
41 | 25.02.2022 | 0700 | Mop up crew for yesterday's grass fire, released to drive back trailer.
42 | 25.02.2022 | 1255 | Gusts relit same fire, on trailer pump mostly, 30 tankers & 3 helicopters.
43 | 01.03.2022 | 1150 | Child locked in car, discovered the electronics in car were defective.
44 | 01.03.2022 | 1450 | Investigated gas leak, it was an unsealed sewage cover.
45 | 02.03.2022 | 1005 | Unwell man with a gerry can and a lighter. Threats only, but arrested.
46 | 03.03.2022 | 2025 | In station only
47 | 16.03.2022 | 0840 | In station only.
48 | 16.03.2022 | 1010 | Alarm at new aged care facility, first of many we think!
49 | 20.03.2022 | 1145 | Reports of smoke, was probably the steam train.
50 | 13.04.2022 | 2055 | Burnoff without notification with another more suspicious burnoff nearby
51 | 20.04.2022 | 2045 | Chimney fire, some wasps had taken up residence in the chimney.
52 | 28.04.2022 | 1050 | Assist AV with a lift they didn't need assistance with!
53 | 30.04.2022 | 0305 | Fire in appliances on back porch, damage limited to porch and 1 wall.
54 | 11.05.2022 | 1920 | Someone called in the flames they saw in the training prop AT THE STATION.
55 | 21.05.2022 | 1150 | Burnoff without notification.
56 | 01.06.2022 | 2305 | In station only.
57 | 13.06.2022 | 1400 | Smoke detector malfunction in a rental.
58 | 19.06.2022 | 1020 | Heat detector false alarm at the old carpet mill.
59 | 19.06.2022 | 1200 | Same detector malfunction. More thorough check, but malfunction.
60 | 23.06.2022 | 1800 | Break-out attempt through a fire door at the new aged care facility! ;)
61 | 20.07.2022 | 1800 | Burnoff without notification.
62 | 23.07.2022 | 2235 | Gas stovetop on with no flame for some hours, occupant anxious about risk.
63 | 11.08.2022 | 1040 | Washaway following MVA in the middle of town.
64 | 16.08.2022 | 1240 | 3 car MVA by the rail bridge. No serious injury, but 2 write-offs.
65 | 17.08.2022 | 1830 | Fire in old sheds at the oval, sqatter accidentally set fire to mattress.
66 | 12.09.2022 | 1500 | False alarm, supermarket.