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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.