Fire Brigade News

LOCH SPORT FIRE BRIGADE JOINT TRAINING EXERCISE.

Loch Sport on the Gippsland Lakes is a coastal community that is surrounded by National Park at its Eastern border, Coastal Park at its Western border, and the 90 Mile beach to its South, as such Wildfire is a very real threat and with its relative isolation from neighboring brigades as support (being in excess of 60 kilometers from Sale),the Loch Sport Fire Brigade has been keen to foster a close working relationship with the emergency services in its close geographical location.

The brigade recently held a joint training exercise which included members from the Loch Sport D.S.E. Summer Fire Crew, members from Golden Beach Fire Brigade and Region 10 Operations Officer Allan Rankin, Stradbroke Group Officer John Gerand and a visit by the Traralgon C.A.B.A. Support Vehicle.

Those present were given information on G.P.S. (Global Positioning System) units, their use and the need to be able to relate the information provided to our own map books, dry firefighting methods, and issues that related to communication in the National Park.

Speakers included Region 10 Operations Officer Allan Rankin, Stradbroke Group Officer John Gerand, Loch Sport D.S.E. Ranger Henry Farrugia, Traralgon Fire Brigade Lieutenant David Forrester and Loch Sport Fire Brigade Captain Bryan de Graaf.

The day was topped off with a B-B-Q provided by the Loch Sport S.E.S. unit, a terrific example of all emergency services working together.