District 15 News

Bacchus Marsh, approximately 50km West of Melbourne, is now home to one of four fully volunteer brigades who have recently taken delivery of the new Scania Heavy Pumper.

CEO Mick Bourke has shared an update about a new above ground water tank installed at Fiskville last week, further enhancing access to town water for hot fire training.

Just home from an awesome weekend of training.

A home has been extensively damaged and a person suffered smoke inhalation following a housefire at Ballarat East around 3.30pm Monday 24 September.

Locations and times for District 15 Bag Radio Training and Allocation.Note: There are 2 catch up sessions for all Groups. Both of these are at District H.Q.

CFA Chief Officer Euan Ferguson was the keynote speaker at the opening of the second annual Operational Training and Volunteerism Team Conference in Creswick that opened yesterday and continues today.

Chief Officer Euan Ferguson officially opened the new Bacchus Marsh group headquarters and local command centre at the Moorabool Community Civic Centre at Hallett’s Way, Darley, on 25 August.

Fire investigators will attend the scene of a fire at a unit in Strathdale, Bendigo, this morning.

Last night’s online Q&A with Chief Officer Euan Ferguson and Executive Manager Community Capability Terry Hayes saw a variety of questions and comments about Integrated Fire Management Planning answered and shared.

The Bacchus Marsh group of fire brigades has shifted its group HQ to a new site in the Moorabool Shire Civic and Community Hub offices at Darley.