The Glenrowan Rural Fire Brigade or as it was then known , Glenrowan and Eleven Mile creek Bush Fire Brigade was formed to the best of our knowledge around early 1930's . The first Captain was. Unfortunately official records only date back to 1945 . We will update this page as further information comes to hand .

13th October 1945 --------------------------- It is obvious that the Glenrowan & Eleven Mile Creek Bush Fire Brigade had been formed for some time now. A note from the secretary R.W.Pearce on the above date asks for the records to be altered to call the brigade " Glenrowan Rural Fire Brigade . The official reply came on 15/10/45 .

October 1946 ------------------- Purchase of 120 gallon tank , low down pump , hose and fittings .

November 1946 ---------------------- Purchase of 40 feet of half inch rubber delivery hose (equivilent to todays garden hose)

May 1947 -------------- Purchase of one inch centrifugal pump . Repairs to Fire Brigade Truck .

December 1947 ---------------------- V8 - Ford Blitz came into service .

December 1948 ---------------------- Quench Quick power unit purchased (- presumably a pump-)

January 1949 ------------------- Ford truck registered - No. JC 492

November 1955 ---------------------- W.Richardson general carrier to Wangaratta was contracted to transport a rural building to Glenrowan from A.J.Anderson Depot Darebin Rd. Northcote . It was to be collected on 23/11/55 at 10.30 am .

December 1995 ---------------------- Authorisation from R.O. J.Brock for Glenrowan Rural Fire Brigade to purchase materials not exceeding the value of forty pounds to erect the building at Glenrowan .

February 1957 -------------------- Mention of Austin truck needing a new battery .

May 1964 -------------- A Anderson of Langtree Ave. Wangaratta was contracted to install electrical installations to the Glenrowan Fire Shed .

October 1966 ------------------- Nine and a half cubic yards of concrete was ordered from Glenmix Pty. Ltd. to construct the floor of the Glenrowan fire shed.

September 1969 ----------------------- Austin truck at this time was Reg.No. HOV 315 and appears to be a series 2 Austin .

Sometime 1970's ------------------------ The Austin truck was replaced by an International D1410 (4x4)

January 1972 ------------------- Purchase of 60 feet of 1" delivery hose .

October 1974 ------------------- A letter requesting the installation of an F.R.S. type 2 at Glenrowan was sent to The Manager , Country Region , Royal Mail House , 255 Burke St. Melbourne .

16th December 1981 ----------------------------- Official hand-over of new Acco 3.4 tanker at Glenrowan Primary school.

Sometime 1986 ---------------------- Region 23 Rural Fire Brigade Championships were held at the Glenrowan Recreation Reserve .

May 1987 -------------- Official hand-over of the Hino 3.4D tanker .

October 1981 ------------------- Contact for erection of a Type 1B Fire Station at Glenrowan was awarded to Yackandandah Engineering at a cost of nearly $ 60,000 .

More info to come ..............