Christmas Hills Fire Brigade Resources

Brigade Resources

Buildings

The Brigade has two station buildings.

In Christmas Hills on the main Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, opposite One Tree Hill Road (Melway map reference: 266, H11)
In the Bend of Islands at 6 Catani Boulevard (Melway map reference: 24, K1), just near the northern intersection of Catani Boulevard with Henley Road.

Each shed houses a 4 x 4 Tanker. The Catani Boulevard shed houses our radio and meeting rooms.

Tankers

The Brigade has two four-wheel drive tankers.

Christmas Hills Tanker 1 is an Isuzu unit with a 2000 litre water tank.

Christmas Hills Tanker 2 is a Hino unit with a 3000 litre water tank.

The picture to the right shows Christmas Hills Tanker 2 on the day on which it was handed over to the Brigade at the Catani Boulevarde station. The occasion was one of the Saturday coffee mornings.

Other Equipment

The Brigade owns a small trailer (call sign 'Christmas Hills Quickfill') that carries a high capacity pump and the associated hoses and other minor equipment that allow for drafting (getting water from a low level supply such as a dam) and relay pumping (passing on water from one tanker to another).

Each tanker has a Water Sprite float pump, a chain saw and other standard equipment such as knapsack sprays and Macleod tools ('rakehoes').

Both tankers carry breathing apparatus (BA) equipment for use in building and car fires where firefighters are exposed to dangerous fumes.

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