The Hampton Park Fire Brigade offers it's deepest sympathy to the families and loved ones of all those who have lost their lives and paid the ultimate price for the protection of life and property throughout Australia.

Rest In Peace

They were our finest, they gave their all,
All kinds - they went freely, young, old, short and tall.

From all walks of life, simple women and men,
Sworn to do battle, to protect and defend.

Flames the eternal enemy, one and all they bravely fought,
Selfless, giving all, their lives the price, with a devotion that can't be bought.

And so we honour their memory, their commitment and their strength,
Tempered in fire, forged of love, their courage knew no length.

In tribute then, remember them, let not their memory fade,
Give thanks to God for all they've done, and the sacrifice they made.
                                                                                      December 5, 1998*

History Of Horror

Black Thursday, 1851
After five weeks of hot north winds, a series of fires begins on 6 February when the temperature in Melbourne reached 117 Fahrenheit degrees. The fires burn from Mt Gambier, past Geelong to Seymour then east to Dandenong and Diamond Creek where a number of settlements are destroyed.
1919-1920
48,500 hectares of the Grampians burn in the Victoria Valley. The fire begins in November 1919 and is not put out until April 1920.
Black Friday, 1939
In January five fires hit almost every part of Victoria. 71 people die, millions of hectares are damaged or destroyed. A Royal Commission soon after says "it appeared the whole State was alight on Friday, 13 January 1939". Melbourne's temperature that day is 112.5 Fahrenheit. The damage bill is 14 million pounds.
14 January, 1944
58 homes are destroyed, eight are damaged and 600 hectares are burned at Beaumaris.
14-17 January 1962
The first of many battles for the Dandenongs. More than 300 houses and shacks are destroyed and eight people die.
5 March 1965
The southern tablelands of NSW from Goulburn to Winggello are ablaze. One man dies and 150 homes are destroyed.
7 February 1967
More than 62 people are killed, thousands are left homeless and the property bill is put at $30 million as thousands of square kilometers of south-eastern Tasmania are on fore in what is the second worst fire in Australia's history.
8 January 1969
An enormous grass fire along the Geelong to Melbourne Road near Lara claims the lives of 17 holiday makers. Other big fires are out of control north of the Great Divide.
December 1974
Western NSW, from Bourke to Balranald, is on fore with more than 350,000 hectares of bushland destroyed. No lives are lost.
12 February 1977
The historic township of Streatham is burned to the ground in minutes, leaving firve men dead and seven people suffering heart attacks. Eighty-one homes, 200,000 head of stock and the community hall, post office and shops are destroyed.
18 December 1977
The Blue Mountains are again the scene of a disaster when a fire burning on a huge strip of land on the fringe of Sydney claims three lives and burns 79 houses.
15 January 1978
Two people die and 13 are injuredas fire sweeps through East Gippsland, destroying 26 homes, a church hall and threatening the township of Bairnsdale.
22 February 1980
One of South Australia's worst fires. Twenty-five homes and 75 farms are destroyed in the Adelaide Hills. No deaths recorded.
5 November 1980
Five volunteer fireman are burned to death as they lie under their truck at Waterfall, 50 kilometres south of Sydney.
3 February 1981
Fire ravages the West Coast of Tasmania with 40 homes destroyed in the township of Zeehan. The total fire bill is estimated at $5 million.
16 February 1982
The Premier of Tasmania, Mr Holgate, declares a state of emergency as 11 fires throughout the State cause $5.5 million damage.
31 January 1983
A fire starts at Cann River which is to burn for two weeks across 120,000 hectares causing millions of dollars of damage to pine forest and threatening the township of Mallacoota.
Ash Wednesday 1983
One of Australia's worst days of bushfire. Fires burn across Victoria and South Australia. Seventy-six people are killed and 2676 need medical attention. It hit the towns of Mount Macedon, Belgrave Cockatoo, the Dandenongs, Lorne, Anglesea, Trentham, Woodend, Warburton, Powelltown, Aireys Inlet, Mount Gambier and the South Bowen area. Almost 400,000 hectares of grass and bushland is burned. More than 3000 houses and buildings are destroyed and total cost is estimated at $440 million.
January 1985
Bushfires kill three people and destroy houses at Kilmore, Avoca, Lara Talbot and Little River.
NSW fires 1994
In 13 days fire sweeps across NSW, killing 4 people and injuring more than 100. Fire scours more than 800,000 hectares of land and destroys 185 buildings. About 200 livestock demise. Estimated cost is $150 million.
Dandenongs Fire 1997
Three people died and 800 people were evacuated from their homes in the Dandenongs when fire struck in January. The fires swept through 400ha of the Dandenongs in 40 degree heat and gusty northerly winds. Fire authorities said said they were the worst blazes to hit the Dandenongs since Ash Wednesday in 1983, 32 homes in Ferny Creek, including six in Seabreeze Ave, were gutted. Other blazes on the day were at Creswick, near Ballarat, and 450ha at Heathcote.
Linton State Forest Victoria 1998
In the worst tragedy since Ash Wednesday on December 2nd 1998, five firefighters died when their truck was engulfed in a firestorm. The youngest of these being only 17 years old. Over 750 hectares of forest was burnt.

* Special thanks go to a dear friend that wrote this poem especially for this page.

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