LPFB-Incidents

Incidents

In 2003, Launching Place Fire Brigade responded to around 70 emergency calls. The calls included structure fires, grass fires, scrub fires, gas leaks, numerous car accidents, car fires, chemical spill, support calls, false alarms (ie. burn-offs and direct alarms), smoke sightings, fallen trees and powerlines, washaways, lightning strikes, chimney fires, and finally non-structure fires (ie. playground equipment). Choose from the titles below to find out more about incidents and emergency response.

Images of Brigade Operations
Brigade Training
Brigade Structure

In the past, the brigade has been called upon to attend emergencies both around and out of Victoria. During 1994, 1997 and 2001 the brigade provided personnel for the CFA's task forces to New South Wales, and we have provided an appliance and crew for Killara Group Strike Team* duties around the state. (*a strike team is a group of five tankers led by a command vehicle)

Colo Heights staging area during the December 1997 New South Wales
fire emergency. Both CFA and NSW fire trucks can be seen. LPFB
sent three firefighters to help crew the trucks sent to NSW.

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