Crib Point Fire Brigade

Did you know that Crib Point is home to the Balnarring Pony Club, whose grounds are at the Woolleys Road Equestrian Reserve?

This weekend Balnarring Pony club will be running a huge 3 day event with over 150 riders attending. There will be more traffic in the local area, so please stay safe on the roads.

With such a big event happening in our own backyard. We thought it would be a great opportunity, to advertise our CFA animal related resources, for all the people out there with horses and pets.

The resources are available via the links or you can find them on the CFA Website.

Picture:
Brigade Community Safety Coordinator Karen, with of her families horses Diamanda.

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/how-to-prepare-your-property/farms/horses-and-bushfires

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/before-and-during-a-fire/pets-and-bushfires

Last Thursday Crib Point & Bittern Fire brigades were paged to investigate and extinguish an unattended fire, burning in the bushland along the railway corridor.

This area could not be accessed by the brigades tanker, due to the railway line and terrain. Firefighters initially had to walk across the railway line and extinguish the fire with a portable extinguisher.

The brigades Ultralite vehicle was eventually able to access the area, by going all the way back around, along the West side of the rail corridor and into the bushland to apply water and overhaul.

Unattended fires in this type of dense bushland, are difficult to access and put the whole community at risk of a bushfire occuring.

Many Crib Point residents have experienced the trauma of a bushfire in our town. This type of behaviour causes alot of anxiety amongst some of the residents, who have personal lived experience of the last bushfire in Crib Point.

We are still in the Fire Danger Period and this means fire restrictions apply. Hastings Police attended and are investigating the incident.

https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-bans-ratings-and-restrictions/can-i-or-cant-i