Glen Forrest Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade in Glen Forrest, Western Australia, Australia | Fire station

Glen Forrest Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade

Locality: Glen Forrest, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 9298 8936

Address: 55 Hardey Road 6071 Glen Forrest, WA, Australia

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24.01.2022 Station Tours, Sausage Sizzles, Raffles, Historic Fire Engines, Current Fire appliances, and rides on the worlds smallest fire truck. There is something for everyone at the Glen Forrest Volunteer Bushfire Brigades 70th anniversary celebrations today. Come on down.

17.01.2022 We will be conducting a hazard reduction burn on private property near FLORA ROAD in HOVEA tomorrow Wednesday 4 November. It will commence at approximately 11:00 am and continue throughout the day. There will be smoke, firefighters and fire trucks in the area. To see locations of active prescribed burns and permit-held private burn-offs, visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au

16.01.2022 There will be a prescribed hazard reduction burn in land reserve south of Jellicoe Road and east of Glen Forrest Drive today Wednesday 14 October. It will commence at 9:00 am and continue throughout the day. There will be smoke, firefighters and fire trucks in the area. To see locations of active prescribed burns and permit-held private burn-offs, visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au

15.01.2022 Pending the authorisation of his G2G Pass travel declaration, Santa is coming to Glen Forrest! We will be guiding Santa on a tour of Glen Forrest on Saturday 12th December. If you would like him to visit your street with us, post your street name in the comments. We will work hard to visit as many streets as we can while fitting in with Santa's tight schedule.... We will post more information closer to the date.

14.01.2022 We would like to again publicly thank the following people and businesses (in no particular order) for their generous donations to make our 70th Anniversary Open Day on Saturday possible. We appreciate all of your support! IGA Glen Forrest Glen Forrest Dental Care Glen Forrest Bakery JB Butchers... Glen Forrest Pharmacy Benchmark Auto Electrical Glen Forrest Motors KIAH for HAIR Glen Forrest Gourmet Glen Forrest Liquor Store - Bottlemart Matthew Hughes Member for Kalamunda Orange Plumbing Glen Forrest Physiotherapy Glen Forrest Takeaway LJM Electrical WA Hills Natural Health Centre Vandra Stenton Close to My Heart Consultant Richard and Lyn Woldendorp Dee Constable Caitlin Jamieson Deb McQuire Nicola Ritter Shire of Mundaring Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA See more

09.01.2022 Slow Down, Move Over No matter which road you’re traveling down in WA, the SLOMO law requires you to slow down to 40 km/h when approaching emergency vehicles who are attending an incident. It’s as much for your safety as it is for ours.

08.01.2022 Be ready for the bushfire season Presented by the Shire of Mundaring Community Safety and Emergency Management team in two parts, the webinars will replace the Test Your Bushfire Survival Plan Facebook event hosted by Shire of Mundaring in recent years. These interactive webinars will include an opportunity for participants to ask questions and help people prepare themselves and their properties for this summer and future bushfire seasons.... 1 Webinar 1 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/shire-of-mundaring-bushfire - What is the FBFLN for and about - What is the purpose of a firebreak? - What’s an APZ - Fuel Loads (ladder/vector fuels) - Hazard Reduction Burning Pro’s/Con’s (winter burning, best time to burn, brigades doing burns) - Shire services/roles in mitigation and preparedness (FHIO/FPO/Brigades) - Seasonal outlook, what is this summer going to look like - Fire Danger Ratings, What do they mean? How are they determined? - Total Fire Bans/Harvest Vehicle Movement Bans (who,what,when,where,how) - Meanings of warnings, Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning - Emergency Warning System/SMS, how does it all work why don’t I get them/get them - Communications (NBN, Telstra etc.) 2 Webinar 2 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/shire-of-mundaring-bushfire - Brigade structures (local government/DFES and how it all ties in) - How many appliances and equipment is in the shire and what are their capabilities - What brigades need you to do to assist them - How to volunteer and where to go - Importance of having a bushfire plan - What things should you consider, route, triggers equipment and PPC/E - Evacuation Centres, how are the chosen who does what - Animals and Evacuation. What can I do with them? - Recovery, what does it mean? How does it work - Red Cross Perth Hills Preparedness Project

08.01.2022 We are participating in the Containers For Change recycling deposit scheme! Donating your containers is a great way to give money to a good cause. Donate the refund from your returned containers, by using our Scheme ID: C10316948. For more information, visit containersforchange.com.au/wa.

08.01.2022 "A lot of fatalities in bushfires are caused by people who just leave the decision to leave far too late." With unique access to Australia's emergency services, first responders and local communities, Big Weather (and how to survive it) is three-part mini-series filmed over one intense summer. The mini-series explores how our weather is changing and what we can do to survive it. It starts tonight at 8.30 pm on ABC TV + iview

07.01.2022 HAZARD REDUCTION BURN Commencing at 9:00 am Saturday 31 October, there will be a prescribed hazard reduction burn at a reserve near Hardey Road and Thomas Road in Glen Forrest. There will be smoke, firefighters and fire trucks in the area.... To see locations of active prescribed burns and permit-held private burn-offs, visit www.emergency.wa.gov.au Shire of Mundaring

07.01.2022 The hazard reduction burn at Richard Watson Hardey reserve is complete, but there may be some smouldering activity inside the burn perimeter for the next few days. Thanks, SWORD Volunteer Fire & Emergency Services for providing a Light Tanker and crew to assist us yesterday.

03.01.2022 The Fire Danger Rating for the Shire of Mundaring (Lower West Inland) for the 24th November 2020 is VERY HIGH. Burning is NOT permitted, this includes pe...rmit holders and those wanting to burn a small pile after 6pm. ALL fires call 000, for warnings and incidents go to www.emergency.wa.gov.au Want to know this information by text message? Shire of Mundaring has a free SMS service which you can sign up to here: https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au//Pag/FireNotification.aspx

01.01.2022 Lest we forget.