Queenstown Fire Brigade in Queenstown, Tasmania | Government organisation

Queenstown Fire Brigade

Locality: Queenstown, Tasmania

Phone: +61 1800 000 699

Address: 24 Cutten St 7467 Queenstown, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.fire.tas.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Last night was our 3rd call out to a heater related fire in 7 days. Please check your heater is in good working order and follow this advice from the Tasmania Fire Service. General Safety Always keep clothes, newspapers, kindling and other flammable materials at least two metres from the heater or two giant steps away from it.... Fixed heaters Have any fixed heaters installed to Australian Standards by a professional installer. Open fires and woodheaters Place a metal mesh fireguard in front of open fires and keep the door to woodheaters closed to protect against flying sparks and embers. Unless it’s got a good guard, put the fire out completely before leaving the house or going to bed. Fireguards will also help protect children from burns. Chimneys and flues Have your flue installed to Australian Standards by a professional installer Clean your chimney or flue and check it at least once a year. Insulate the flue from roofing timbers and wall panelling. Portable heaters If buying a portable heater buy one that will switch off when knocked over. Keep portable heaters away from areas of heavy traffic. Always turn off your portable heater when going to bed or leaving the house. For more information visit the TAS Fire web page. www.fire.tas.gov.au.

24.01.2022 Do you have any information about this fire we recently attended? Please contact Tasmania Police if you do

24.01.2022 TFS are getting lots of phone calls about the smoke around, including the smoke blanketing the West Coast.

23.01.2022 Back on the West Coast today, at Zeehan, to say thanks to all those who helped keep the community safe over the summer bushfires. Tasmania’s firefighters, emerg...ency services personnel, volunteers and community organisations did an outstanding job. So Thanks! And we could even serve some of them a well earned beer too. Thanks to all those who donated to the event.

23.01.2022 New road rule that takes effect today. Please keep all of our Emergency Responders Safe.

23.01.2022 The Queenstown Fire Brigade would like to congratulate the winners of our annual Christmas Raffle. 1st Place - Donna Martin 2nd Place - Helen Lay 3rd Place - Paul Millar... The Queenstown Fire Brigade would like to thank everyone for their support in 2019 and hope you have a safe 2020.

22.01.2022 Mountain Heights School Kindergarten and Prep/1 visited the station today as part of their People Who Help Us. Thanks to Firefighter James Atkinson, Firefighter John Edwards and Firefighter George Clarke.

20.01.2022 As bushfires continue to affect large parts of Australia, generous Tasmanians are asking a lot of questions about how/where/what to donate. In Tasmania, we have... seen bushfires affect communities in the Upper Derwent Valley and the Fingal Valley so far this season and people impacted are being looked after through regional recovery arrangements. So far the impact on the wider Tasmania community has been minimal compared to the utter devastation on mainland Australia. We have also received many offers of charitable donations to the Tasmania Fire Service and our brigades. TFS is a government-funded organisation that doesn’t operate on charitable funds. While we are so grateful for the generosity shown towards us, we simply do not need financial donations. What our firies would love to see is donations being channeled towards the victims of the ongoing bushfire emergency. See below for official channels to donate to To support those affected by the bushfires: AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BUSHFIRE DISASTER RELIEF & RECOVERY FUND https://www.redcross.org.au//disaster-relief-and-recovery- To support affected wildlife: RSPCA https://www.rspcansw.org.au/bushfire-appeal/ or VIC https://rspcavic.org/giving/donate WIRES https://www.wires.org.au/donate/emergency-fund To support firefighters: NSW RFS https://bit.ly/2umf1Fi VIC CFA https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about/supporting-cfa SA CFShttps://cfsfoundation.org.au/donate

20.01.2022 TOTAL FIRE BAN A Total Fire Ban has been declared for the West Coast Municipal Area from now until 2AM Sunday the 3rd March. Yep, that includes Queenstown! Please read the attached photo for information... Or www.fire.tas.gov.au or 1800 000 699 See more

19.01.2022 Congratulations to our brigade members who recently attended the North West Region presentation day and we're awarded with the following: Brian Mathewson and Paul McDermott - National Medal Second Clasp Daniel Kremmer - 35 Year Service Pin Robert Butterfield and John Edwards - 25 Year Service Pins. ... This recognises some significant time donated to the community with the group! Congratulations from the rest of your brigade!

19.01.2022 Remember to get along to the Bushfire Ready BBQ this Saturday from 11am to 2pm at the town park. Volunteers from the Queenstown Fire Brigade, Ambulance Tasmania and the State Emergency Service will be in attendance, so come along and have a chat to some of our local volunteers. See you there.

18.01.2022 Happy Birthday to our Chief Paul Bugg. We had to bring down a bigger fire truck in case he lights all the candles on his birthday cake Have a good day Chief

18.01.2022 Learn CPR! This Restart a Heart Day, our paramedics will be sharing a live demonstration of CPR on our Facebook page so if someone near you is suffering a cardi...ac arrest (unconscious and not breathing normally) you know what to do. Make sure you’re logged into your Facebook account at 7pm, Wednesday 16 October, like the Ambulance Tasmania Facebook page and you will get a Facebook notification when we go live. You can also come and see one of our public demonstrations around Tasmania - visit www.health.tas.gov.au/restartaheartday to see a full schedule of our on-ground events and to find out more. Watch how to restart a heart and you could save someone’s life.

18.01.2022 Queenstown Fire Brigade, Ambulance Tasmania, Queenstown SES and Tasmania Police attended a motor vehicle accident just outside Queenstown this afternoon. Two patients were transferred to the Royal Hobart Hospital via the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Please drive safe over the rest of the long weekend so you can enjoy Easter with your family and friends.

18.01.2022 From 2am Thursday 31 October fire permits are required statewide for anyone wishing to burn on their property. TFS permit officers issue permits with clear con...ditions that will ensure any burn is conducted as safely as possible. Fire permits offer a certain level of protection when landowners adhere to the fire permit's conditions. For information on how to obtain a fire permit free call 1800 000 699 or visit www.fire.tas.gov.au

13.01.2022 To keep your smoke alarm in good working order, when you change your clocks do you also

12.01.2022 If an emergency vehicle with flashing lights appears in your rear view mirror you know to safely get out of its way. To help protect our emergency workers including career and volunteer fire fighters, from 1 December this year, a new road rule will apply when approaching any stationary or slow moving emergency vehicle with lights flashing. It will mean you must safely slow to 40kmh as you pass the emergency vehicle. This applies whatever direction you are travelling in, unles...s there's a dividing barrier. Take care when slowing and avoid braking suddenly. More information at www.rsac.tas.gov.au

07.01.2022 Bushfire smoke affecting Tasmania Heavy smoke from Victorian bushfires is causing very poor air quality in Tasmania. The air quality is worst in the northern an...d central regions of the state but is also affected in the south. Very poor air quality poses a health risk, particularly to vulnerable people. Those most at risk are people aged over 65 years, babies and young children, pregnant women, and those with heart or lung conditions, including asthma. Even healthy people can experience short-term health effects in very poor air quality conditions. A weather change forecast for the late morning and afternoon may shift the smoke from Victorian fires that is currently affecting Tasmania. However, with bushfires burning around Tasmania, it will remain important to protect yourself from smoke. The safest thing to do when it is very smoky is to stay indoors, and to avoid outdoor activities. It important that people with asthma or other chronic conditions follow their health plan and try to reduce the smoke they breathe. On smoky days everyone should try to: Stay indoors, close your doors and windows Set any air conditioning to recirculate the air Avoid exercise outdoors Go somewhere less smoky like a friend’s place, a library, or shopping centre Importantly, anyone who becomes unwell should seek medical help. For more information visit www.health.tas.gov.au/publichealth/air/bushfire_smoke

06.01.2022 Chief's car at the rear.

06.01.2022 Happy Birthday to Leading Firefighter Jamie Nankivell . Have a great day

06.01.2022 Are you a member of the Margate, Dodges Ferry, West Coast and Binalong Bay area communities, and interested in being part of Bushfire-Ready Neighbourhoods? As ...part of Round 4 of the Bushfire-Ready Neighbourhoods program we’re trialling a new online engagement platform to help communities be involved and learn how to be bushfire ready - it’s easier than you think. Visit www.engage.bushfireready.tas.gov.au to get involved, join the conversation, and learn how to develop a bushfire plan and prepare your property for if a bushfire threatens your home.

05.01.2022 The Queenstown Fire Brigade has donated $500 to Chris and his team of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. We have met Chris and the team on many occasions responding to people in need. (Some times to many). When you get to see these professionals at work up close, they are truly amazing. Please donate to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Tasmania by clicking the donate button. 24 hours, 365 days, they will be there.

05.01.2022 Today is the feast day of St Florian - the patron saint of firefighters. This day is now widely recognised at International Firefighters' Day. Take a moment to... thank your local firefighters for all they do to protect the community. Today we remember the sixteen Tasmanian firefighters who have sadly lost their lives while on duty: NICHOLS Charles MARRIOTT William DONALDSON John Thomas FERGUSON Peter Forman RAWSON Samuel CURTIS Alfred William GRIMSEY Arthur Elias Vivian SAYER Hugh Henry LONERGAN Charles David AITON George Charles HYLAND Leonard Philip BAKER Terence Charles WILLAMSON Samuel DENNISON Michael David Joseph MAY David Jonathon ORR Thomas We also honour the men and women of the Tasmania Fire Service and firefighters past and present around the world who devote their lives to serving others. #InternationalFirefightersDay #IFFD #TFS #StFlorian

02.01.2022 Our firefighters train in the latest techniques. We call this compartment fire behaviour training - allowing participants to study how fire behaves in a controlled (and spectacular) environment Pic: Matt Davis #tasfire #tfs

02.01.2022 Happy 16th Birthday to our cadet firefighter Toby Clarke.

02.01.2022 Queenstown 3-1 & 4-1 responding to a call last night. Please remember when drying clothes this winter, keep them a meter from the heater.