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Sedgwick Fire Brigade

Locality: Sedgwick, Victoria, Australia

Address: Sedgwick Rd 3551 Sedgwick, VIC, Australia

Website: http://sedgwickcommunity.org.au/sedgwick-fire-brigade/

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11.05.2022 Before a fire occurs in your home, know and practise your plan. Don't re-enter the home once you've evacuated and always call Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. Find out more at www.cfa.vic.gov.au/escape-plans #CFA #NWRCommunitySafety #FireSafety #HomeFireSafety #SmokeAlarmsSaveLives #FireEscapePlan

28.04.2022 MISSING - Bailey If anyone sights our missing cat Bailey, please let me know on 0417 167 247, thank you He is wearing an Apple ID tag that gets picked up ...by near by Wi-Fi. He has been missing since 19th March and he is hanging around the Cavagna Rd Sedgwick area. I have been up and down calling him and we’ve letterbox dropped flyers, but no luck. Thank you Briohny 0417 167 247

24.01.2022 A quick video obtained by one of the crew of today's Motor Vehicle Accident.

24.01.2022 During an emergency it's important to know where to get reliable information fast. Download the VicEmergency app today. Remember the VicEmergency app is just one tool to assist you to access warnings and information about emergencies, however you should never rely on just one information channel. Visit https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/vicemergency-app for information about the app.

23.01.2022 For 70 years, Albert Newton and Bill Johnson have been on the frontline, protecting their Blue Mountains community from bushfires. Now, the lifelong best mates have been officially honoured by the RFS. #9News

23.01.2022 Tomorrow, Monday 11 January 2021 has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban for the Mallee, Wimmera and Northern Country. No fire can be lit in the open air or b...e allowed to remain alight in between 00:01 and 23:59 on Monday 11 January 2021. Check your Total Fire Ban status and Fire Danger Rating daily over Summer - visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/can See more

23.01.2022 A day of TOTAL FIRE BAN has been declared for EAST GIPPSLAND, MALLEE, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTH EAST, NORTHERN COUNTRY and WIMMERA districts tomorrow, Monday 25 Janu...ary 2021. No fire can be lit in the open air or be allowed to remain alight in between 00:01AM and 11:59PM on Monday 25 January 2021. To know what you can and can’t do on a day of Total Fire Ban, visit: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/can/

22.01.2022 Round 2 of Fire Safety Essentials - Greater Bendigo Fire Safety Essentials (FSE) is an information session designed to challenge participants to personalise the...ir fire risk, to survive fire and will discuss the risks relevant to your municipality. You must register in advance for these webinars at: Tuesday 2 February - https://cfa-vic-gov-au.zoom.us///WN_JfR90FkBShySnm-hiv3AJQ OR Thursday 4 February - https://cfa-vic-gov-au.zoom.us///WN_wb9t-s1vR-uwRsDYFUYnIg See more

21.01.2022 Footage from the front seat of an ambulance rushing through the Grand Parade, Brighton-Le-Sands heading towards the city, circa 1982. A bit grainy, but you get ...the idea. Features all the old cars you expect, the centre of Brighton before the Novotel was built and the older, shorter Airport Tunnel before the third runway and the M5 East, and the spinning radar tower off the northern side of General Holmes Drive. From a NSW Ambulance "Billy Be Safe" video (I believe this must have been a looped tape played in the background at exhibitions), uploaded by Sam Choy on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrlpbRyFRmU&t=1555s

21.01.2022 The Captain still loves to have clean trucks!!

21.01.2022 FIRE DANGER PERIOD COMMENCING IN DISTRICT 2 Monday 30th November - City Of Greater Bendigo - Central Goldfields Shire... Monday 7th December - Mt Alexander Shire Monday 14th December - Macedon Ranges Shire For more information on what you can and can't do during the upcoming Fire Danger Period please visit: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/can

20.01.2022 Do you know Your Total Fire Ban District? Victoria is divided into nine Fire Districts which are based on council boundaries. Make sure you always know what fire district you are in whether at home or travelling.... www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restric/find-your-fire-district

20.01.2022 In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Sedgwick brigade, supported by Axe Creek Fire Brigade, attended a car fire on North Harcourt road. The fire started inside the unattended car and was contained to the cabin. The fire is deemed as suspicious and police are investigating. If you have any information, please contact the Bendigo Police Station.

19.01.2022 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE Clarification- please monitor yourself. NO NEED TO SELF ISOLATE Bendigo Health is urging anyone who attended the following places during th...e past week but not including today to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms. - Bunnings Kangaroo Flat - Woolworths Golden Square If you develop respiratory symptoms please get tested immediately and do not visit anywhere before or after being tested for COVID-19. Symptoms include; loss or changes in sense of smell or taste, fever, chills or sweats, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of sense of smell or taste. Coronavirus is in our community but the way we behave will dictate the impact the virus can have on our community. Help is available for people who require essential items while isolating and waiting for their results, please call the City of Greater Bendigo’s COVID-19 helpline on 5434 6237. Bendigo Health operates two COVID-19 screening clinics in Bendigo with no appointment required. Our drive through clinic is open from 10am-5.30pm daily and is accessible via the Anne Caudle Centre Driveway, 100 Barnard Street. Our walk in COVID-19 Screening Clinic on Stewart Street is open from 10am-5.30pm seven days a week.

19.01.2022 Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at a business in Bendigo CBD on 14 December 2020. Subsequently a credit card that was stolen was used at a num...ber of locations following the incident. Investigators have released images of a male and female who may be able to assist with enquiries, as well as a vehicle they are hoping to identify. The male has distinctive tattoos on both his forearms. Anyone with information is to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at https://bit.ly/3ap9LSM

19.01.2022 "Hoon driving... it's a big issue for us." Leading Senior Constable Peter Dyer has put his highway patrol car in park to answer all your questions in the first... installment of Bendigo Eyewatch Q&A! Can you drive with your pupper in the front seat? What often forgotten road rule could cost you $165? Click on Pete for the answers to these questions and more

18.01.2022 German volunteer firefighters from the 70's

17.01.2022 Super Terrible Firefighting Aircraft Joining Fire You Should See To Know How Great It Is Cr: Journey Of Time

17.01.2022 Do you know the difference between a Total Fire Ban and the Fire Danger Period? There are different restrictions that apply in the open air on days of Total Fire Ban and during the Fire Danger Period. Understand the difference between the two to avoid penalties.... Total Fire Ban (TFB) Total Fire Bans are declared by CFA on days when fires are likely to spread rapidly and be difficult to control. Fire Danger Period (FDP) CFA declares Fire Danger Periods by municipalities in the country area of Victoria during periods of increased fire risk. www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/can

15.01.2022 The Sedgwick brigade along with Harcourt and police attended a Motor Vehicle Accident this afternoon. It was a Car versus tree, the impact causing the car to catch fire and quickly spread into the grassland. Thanks to the quick response of both brigades the fire was quickly brought under control and the driver escaped with minor injuries. Great job to all services involved!

14.01.2022 We have a few haunted house tips to have your property looking spootakular and most importantly safe this bushfire season... Remove flammable items from nea...r your home like coffins, crucifixes and broomsticks. Clear away overhanging branches and cobwebs. Keep your lawn mowed but watch out for zombies in the long grass. Seal up your windows to keep away the bats. Trim back shrubs, you never know what gremlins could be hiding in there! Never leave your jack-o-lantern candle unattended. And remember to always check restrictions before lighting your cauldron this summer.

11.01.2022 Great that we have a Captain and 1st Lieutenant who are film stars...

10.01.2022 National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to say a very BIG THANK YOU to all volunteers who give their time to helping their communities when we need them most.... The 2019/20 fire season brought incredible challenges, which we couldn’t have faced without the critical role of CFA volunteers. CFA volunteers are our friends and family and take on many roles to fulfil our mission of protecting life and property. Thank you, not only this week but the 365 days of the year you are there for each and every one of us!

10.01.2022 A message from D02 Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Bill Johnstone. This morning at 0800hrs Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) came into existence, and at that time CFA a...nd MFB staff at fire stations, district offices and training grounds across the state began their first day either with FRV; or a new 100% Volunteer CFA. It is a day where many of us will feel mixed emotions. Some of us will feel anger, grief and a sense of loss for what was once great. Others may feel relief and give thanks that finally the day of change has arrived. For me personally I’m probably leaning more towards the grief and loss, and yet I cannot help but think philosophically about what our future holds. Change is never easy, and I think that it would be fair to say that this particular change has been very, very difficult. But I am determined that I will not let my personal sense of loss define me. As day to day there are a myriad of things that depend on me to faithfully execute my duties as best I can. Protecting Victorians, their lives and property, from fire and other emergencies and I do that through you. Our dedicated Volunteers and Staff, responding to incidents today and into the future, just like you did yesterday, and for the days, weeks months and years before that. Perhaps I see this a little too simplistically for some of you but I reckon after more than 30 years my observations count for something. So I keep asking myself what about our communities? Many of whom for the most part live in our towns and cities, and to them the fire brigade is just that. The fire brigade is who always comes when called on. The fire brigade is who almost always never fails. The fire brigade whose brave men and women ride in those shiny red trucks and defend our communities in the face of summer’s worst bushfires, , that burning house fire on a freezing cold winters night or from that foul chemical spill. It is the fire brigade that goes to our schools and teaches our kids about fires that are good, and those that are bad. It is the fire brigade that rattles tins on Good Friday for the Royal Children’s Hospital, or sells you a raffle tickets in the pub on a Friday night, or changes your nannas’ smoke alarm battery. And so we are a little fragmented, frustrated and perhaps even angry, and whilst none of us can control our emotional response; each and every one of us can control our mood. When I reflect on the year that 2020 has been it puts a lot of things into context, we are about to enter into another new period of social restrictions. Which for me at least gives me reason to be thankful; thankful that I am more fortunate than many, thankful that I have support and thankful that I can be safe in the knowledge that our fire brigades are standing watch over 5 million Victorians. Change is never easy and I am not going to tell you any different. You might hear from the extremists, the angry and the outraged. But you might be able to exercise your own free will and curiosity about what the future holds. I don’t have that answer, no one does. But now is a time for leadership, and tolerance, not anger and despair. They say time heals, and it does. The question I put to you is how long do you want to hurt? The greater the hurt, the longer the healing and I think that the communities we serve, regardless of our uniform badge or banner expect and deserve so much better. So unite as fire brigades, for a common goal, a better future and a safer Victoria look after yourself and your mates, uphold those knightly virtues of the fire services star that that we place so much importance on and be the best firefighter you can be, and I’ll do my best so that we can all be our best. Thank you, Bill Johnstone Assistant Chief Fire Officer District 02

09.01.2022 Have you ever heard fire truck sirens and wondered what they are there for? Download VicEmergency, the official app for emergency warnings and information. This app is just one tool to assist you to access emergency warnings and information, however you should never rely on just one information channel. www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/vicemergency-app

09.01.2022 Last night Sedgwick CFA received a different request for help... a 7 month old kitten ‘Little Foot’ had got herself stuck up a large tree. Sedgwick T2 responded and after much negotiation with the feline, a purrfect result was achieved when Little Foot was rescued and reunited with her family. Lt Josh King and Firefighter Michael Avery are pictured with Little Foot after her rescue.

09.01.2022 It's Friday! Leading Senior Constable Peter Dyer answers your road policing questions in this week's addition of Bendigo Eyewatch Q&A.

07.01.2022 Tomorrow Saturday 28th November has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban in the Northern Country, Wimmera and Mallee. City of Greater Bendigo council area is located in the Northern Country Fire District. No fires can be lit, or be allowed to continue to burn, from midnight tonight.

06.01.2022 Happy International Fire Fighters day to all of our dedicated brigade members

05.01.2022 In recent months we have seen an increase in house fires in CFA areas and sadly across the state, six lives have been lost. CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria are asking all Victorians to know their risks and be prepared when it comes to fire safety around the home.

05.01.2022 The Sedgwick Brigade supported by the Bendigo brigade along with Bendigo SES , and police attended a vehicle roll-over on stories road earlier today. Thanks to some luck and a quick response from the brigade no one was seriously injured. The cause of the crash is still being investigated by police.

04.01.2022 Check the Fire Danger Ratings for your journey and destination and make sure you've packed a fire ready kit for your car! Be prepared to change plans on Severe, Extreme or Code Red days. Visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/travel for important information on keeping safe while travelling.

04.01.2022 Are you planning to travel this summer? However you are planning to enjoy Victoria’s amazing get away locations make sure you’re plans include being bushfire ready and safe when you travel. Follow these tips to stay informed.... For more information on travelling throughout summer visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/travel

03.01.2022 Purrect Rescue....

02.01.2022 A day of TOTAL FIRE BAN has been declared for today, Monday 25 January 2021, in the Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East and East Gippsl...and districts. No fire can be lit in the open air or be allowed to remain alight in between 00:01 and 23:59 on Monday 25 January 2021. Know what you can and can’t do on a day of Total Fire Ban: www.cfa.vic.gov.au/can

01.01.2022 Understanding Warnings and Emergency Information You should never wait to receive an official warning before you leave. Fires can start quickly and threaten homes and lives within minutes. Understand the levels of warnings and don’t expect warnings to be issued in any particular order. The first warning you may get could be an Emergency Warning.... https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrict/about-warnings