Year In Review: 2018
It has been a busy year at Mount Eliza Fire Brigade. In 2018 we responded to over 277 fires and incidents. We’ve put together a list of the biggest events, incidents and fires for the year.
January
6th January – Fire at Carrum Downs
25th January – House Fire at Mornington
26th January – Australia Day celebrations at Mt Eliza
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26th January – Mornington Fire Brigade 100th Year Celebration
February
Valentines Day – Hazardous Material incident involving an asbestos building collapse on Nepean Highway at Olivers Hill.
March
7th March – Grass Fire along train line at Mornington
11th March – Strike Teams dispatched to Gippsland
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17th March – Kunyung Primary School Carnival
18th March – Mount Eliza Tanker and crew dispatched to South West Victoria bushfires as part of a Strike Team response
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19th March – Grass fire started by a power pole transformer in Banool Reserve at Mount Eliza
20th March – Decking Fire at Mt Eliza
25th March – Mount Eliza Run+Fun Festival
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30th March – Collected donations for the Good Friday Appeal
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April
14th April – Intersection fundraising collection at Frankston
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16th April – Shed Fire at Mount Eliza
22nd April – Attended Bark in the Park at Mount Eliza
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June
Attended the Camp Challenge Junior Camp at Camp Manyung where the kids had a fantastic time with the fire trucks.
July
4th July – House Fire with reports of a 12 year old trapped inside her burning home with her grandmother missing.
12th July – Two fires at separate petrol stations at Mornington
12th July – Reports of gun shots, which were later established to be illegal fireworks
14th July – Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser at Mornington
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August
30th August – Chimney Fire at Canadian Bay Hotel
September
15th September – Shop Fire at Mount Eliza
October
12th October – Large Burn off which took three hours to extinguish
28th October – Mount Eliza Fire Brigade Open Day with demonstrations from our junior brigade and SES, community competitions and more
November
9th November – Cat rescue at Mount Eliza
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19th November – The first day of the declared Fire Danger Period led to a one-hectare grass fire at Mount Eliza
29th November – Mount Eliza member sent to Queensland to assist with their firefight
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December
1st December – On the first day of Summer we were responded to a large grass fire at Mount Martha
https://www.facebook.com/mtmarthacfa/posts/10155863703508045
15th & 16th December – Christmas Present and Santa visits
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we would like to wish everyone a safe Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
