Category Archives: Incidents

Mt Eliza House Fire – a quick save

At 05:15 this morning (Monday 22nd November 2021), Mt Eliza Brigade and Fire Rescue Victoria (Station 91) were alerted to a fire threatening a house off Nepean Hwy.

Busy Friday For Mt Eliza Firefighters

It was a busy eight hours for Mt Eliza firefighters on Friday with four incidents, back-to-back.

Halloween Fuse Box Fire

On Thursday morning 31 October 2019, Mt Eliza Fire Brigade and Mornington Fire Brigade responded to reports of electrical cables on fire which were attached to a house at a Mount Eliza address.

Mt Eliza sends truck and crew to assist with the Timbarra Fire

On Thursday 24th January, Mt Eliza Tanker with 4 of our Volunteer Firefighters joined other fire brigades to form Strike Team 0802 to assist at the Timbarra Fire located near Buchan. We joined 4 other strike teams to create a 30 vehicle task force.

Unattended Burnoff Extinguished

During October, Mt Eliza Fire Brigade responded to a fire call with a column of smoke visible in the area. Upon arrival, our crews found an obscured and unattended burn off on a property south of Mount Eliza.

On arrival, which was first on foot, we found a large pile that was 10 x 2 metres in size with tree stumps and other furnishings with embers flying more than 10 metres into long grass. Crews assessed that the fire in its current state was unsafe and required it to be extinguished. We were unable to contact the property owner and those who lit the fire.

With limited access, our 4-wheel drive vehicle and Tanker crews were able to make access to extinguish the fire.

There were no fire hydrants nearby so our Tanker crew used a nearby dam to supply water. Using 90 metres of hose we were able to deliver water via a divider, which splits the hose into two attack lines for firefighters to extinguish the fire.

A crew of 10 firefighters used dam water and rake-hoes to extinguish the fire which took 2 hours to complete.

Although this property was legally permitted to burn-off outside the Fire Danger Period, it is important that with any fire you follow the General Fire Safety Provisions which is set by Mornington Peninsula Shire:

• Give notice to your neighbours that you are burning off
• Log your burn off by calling 1800 668 511 (to prevent unnecessary attendance by CFA or the Mornington Peninsula Shire Rangers)
• Ensure the fire is supervised at all times
• Ensure you have sufficient fire protection equipment on site at all times
• Ensure the vegetation is dead and dry prior to lighting
• Establish a fire break of no less than 3 metres cleared of all flammable materials
• Ensure at the site of the fire the wind speed does not exceed 20 kilometres per hour

Patrons of Canadian Bay Hotel Have An Eventful Dinner

Patrons of Canadian Bay Hotel had an eventful dinner on Thursday 28th August when Mt Eliza Fire Brigade and Frankston Fire Bridge responded to reports of the chimney flue on fire.

Busy Valentines Day For Firefighters

It was a busy valentine’s days for volunteer firefighters at Mt Eliza Fire Bridge.

200 Firefighters Battle Blaze In Carrum Downs

On Saturday January 6 during the hot weather spike, Mt Eliza Fire Brigade members responded to a significant grass and scrub fire at Carrum Downs.