Volunteer Forum gets fire ready
A live burnover drill highlighted one of the ways our members get fire ready at the latest monthly Volunteer Forum hosted by Montrose CFA.
Montrose Lieutenant Tim Bishop collaborated with Chief Officer Jason Heffernan about the specifics as the Montrose crew executed the drill.
At a forum focused on community engagement, Montrose Captain Matt Jalowicki and Montrose Community Safety Officer Liz Peters shared their experience from fighting a fire in the heart of the Montrose community in March and the importance of engaging with the community.
The team also presented on the upcoming Get Fire Ready weekend, where more than 500 CFA brigades will open their doors to the community throughout October.
Other CFA community engagement programs highlighted included the Property Advice Visit Service (PAVS), Truck Time kids program, Community Fireguard and online learning modules.
Check out all the Volunteer Forum from Montrose had to offer or jump straight to the key moments below.
Key moments:
5:25 Opening
7:29 Coming up
8:18 Get Fire Ready
18:17 Wye River community preparation
21:42 Montrose fire - Captain Matt Jalowicki
24:15 Montrose fire - Peter Smith, Upper Ferntree Gully Captain
27:07 Montrose fire - Liz Peters, Montrose Community Safety Coordinator
32:24 Montrose Resilience Group - Meet at Montrose at Midday (MAMAN)
37:00 Montrose fire community experience
39:25 Chief's burnover drill
53:33 Training Update
1:01:55 Montrose Passport training initiative
1:03:25 Montrose brigade history
1:08:48 Montrose community safety team member Fiona Naisbitt
1:09:36 Truck Time
1:11:39 Property Advice Visit Service (PAVS)
1:12:33 PAVS video
1:15:04 Community Fireguard
1:17:27 Fire Wise Kids
1:19:19 Community elearning modules
1:21:34 Audience question - breathing apparatus glasses
1:23:16 Audience question - electric trucks
1:25:30 Thank yous
1:28:00 Closing credits