At 4:10pm this afternoon, Buxton was responded to support Narbethong to a house fire on a rural property. Taggerty, Marysville, and Alexandra brigades were also responded as part of the combined response from the Alexandra Group.
The crew from Narbethong did a great job knocking down the fire using external hose lines and undertook a rapid assessment for oncoming appliances. The occupant and owners were on scene and provided valuable assistance to the Incident Controller.
An internal attack was commenced with the arrival of Buxton Tanker 1 and a structural firefighting crew. Upon arrival, the thermal imaging camera from Marysville was deployed with structural firefighters from the Marysville Pumper-Tanker. This enabled any hot spots to be identified and extinguished. Meanwhile, efforts were undertaken to salvage items identified by the occupant as valuable.
The crew from Alexandra Pumper undertook ventilation of the building and monitoring of air quality. Once the air quality was deemed safe, CABA operations ceased and respiratory masks worn. The thermal imaging camera from the Alexandra Group FCV was also utilised in addition to the Marysville unit. Power to the building was isolated by members qualified in Low Voltage Fuse Removal.
An Ambulance Victoria paramedic attended the scene for health monitoring. Each of the CABA operators were checked by AV.
The property was handed over to the occupant around 7pm and brigades returned to their respective stations to make-up their appliances.
The new CABA Support Unit was deployed from Broadford to changeover cylinders for Buxton, Marysville, and Alexandra brigades. This is a welcome resource for District 12.
Overall, a great combined effort by all involved. Unfortunately, the house suffered significant damage internally.
- Narbethong Volunteer Fire Brigade
- Taggerty Fire Brigade
- Marysville Fire Brigade
- Alexandra Fire Brigade
- Ambulance Victoria
- Broadford Fire Brigade
