Firies Feature Photos

We were fortunate indeed to have the opportunity to add

a Norfolk Island Fire Service patch to our collection.

A big "Hi" to the firies on the most beautiful island in the world!

The Virginia Bees Creek crew - ready for anything!

The Koolpinyah Volunteers held their 'Santa Run' in the emergency response area

 on Saturday 16 December 2006. Approximately 450 children receive 'Santa Bags'

of goodies during this annual community event. Thanks Santa, see you next year!

On 7-9 November 2006, volunteer members of both NTFRS and Bushfires Council NT

 attended a workshop at Lake Bennett, 70km south of Darwin, and undertook training

in the South Australian Country Fire Service 'Firefighter Level 1' training course.

Above left: Nathan is the 'pump man' delivering to two attack lines

Above right: rolling up the 64mm 'Duraline' hose

Rolling up more hose

Ladder drills, with demonstration of a 'leg lock' for hands-free ability (left)

'Bully' giving a perfect example of the use of the rake-hoe (left)

and draughting water with the Grassfire Unit water pump

Using a foam fire extinguisher (left) and a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher (right)

on a liquid fuel fire

On 22 July 2006 the Howard Springs volunteers were given a house to burn.

Watch how quickly this old structure burns from the moment it is first lit (left).

One minute after lighting, the fire has taken hold through the centre of the house

After two minutes the house has been fully involved for some time (left), and after three minutes

the radiant heat has set fire to exposures (note the grass alight)

At four minutes the roof collapses (left) and after seven minutes (right) the house has been reduced to stump level.

This was an awesome display of how quickly a fire can totally destroy a home

A grassfire at Coolalinga on 31 August caused by a tractor slasher maintaining open drains.

All volunteer units as well as the Palmerston and Humpty Doo regulars turned out to combat this one

On 4 August 2006 at Trippe Road, Humpty Doo, approximately twenty car wrecks

were engulfed in flames, apparently caused by a welding spark

  Steve and Fran from Koolpinyah (left) and Lachlan from Howard Springs (right)

  From left, Borroloola FERG team members in action on their their RUGFU

Borroloola flood-boat training on the mighty McArthur River at Borroloola

NTFRS Volunteer Firies at the 2005 National Firefighter Competition in Queensland

Koolpinyah VFB members undertaking hazard reduction burning in their emergency response area