Your local Rural Fire Service Brigade based at Bligh Park
Our Brigrade training every Monday from 6pm through to 9pm. We also train every second Sunday.
The first course undertaken by members wanting to become
active fire fighters. Once you have completed your BF you are
then able to go on and complete more intensive courses or you
can apply for specalised courses such as chain saw operator, air
base operator, and many more. BF is the only fire fighting
course undertaken purely within the member's own brigade.
Provides skills needed when dealing with incidents in an
urban interface such as structural fires, motor vehicle
accidents, salvage and rescue.
Prerequisites: BF.
Two parts: AFP and AFT. Gives an insite into the realms of
the crew leader. AFP Teaches the fire fighter to use/assess
Maps, fuel loading, terrain & topography, weather and
weather equipment and to recognise and deal with hazards. AFT
teaches pumps and pumping, etc. Members with AF are able to work
autonomously on the fire ground, and lead a crew when needed.
Prerequisites:
BF
Includes Crew Leader Safety, Crew Leader Village, and Crew
Leader Wildfire. This is the prefered qualification to command a
crew, the minimum qualification to hold a Captain or Senior
Deputy Captain position, command a task force/strike team and
will soon be the minimum qualification to be a Deputy
Captain.
Prerequisites: AF