Next training 14 September 2024 (start 1300hrs)

2024

14 September 2024
Brigade Deployment Drill – Practice Navigation, IMSAFER/ITASC/SMEAC.

10 August 2024
MVA training.

13 July 2024
Topic 1. Fire scenario planning for a grass/wildfire and structure fire and Topic 2. Radio procedures, UHF/VHF/PMR radio nets and using required protocols.

8 June 2024
Combined training between Smiths Road, Jerrabomberra Creek, Anembo, Michelago, Bredbo and ourselves. Four stations including First Aid, Breathing Apparatus (BA) and Mobile Data Terminals (MDT), Truck Recovery and Property Protection.

11 May 2024
Closed circuit pumping exercise followed with the 2024 AGM.

13 April 2024
TBA

9 March 2024
TBA

10 February 2024
Scenario based training at two locations followed by an end of training BBQ.

13 January 2024
Community, navigation and communications.

2023

9 December 2023
End of year function with a little bit of training.

11 November 2023
Property protection exercise.

14 October 2023
TBA

9 September 2023
Trucks, trucks and more trucks, ah and the new Colinton 1.

12 August 2023
Navigation skills, EV’s, Fire mapper and RFS ACTIV, fences and live stock training.

8 July 2023
Drafting, suction and attack and pumping at the river using Colinton 1, 7A and 7C.

10 June 2023
MVA training.

13 May 2023
AGM and BBQ.

15 April 2023
MVA training using Colinton 1.

11 March 2023
Stand pipe, drafting and pumping exercises.

11 February 2023
Dry firefighting, using the tools effectivity, when and why.

14 January 2023
Grass fire fighting technical and practical session.

2022

10 December 2022
AGM, Working Bee and Christmas BBQ.

12 November 2022
Introduction into Trauma First Aid, 4WD (Cat 7), Strategic Fire Fighting and Fire Fighting Digital Knowledge.

8 October 2022
Cooma FCC visit, behind the scene look at how fires are coordinated.

10 September 2022
Scenario based training and refresher on skill cards.

13 August 2022
Skill cards, drafting, communications and pump work.

9 July 2002
Joint scenario based training with Bredbo Brigade.

11 June 2022
Live scenario based on learnt topics from training in 2022.

14 May 2022
Members turn to choose training activities which were, shed open/close procedures, communications (which radio to use and when) and truck familiarisation. Plus some one on one training.

2 April 2022
Trucks and crews sent to grid references to complete ITASC (Incident, Threats, Actions, Support, Command/Control/Communications).

12 March 2022
Stand pipe, drafting and pumping exercises.

12 February 2022
Visiting community to discuss grass fires, area familiarisation and letterbox pamphlet drop.

8 January 2022
Pumping and drafting exercise using 7A and 7C.

2021

13 November 2021
Grass fires and radio work.

8 May 2021
AGM

10 April 2021
Three scenarios were organised, MVA, grass fire and drafting. Crews would rotate through the scenarios, followed by a debrief.

13 March 2021
A property protection exercise involving two properties where two trucks were sent to each property, followed by a debrief.

13 February 2021
Discussion and property visits focusing on property protection and fire behaviour.

9 January 2021
Fire behaviour and two property visits.

2020

12 December 2020
Long Service Medal and NSW Premier’s Citation presentations.

14 November 2020
Training consisted of radios (the different types, who uses what, how to change channels), Kestrels (how to take a weather report) and T cards.

10 October 2020
Call out procedures and group discussion about experiences during the 2019/2020 fire season.

12 September 2020
A hazard reduction burn occurred at 5266 Monaro Highway.

8 August 2020
Truck familiarisation and a drafting/pumping exercise.

11 July 2020
Skill cards for new members and a group discussion on the 2019/2020 fire season.

11 April 2020
Scenario based team building exercise involving navigation and using different radios.

14 March 2020
Navigation training using grid references and compass bearings.

8 February 2020
Casual get together after a very busy fire season. Clean up of the shed and trucks.

11 January 2020
Extensive check of all trucks and a re-stock after heavy usage during the current fires.

2019

14 December 2019
Drafting at the river and an overrun presentation/discussion.

9 November 2019
Containment line fire fighting drills, drafting and dry fire fighting techniques.

12 October 2019
Pumps, drafting, pumping and dry fire fighting techniques.