Author: John Blackburn

Time To Prepare

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 20 September 2024

Time To Prepare Your Property

Prepare Your Property, Protect Your Property.

Spring is with us and that means it’s time to start preparing your property for fire season!

If you live in an area that could be impacted by grass or bushfires, preparing your property is essential to minimising the risk of damage to your property if a fire occurs.

Need some tips and advise on how to prepare your property? Our Property Advise Visit Service (PAVS) is a free service available to local residents that typically involves a 15- 20 minute meeting at your property. You will receive publications, planning templates, information about your local risk and preparing for fire.

For more information about PAVS, see upweycfa.org.au/community-support

More information about preparing your property can be found at
cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/how-to-prepare-your-property

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Home Fire Safety

Smoke Alarms In Bedrooms

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 30 July 2024

Smoke Alarms In Bedroom

Is there a working smoke alarm in your bedroom?

You’ve updated your bedrooms with the latest tech and furniture, but have you considered that the most important item is a smoke alarm?

Some people think the smoke alarm outside their bedroom is enough to alert them to fire. Research has revealed that when a fire starts in a bedroom with doors closed, the smoke alarm outside the bedroom will not activate.

More information about smoke alarms visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/sleepfiresafe

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Events

2nd Chance Book Sale 2024

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 11 July 2024
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2nd Chance Booksale

2nd Chance Booksale 2024

Join us Saturday 17th August 2024 at the Upwey Fire Brigade 2nd Chance Booksale.

We have a big range of used books, CDs, DVDs and vinyl records available for sale with some items available from just $1-00 each.

Doors open from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

Grab yourself a bargain, meet the wonderful volunteers from your local fire brigade and enjoy a drink or a bite to eat at the sausage sizzle. Get information about how to be fire safe.

See our events page or visit us on Facebook for more details.

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News

3MDR Vinyl Fair 2024

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 10 July 2024

3MDR Vinyl Fair 2024

Radio Station 3MDR has gathered together an eclectic mix of second hand and new vinyl sellers for their Vinyl Fair.

Upwey Music will be there with instruments and accessories, 3MDR DJs will be spinning tunes and The Fat Goat are pouring drinks!!

Open from 10am – 4pm at the Blue Hills Centre, near the skate park, Mahoney’s Road Upwey.

FREE entry!!

More information visit: https://www.3mdr.com/3mdr-vinyl-fair/

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Brigade Activities

Hose Laying Drill 2024

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 22 June 2024

Hose Laying Drill

Training Drill

Last night (Wednesday 19/6/2024) our members were out at various locations around Upwey practicing deploying hose lines and connecting to a water supply.

This is an important drill we regularly practice so our crews can get water onto a real fire in a timely and efficient way.

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Announcement

No Burning Off 2024

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 14 June 2024

Burning Off Restrictions 2024

Burning Off Restictions Now In Place

Reminder. No burning off is permitted during June and July 2024.

More information visit: https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Environment/Burning-off

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Home Fire Safety

LG Battery Recall Alert

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 8 June 2024

Urgent LG Battery Recall

Do you own any of these?

An Urgent Electrical Safety Recall has been issued on LG Energy Storage System (ESS) Home Batteries.

Affected Batteries may overheat and catch on fire, which can result in severe property damage, serious injuries or death. Incidents have occured and caused damage to property and injury.

You should urgently check your home batteries serial number via our Serial Number Checker to know whether your product is affected.

If you have previously checked your LG battery, please check it again because the recalls have expanded to include additional models and batteries.

More information visit www.lgessbattery.com/au/recall/serialcheck.lg

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Home Fire Safety

Smoke Alarms For Hearing Impaired

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 31 May 2024

Smoke Alarms for Hearing Impaired

Specialised Smoke Alarms.

An important fire safety message from CFA is “working smoke alarms save lives”.

A working smoke alarm can detect the presence of smoke and alert you by sounding a loud audible alarm.

But what if you are hearing is impaired? Did you know there are specialised smoke alarms available for people who may have difficulty hearing standard smoke alarms and evacuation systems.

The main body of the unit looks like a normal smoke alarm on your ceiling. The other parts are a strobe light (sight) and vibrating pad (tactile) for your bed. In the event of a fire, all alarms will sound, the lights will flash, and the vibrating pad will activate.

If you or someone you know might need a specialised smoke alarm visit cfa.vic.gov.au/smokealarms

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News

Stair Climb 2024

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 24 May 2024

Stair Climb 2024

Upwey Fire Fighters Stair Climb 2024

On September 7th 2024, 4 members from Upwey Fire Brigade will be climbing 28 floors in full structure gear and breathing apparatus weighing 25kg for the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb to raise donations and support cancer, depression, and suicide research.

You can help fight cancer, depression and suicide by sponsoring them via the link below. Every cent you donate goes directly towards fighting cancer through research and crisis support. All donations are tax deductible.Thank you to all our sponsors so far.

https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/don…/donate/cfa/upwey/

If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please reach out immediately to Lifeline on 13 11 14 or contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636

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Home Fire Safety

Avoid Chimney Fires

Post author By John Blackburn
Post date 18 May 2024

Clean Your Chimney Annually

Avoid A Chimney Fire In Your Home.

With the cooler months upons us CFA is encouraging residents to keep themselves safe by checking and maintaining their fireplaces, chimneys, fireboxes and flues.

Spending a few minutes to check your chimney could be one of the most important fire safety actions you take this season.

You can easily check for creosote build-up or obstructions by simply using a torch before lighting a fire. Or you can engage a professional chimney sweep to check and clean your chimney for you.

CFA recommends you have your chimney cleaned annually and regularly test your smoke alarms to ensure they are working.

More information visit https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/…/chimney-check-is-crucial…

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