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Welcome to Riddell CFA!Latest NewsFire Restrictions no longer in force - 2/05/2009 As of Friday 1st May 2009, Fire Restrictions that were in place throughout the Macedon Ranges Shire and the Hume City Council were removed. This means that residents may now take the opportunity to burn off however anybody wishing to do so should be aware of the relevant laws and guidelines which apply to burning off in the Riddells Creek area. Further information regarding these laws can be found here.
Royal Childrens Hospital Good Friday Appeal raises $2100 - 10/04/2009 Firefighters from the Riddells Creek Fire Brigade helped to raise a record $2100 for today's Royal Childrens Hospital Appeal! Like every other year, volunteer firefighters from Riddells Creek were on-hand and shaking the donation tins at the front of Webbers Garden Centre during the first day of their Easter plant sale.
We would like to take this chance to thank those who donated to this worthy cause. Also, it's important to note that such a success could not have been made possible without the ongoing support of the team at Webbers.
Pilot escapes unhurt after local plane crash - 9/3/2009 A 58 year old pilot has walked away from a plane crash at Penfield Airfield near Settlement Road this morning. Firefighters from Riddells Creek and Sunbury, along with local police, ambulance and SES personnel were called to Penfield Airfield south of Riddells Creek shortly before noon today.
It's believed the plane was taxiing along the runway after landing when its nose wheel collapsed, causing the plane to flip onto its roof.
Daylesford / Muskvale fire - 26/2/2009 A fire at Muskvale near Daylesford recently burned over 2000ha of grassland and bushland on Monday night. Riddells Creek responded one fire truck and one control vehicle to the fire shortly before 6pm on Monday 23rd February. Upon arrival to the fire, firefighters helped to save a number of houses on the outskirts of Daylesford.
At the peak of the fire, burnt leaves and ash could be seen fallen in and around the Riddells Creek township. During the past three days, CFA and DSE fire-fighters have been working around the clock to put in place containment lines amid fears that the fire could re-ignite with Fridays predicted extreme fire weather.
If the fire should reignite on Friday, residents of the Macedon ranges may be impacted on by this fire depending on the wind direction at the time. Residents are urged to regularly check the CFA webpage for updates or listen to 774 ABC radio.
380 residents attend bushfire information session at primary school - 21/2/2009 The Riddells Creek Fire Brigade played host to a bushfire information session today at the local primary school. A crowd of at least 380 residents from the township were in attendance to learn how they could prepare their own Bushfire Survival Plan.
The session was delivered by Dean Anderson, one of CFA's Wildfire Safety Presenters, who is also a member of the Riddells Creek Fire Brigade.
Anybody who missed the information session and would like further information about bushfire safety should contact tour Community Safety Manager, Dean Anderson, on 0401-080-369. In addition to this, a newly developed website known as "Fire Ready" has been produced by Victoria's fire services in order to help you prepare for a bushfire. The new site contains information for developing your own Bushfire Survival Plan as well as providing you the access to your own free Information Kit and other fire related material. The site is a worthwhile resource for the first timer as well as the seasoned resident. To find out more, visit www.fireready.vic.gov.au or click here to view the new TV commercial.
Riddells Creek Catering & Support members do us proud-14/02/2009 Other than sending fire-fighters to the Whittlesea / Kinglake fire, the Riddells Creek Fire Brigade have also sent a strong team of men and women who assisted with catering for the fire-fighting effort.
Red Cross and Salvation Army volunteers who were working around the clock to prepare meals for the fire fighting effort were supported by members of the Riddells Creek Fire Brigade Catering & Support Group during the past 3 weeks. Our catering members travelled to Whittlesea on a daily basis to help prepare meals for those who were working at the Kinglake Complex fire in the Whittlesea area. Other than our core group of support members, the Catering and Support Group welcomed the assistance of a further 30 casual members of the community who wanted to lend a hand.
Victorian Bushfire Crisis - East Kilmore/Mt. Disappointment/Whittlesea/Kinglake-14/02/2009 Nearly three weeks have passed since the beginning of one of Australia's worst natural disasters in living memory. Extreme fire weather conditions gripped the state of Victoria last Saturday with temperatures soaring to beyond 46ºc, combined with very strong north-westerly winds.
In addition to a number of fires which ravaged the state on Saturday, the fire of most concern was a grass fire which started at Kilmore East shortly after 11.30am, which in the space of a few hours spread to the nearby forest areas of Mount Disappointment, Whittlesea, Humevale and Kinglake where significant numbers of houses and lives were lost.
Riddells Creek were called upon to respond one of it's fire trucks to the fire at 4.40pm on Saturday to work throughout the night in the Humevale protecting lives and houses. Our fire truck continued to operate at the fire until finally returning home late on Thursday night. In addition to supplying the fire truck, Riddells Creek were committed to sending fire fighters who worked 12 hour shifts on a rotational basis for the entire week.
We wish to thank the community for their support and words of thanks. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been touched by this horrific event.
Further information:
Slasher
starts grass fire near Gisborne South- 24/1/2009 Fire-fighters
from Gisborne, Riddells Creek, Sunbury, Macedon and Bullengarook
were called to a grass fire near Emmeline Drive in Gisborne this afternoon. It is
believed that a tractor started the fire while slashing grass at
around 4.00pm. Fire crews were quickly able to contain the blaze and
restrict the fire to around one hectare. Woodend
grass and forest fire- 23/1/2009 A large grass and forest fire near Woodend
has been contained which had threatened the Woodend township earlier
yesterday afternoon. Approximately 40 fire trucks from surrounding fire
brigades were supported by fire-bombing aircraft at the 160ha fire
near Harpers Road in Woodend. One
fire truck from Riddells Creek was deployed to the fire fighting
effort shortly after 4.30pm on Thursday afternoon to attack the fire which was being
fanned by strong winds. The Riddells Creek Fire Brigade also
supplied several fire management personnel who helped to manage and
coordinate the firefighting efforts on the ground. Fire-fighters from Riddells Creek returned
to the fire on Friday to ensure the fire would not reignite. Youth
likely to be charged after losing control of illegal campfire - 8/12/2008 After being caught on two separate occasions during the past week
for for lighting an illegal campfire, a male aged in his late tees
is likely to be charged by police. The second of these illegal fires
had the potential to spread to neighbouring properties and nearby
forests today after burning two acres of grassland at an address in
Yaamba Road this afternoon. Firefighters from Riddells Creek were
responded to the fire shortly before 3pm today and managed to
extinguish the blaze only metres before it reached thick grassland
on a neighbouring property. Now that Fire Restrictions are upon us, it is illegal to have a
campfire unless certain conditions are met. To find out more, click here
to view a copy of CFA's "Can
I or Can't I" brochure. Severe
car accident on Melbourne-Lancefield Road - 28/09/2008 The
Riddells Creek Fire Brigade attended a severe car accident on
the Melbourne-Lancefield Road near Clarkefield this afternoon.
Firefighters from Riddells Creek and Clarkefield assisted police,
ambulance and SES crews at the two-vehicle collision which occurred
shortly after 4pm. The rescue effort took almost two hours in order
to free a male occupant who was later flown to the Royal Melbourne
Hospital with critical head and leg injuries. Another male driver
was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Unfortunately
this crash follows a similar accident which claimed two lives on the
same stretch of road last Thursday. Large
shed destroyed during Melbourne Cup blaze- 4/11/2008 Fire-fighters
from the Riddells Creek and Sunbury Fire Brigades were called upon
to battle a large shed fire at a rural property on Palmers Road this
evening. After receiving the call shortly after 5.30pm,
fire-fighters arrived on scene to find the steel shed well alight.
SES crews from Sunbury were later called upon to assist with the
cleanup and salvage operations. The damage bill is expected to top
$200,000 and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation,
but is being treated as non-suspicious. Fire
Restrictions Announced - 30/10/2008 The
Fire Danger Period (Fire Restrictions) for Macedon Ranges Shire and
City of Hume councils is set to commence on Monday the 17th of
November, 2008 at 1am. Residents are reminded that any burning off
after this is prohibited without a valid written permit until mid
2009. A
number of significant fires have already occurred in and around
Riddells Creek as a result of people not controlling their burn
offs. If you are planning on burning off before the Fire Danger
Period (Fire Restrictions) then we suggest you read our tips for
burning. Click
here Firefighters
battle out-of-control burnoff at Riddells Creek - 27/10/2008 Fire-fighters
were called upon to battle a large blaze on a rural property near
Royal Parade this afternoon. Volunteer and career firefighters from
Riddells Creek, Gisborne, Sunbury and Bolinda-Monegeeta formed a
team of up to 30 firefighters who battled the fire which began
shortly after 2.30pm. It's believed the blaze began as a result of a
private burnoff becoming too large for the owner to handle. The fire
scorched through up to 5 acres of gorse bushes before getting
alarmingly close to the nearby forest at the back of Riddells Creek.
Photos from today's fire can be viewed below. The
dry conditions combined with warmer weather and strong winds have
caught a number of residents by surprise during the past week. The
Riddells Creek Fire Brigade urge all residents to take the necessary
precautions when burning off during the coming weeks. For further
information about burning off, click here. Severe
car accident on Sutherlands Road - 22/09/2008 The
Riddells Creek Fire Brigade attended a severe car accident on
Sutherlands Road this afternoon. The sole occupant of the vehicle
unfortunately sustained fatal injuries after the car he was driving
left the road and crashed onto it's roof near a creek crossing
shortly after 4.30pm. Firefighters from Riddells Creek, Clarkefield
and Sunbury worked alongside SES, police and ambulance personnel to
brave the cold and wet conditions as the vehicle was recovered from
the edge of the creek. The
steepness in terrain saw the need for a large crane to be called in
to hoist the vehicle back onto level ground which resulted in the
closure of Sutherlands Road for a number of hours. The cause of the
accident is still under investigation. Riddells
Creek firefighters attend Cranbourne gas leak - 14/09/2008 Two
firefighters from the Riddells Creek Fire Brigade spent today
talking with concerned residents of Cranbourne's Brooklands Estate,
the centre of the ongoing methane gas emergency. Following
Wednesday's announcement by the Victorian State Government to
declare the issue an emergency, CFA delivered a series of 18
roadside information sessions aimed at educating the residents about
the risk of a gas explosion and treatments they may take to prevent
such an explosion.
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