Incidents & Emergencies

The Riddells Creek Fire Brigade attends in excess of 100 incidents per year. Because of the unique blend of urban and rural living here at Riddells Creek, the brigade is professionally trained in combating a wide range of emergencies including;

• Grass and forest fires
• House and structure fires
• Car fires
• Motor vehicle accidents and other rescue duties
• Hazardous material emergencies
• And attending premises with automatic fire alarms that have activated

The Riddells Creek Fire Brigade is a fully volunteer brigade and supports not only the local community, but also our close neighbours including Gisborne, Sunbury, Clarkefield, Hesket-Kerrie and Bolinda Monegeetta.

The brigade can receive a call at any time of the day. Members are often required to stop what they’re doing in order to respond to the emergency. People often wonder how the brigade are informed of the emergency call. Visit how we are responded in order to find out more.

Over the past century the brigade has attended a number of significant wildfires and structure fires including the devastating Ash Wednesday Fires in 1983. Further details of these major incidents can be found in our brigade history.

For details regarding the incidents we’ve attended this year, refer to our 2008 Fires & Incidents and photos of such emergencies can be found in our image gallery.