RFS crews from Glenorie, Middle Dural, and Galston Brigades recently took part in a village firefighting training exercise at the Bio Properties Pty Ltd site at Moores Road Glenorie.
The training exercise gave members valuable hands-on experience dealing with a complex industrial site, which has unique hazards including chemical storage, intricate building layouts, and various fuel supplies, all of which demand careful planning and precise teamwork.
The training exercise focused on a coordinated response strategy, including arrival and set up drills, with hose deployment. Then crews had to deal with hazard management challenges that all industrial facilities present firefighters with. This type of training ensures our crews are ready for incidents in this or any other industrial setting in our community.
Exercises like this are vital for our brigades, as facilities like this are high risk, low frequency type of incident that our volunteer members would encounter, and present unusual risks. To be able to train in environments like this allows our firefighters to hone skills as well as work side by side with other brigades, to strengthen operational capability.
We extend our sincere thanks to David Beech from Bio Properties Pty Ltd for his invaluable help in making the event possible. His support and detailed knowledge of the site greatly enhanced the realism and effectiveness of the training.
This exercise highlights the strong collaboration between local brigades, local industry, and the wider community, and reinforces the importance of ongoing training to keep our community safe.
If you are wanting to give back to your community, and keen to be a part of something meaningful, find out how to join Glenorie RFS by contacting us via our Facebook page, visiting the RFS website at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au or simply come in for a chat at the station when on Monday nights from 7:30pm or Saturday from 2:00pm. The station is at 2654 Old Northern Road Glenorie NSW 2157
