Fire Station.....
Our Fire Station as it is now.
Inside it has
2 Truck Bays, Meeting Room, Kitchen, Store Room, Workshop/Car Bay, Male
and Female Toilets.
Outside we have a fully lit outdoor grass volley-ball court, fenced enclosure
for rescue training vehicle storage, members' carpark, tower (with siren,
communications aerials and lighting) and direct access to a reserve which
includes a lit training track for Dry Hose Drill training.
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Our first Fire Station on Parham Rd, Eden Hills in circa 1960. This building
is now a private shed.
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Fire Station on Northcote Rd, Eden Hills (current site) in 1961. Tub's
Austin 7 is parked out the front.
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View of siren from the top of our tower
Our siren, in operation since 1955, used to a be an old World War II air-raid siren. It lets out a wail that can be heard for several kilometres depending on the wind strength and direction and the terrain. While this used to be the only way our members were notified of an emergency incident, it is still fully functional although now it usually only used as a back-up to fixed alarm installations and on high fire risk days.
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