Brand new fleet of tankers for Weddin Shire
Published Date: 22 Jun 2017
Summary
The NSW Rural Fire Service celebrated the official opening of the new station for the Glenelg Rural Fire Brigade on Friday, June 16.
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The new station was officially opened by Region West Manager, Paul Smith, Superintendent Ken Neville and Mayor of Weddin Shire, Clr Mark Liebich.
Caragabal Captain Matt Taylor with Superintendant Ken Neville, Regional Manager Paul Smith and Weddin Shire Mayor Mark Liebich.
Glenelg Captain Harvey Matthews with Superintendent Ken Neville, John Johnson (Group Captain), Mayor Mark Liebich and Regional Manager Paul Smith.
The station is the first station for the Glenelg brigade area. The new station provides a higher level of security and protection for the brigade’s resources including their new tanker and is a place where the brigade can conduct their meetings and training sessions.
The Glenelg, Warraderry, Bobgolong-Eualdrie, Bimbi and Caragabal Brigades also received the keys to new state of the art fire tankers that come fitted with the latest fire fighting and safety features including crew protection sprays.
The tankers are worth over $1,000,000 combined and will provide a higher level of efficiency and quality of service to the community. The Brigades shared this event with family and friends, representatives from Weddin Shire Council and fellow NSW RFS Officers attended to show their support for the Brigades and the local Community.
Bimbi Captain Simon Nowlan with Joe Jones and Superintendent Ken Neville as well as Regional Manager Paul Smith and Mayor Mark Liebich.
Warraderry Captain Robin Stock with Regional Manager Paul Smith, Mayor Mark Liebich and Superintendent Ken Neville.
The new tankers have been delivered to the Weddin Shire brigades.
Tom Matthews and Graham Taylor cooking up a storm.
