TATHRA RURAL FIRE BRIGADE

Brigade History 2010 –2019

2010

June - Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain)

October - Sewerage and electricity finally completed on new station.

2011

Box trailer officially handed over to the "red fleet", and repainted.

April - 2kW solar array is installed on the roof of Tathra Station.Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain)

June - Official opening of Tathra Station by the Commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons


Captain Adam Wiggins receiving official Station Plaque from Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons

2012

March  - Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain).

March - Brigade members participate in flood operations - Wagga Wagga.

2013

January - Brigade members participate in the Brogo Fires.January - Brigade members participate in the Yarrabin (Cooma) Fires.

January - Brigade members participate in the Millingandi / Wolumla Fires.

May - Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain).

2014

May - Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain)

December - The LED sign + wall in front of Station is completed and operational. Thanks in part to the RFSA for a Grant to complete the wall. The date on the wall reflects the official opening of the new Station.

2015

May - Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain). 

2016

May - Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain), Richard Gallimore (Deputy Captain).

2017

May  – Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain), Richard Gallimore (Deputy Captain), Anthony Taylor (President), Terry Goodwin (Secretary), Mark Bergsma (Treasurer)

Four volunteers are awarded the 10 year Long Service medal - Mr Carl Oakley - 14 years service; Mr John Wyatt - 11 years service; Mr Max Cook - 13 years service and Mr Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain) - 13 years service.

2018

January 26th – Crews from Tathra assist crews in the Tamworth / Nundle fires

January 23rd – Crews tackled a blaze at the Tathra laundromat on Tuesday afternoon 23rd January, 2018. About 6 pm, 000 calls were received of heavy smoke engulfing a building on Bega Street in Tathra. The fire engulfed the hairdressers and bottle shop, destroying them completely

March 18th – Devastating fires impact the Reedy Swamp / Tathra areas. Eventually about 70 homes are lost in Tathra / Thomson's Drive. Brigades from across the whole Bega District are involved. All emergency services are responded to the area. Even though houses are totally levelled, the community are in high spirits and thankful for what they have.

May – Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain), Richard Gallimore (Deputy Captain), Anthony Taylor (President), Terry Goodwin (Secretary), Mark Bergsma (Treasurer)

2019

May  - Tathra VRFB - AGM - elected officers: Adam Wiggins (Captain); Jason Lewington (Senior Deputy Captain); Lance Hartley (Deputy Captain), Richard Gallimore (Deputy Captain), Anthony Taylor (President), Lance Hartley (Acting Secretary), Mark Bergsma (Treasurer)

September 15th - Five volunteers are awarded the 10 year Long Service medal - David Gallan - 17 years service; Mr Terry Goodwin (Secretary) - 10 years service; Ms Gerry Sheehan (Support) - 12 years service; Deputy Captain Richard Gallimore - 10 years service and Sally Gallimore - 10 years service.December 5th 

  November 26th  - Members from Tathra Brigade assist in the northern NSW fires. Carl Oakley, Ben Kirby and Richard Boys join a Far South Coast Strike Team for a five day deployment 

December 5th - Members from Tathra Brigade assist in the Currowan Fires (Batemans Bay) / Shoalhaven fires joining a Far South Coast Strike Team for a three day deployment

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