TATHRA RURAL FIRE BRIGADE

Brigade Training

Fighting fires and all other operations performed by Tathra fire brigade require skill and knowledge about equipment, fire behaviour, safety, team work and much more. It is important that these skills and this knowledge is kept current.

The Brigade meets Tuesday at 1800 hrs to conduct regular training for members to keep their skills at operational level. Refer to the Calendar below for more information or talk to the  Training Officer

Training Calendar 2024

Training events are liable to change and are dependent on weather and other variables.

Month Day Activity Aimed At Instructors
Feb 6th General Meeting All A. Taylor + A. Shane
10 - 11th Village Firefighter Course VF L. Hartley
13th Bf Training (Skill Cards) All
18th BF Assessment
20th BF Training (Skill Cards) All
24 - 25th Village Firefighter Course VF L.Hartley
27th BF Training (Skill Cards) All
Mar 2 - 3rd Rural Fire Driver (RFD)
5th Structure Fire simulation / Hoses / Mogareeka All L. Hartley
9th Village Firefighter Assessment VF L. Hartley
9 - 10th Crew Awareness and Safety (CAS) AF
12th Pumping / Draughting AF L. Hartley
17th Suicide Prevention Workshop All
19th Maintenance / Equipment Check All Maint. Team
26th
Apr 2nd
9th
30th
May 7th
14th
21st
25-26th Bush Firefighter BF
25th Trim Crosscut Recertification TFT
28th
Jun 4th
11th
15-16th Hydraulics Course AF
18th
25th
29-30th First Aid Application All
30th Bush Firefighter Assessment BF
Jul 2nd
6th Protect and Preserve Incident All
23rd General Meeting All A. Taylor + A. Shane
27-28th Leading People AF
30th
Aug 3rd-4th Navigation AF
6th
13th
17-18th Live Fire Instructor VF / AF
20th
27th
Sep 3rd
7-8th Breathing Apparatus Operator VF
7-8th Trim Crosscut (TFT)
10th
14-15th First Aid Application
17th
24th
Oct 15th General Meeting A. Taylor + A. Shane
17, 19, 20 Crew Leader Wildfire
22nd
29th
Nov 3rd Bush Firefighter Assessment
5th
9-10th Wildfire Course
12th
16-17th Off Road Driving
16-17th Communications Centre Assistant
19th
26th
Dec 3rd
10th
17th