Training

The brigade trains every Monday night from 7:00pm  till about 9:30 pm. Members are also expected to attend a duty crew session once a month on Sunday mornings, when members check the inventories of our trucks to ensure that the equipment is ready, clean the fire station and ring in the latest FIRS (Fire Incident Reporting System) reports.

The training undertaken by the members is aligned to the Public Safety Competencies and is fully accredited. The competencies are recognised throughout the Nation. Each major step is recognised by a certificate with the first level attained being Wildfire Firefighter.

Firefighters can attain Level 2 First Aid as well as Medium Rigid drivers licenses.

As an affiliate of the Westernport Group of Fire Brigades in District 8, the brigade participates in group training exercises with other Brigades. These exercises are often held at the Fire Services College Bangholme Campus (CFA Training Ground) however sometimes occur in various locations on public and private land. The Westernport Group of Fire Brigades consists of Balnarring, Baxter, Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Langwarrin, Moorooduc, Mornington, Red Hill, Shoreham, Somers, Somerville and Tyabb.

The brigade also trains with brigades that support into the primary response area of Baxter. These brigades are Frankston, Langwarrin, Pearcedale, Somerville, Moorooduc and Mt Eliza. This training is essential as it helps us to get to know our supporting brigades, and we are therefore able to work more efficiently at incidents on the fire ground.

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