Churchill Fire Brigade - September 2023

Fire Safe Kids Visit

The station had a lovely visit from the well behaved children from the Hub Preschool. The children learnt about the firefighter’s uniforms, calling Triple 000 in emergencies, the importance of smoke alarms and how to leave a house if the smoke alarm beeped.

They then had an interesting tour around the tanker to see the equipment before having a squirt of the hose and seeing the lights and hearing the siren. Thanks to the members who did a wonderful job with the children during the visit.

First Aid Training with CPR

The following day a first aid course was run at the station for members of Churchill and other brigades. It focused on CPR theory and practice as well as use of a defibrillator. The afternoon covered areas such as burns, venoms, cuts and abrasions, anaphylaxis, asthma, choking, blood noses, lacerations and cuts, presented with correct procedures for treatment and many tips to keep in mind.

It was certainly an interesting and well delivered course, which is highly recommended for anyone, especially being able to do CPR and know how to approach an accident site to keep yourself safe before being able to help the injured.

Cross Training with Ambulance Victoria

For Monday night training the brigade invited an Ambulance Victoria (AV) crew to the fire station for some cross training. When both AV and fire brigades attend the same motor vehicle accident or other situation, the brigade can assist AV because generally the brigade is on site first and can assess the dangers and conditions. This information can then be passed to the AV crew. The training night allowed the AV crew to show the position of the required item in the AV truck, and in some cases demonstrate particular items which brigade members could be sent to obtain for them in their task. It was such an engaging evening that one and a half hours passed unnoticed. The AV crew were most appreciative of the invitation and the chance to share the contents of their truck and to know that brigade members were now more informed about where in the truck they should look for required items.