Wynyard Fire Brigade

Congratulations to our very own Bruce Corbett for his commitment and dedication as a volunteer 🎉

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Bruce Corbett has been recognised with what he described as "the highest award in Australia for volunteering".

Read the full story here: http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/9286584?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Post

🤞We will see one at Wynyard early next year!

Thank you to all our volunteer members here at Wynyard and around the state!

If you’ve been thinking about volunteering then now is a great time! Click on the link on the Tasmania Fire Service post or go to www.fire.tas.gov.au for more information

Tasmania Fire Service has an important message to its 4500+ volunteers during National Volunteer Week - thank you!

With the theme ‘Your Year to Volunteer’ this week is a time for us to appreciate every volunteer, and the families and employers that support them, for their ongoing commitment.

Our dedicated volunteers play a valuable role in assisting to protect lives. Together they make a difference supporting and connecting our communities and helping to keep them and our environment safe.

If you're not one of our volunteers but you would like to be - visit our website for details - fire.tas.gov.au/volunteering

🚒 Today is St Florian’s Day - also known as International Firefighter’s Day.

❤️ It's a time for us to thank every firefighter - past and present - for their bravery, dedication, and commitment to protecting lives and communities.

❤️ We pause to remember and honour those firefighters who sadly lost their lives protecting others. May they rest in peace.

🤝 Photo thanks to Glengarry Volunteer Fire Brigade - Tasmania.

🚨 Community Update 🚨

We’d like to let our community know that a planned emergency exercise will be taking place at Burnie Airport on Monday 20 April.
You may see emergency vehicles, and emergency personnel in and around the airport during this time. Please rest assured this is just a training exercise, and there is absolutely no danger to the public.
These exercises help emergency services and airport staff stay prepared and keep everyone safe. Thanks for your understanding and support.

🔥 The 2025/26 Fire Permit Period will end statewide tomorrow (Thursday, 9 April 2026).

ℹ️ From 2am tomorrow, if you’re considering burning on your property:
🤝 you don’t require a fire permit
🤝 BUT we encourage you to register your burn by calling 1800 000 699. Registering your burn will ensure your local Tasmania Fire Service brigade are aware of your plans and can respond accordingly.

📍 Remember:
➡️ Anyone conducting a burn must be capable of managing the fire and be mindful of changing weather conditions.
➡️ Make sure an adult is always attending the burn until it is fully extinguished.
➡️ Have suitable working firefighting equipment available to appropriately manage fire activity in the event that the fire begins to spread.
➡️ Never light fires in peat, humus, or marram grass.
➡️ Landowners are responsible for any damage caused by fires escaping their land.
➡️ Ensure your neighbours are aware and that your burn won’t adversely affect their health, or farming operations – particularly the wine industry, which is vulnerable to smoke.
➡️ Burning on private property is governed by local council by-laws and environmental laws about smoke emissions.

Further information is available at fire.tas.gov.au