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Local CFA brigades across the Surf Coast are bracing for what will be a higher-risk bushfire season after the Bureau of Meteorology declared an El Nino weather event under a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n
Torquay’s interim captain said it hds been eight years since Australia last experienced El Nino conditions and CFA volunteers were training hard for the greater risk of bushfires.<\/p>\n
“We had a very seasoned brigade list the last time we were in an El Nino event, that has changed now since COVID-19.<\/p>\n
“But these types of events provide a great chance to get out the door and it gives members the chance to put their skills into practice.<\/p>\n
“We’ve already started our pre-summer training due to the seasonal forecast, so everyone here is already ticked off and the brigade is operationally ready.”<\/p>\n
Anyone interested in serving the community through the CFA can do so by heading to cfa.vic.gov.au\/volunteers-careers or by saying hello to the brigade at training on a Tuesday at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n
Torquay Fire Brigade is located at 19 Grossmans Road, Torquay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PREPARATIONS ahead of a busy summer period have begun and Torquay Fire Brigade is calling out for volunteers ahead of a forecast drier than usual fire season. Interim brigade captain Cameron Martin and said the brigade has 40 operational members and 50 members in total, with a core group of 20 who regularly turned out […]<\/p>\n