About Glenrowan CFA

The Glenrowan Fire Brigade is situated 230 km north east of Melbourne (Victoria , Australia) .The brigade was registered on the 9/1/1935 and has actively serviced the township since. Little is known about the brigade in these early stages.

The township is located utop a divide in the Warby Ranges and is divided by the Melbourne to Sydney rail link . The Hume freeway passes along the edge of the townships southern boundary . It is a wholly volunteer brigade , consisting of 35 members and is part of the Wangaratta Fire Brigades Group , in Region 23 . Being located half way between two Urban locations (Benalla & Wangaratta) we are often called upon to assist with fires and incidents within those brigade areas , as well as other Rural areas within the region . The tanker is also on standby to make up part of a Region strike force , which can be dispatched to any part of Victoria or any other States as required , to assist with major fires .

Our Fire tanker is a Hino Diesel 3.4C (CreCab) , with a 3,750 litre water tank , powered by a**** two-stage diesel pump , capable of pumping 1,400 litres per minute . The brigade is further equipped with a portable Quick Fill Pump - for pumping from dams or creeks, Foam making equipment - for flammable liquid fires and Breathing apparatus - for structure fires or hazardous materials incidents (Hazmat) . The truck also carries many lengths of 38mm & 64mm diameter hose , with a variety of attack nozzles . At times 200-300 metres of hose will be used to reach fires in rugged or hilly terrain . With this versatile truck , the brigade can attend fires in rugged off-road conditions to highway work , which makes it very suitable as the greater part of our area consists of hilly terrain . But with the new truck comes other issues such as a bigger truning circle and generally bigger making it harder to move about then the older trucks we have had.

The brigade averages approximately 50 turn-outs per year , with the majority being grass / shrub fires . The brigade often attends fires in other areas , with the furthest being Sydney , Coleambally (NSW) and the Dandenong fires near Melbourne . The Brigade is one of 1,226 brigades which make up Victoria's fire fighting service , known as the "Country Fire Authority" .

The CFA has over 60,000 volunteer members supported by approximately 900 full time staff .