Brigade’s big grant boost

By Kelly Yates
Holt MP Anthony Byrne said the emergency turnout system would support the volunteers at the brigade by providing important information in the seconds before they respond to emergencies.
The features of an emergency turnout system include displaying pager messages on LCD screens, having a colour coded timer, producing printed maps and speaking pager messages.
The Narre Warren Fire Brigade, which is a fully volunteer station with 40 operational members and 20 support members, is one of the busiest volunteer fire stations in the state.
First Lieutenant Paul Hardy from the Narre Warren Fire Brigade said the emergency turnout system would be up and running in the new station which is scheduled to open within the next 12 months.
The station will be located at 292 Narre-Cranbourne Road in Narre Warren South.
“We’re happy to have been successful with the grant as it’s a lot of money to set up the system,” First Lieutenant Hardy said.
“The system will help us get out to fires quicker.”
Under the program, grants of between $1000 and $5000 are provided to non-profit organisations to support their volunteers and encourage volunteering.
“The grants are a credit to the hard work and dedication of volunteers in our community,” Mr Byrne said.
“Volunteers make a lasting difference to the lives of other people and bring our community together – the Volunteer Grants Program helps support them.