CFA crews swiftly contained two fires, ensuring safety with rapid response and strategic resource planning.
Photo by
Jemma Jones
Campaspe CFA crews responded quickly to two separate fires in Echuca in recent days.
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Emergency services responded to a grass fire on Echuca-Mitiamo Rd, Echuca West on Friday, January 9.
Ten CFA units were dispatched to the fire which started about 10.53am near the corner of Restdown Rd.
Crews successfully contained the blaze within two hours, declaring the area safe before noon.
On Saturday, firefighters had another battle, this time at a house on Sturt St, Echuca.
The call came in about 4.26pm and was quickly attended by 10 CFA units from Echuca, Echuca Village, Rochester, Tongala and Bamawm Extension.
Victoria Police diverted traffic away from the area while firefighters battled the blaze.
By 5.57pm, the fire was declared under control.
Echuca police determined the fire was not suspicious.
A house fire on Saturday, January 10 in Echuca.
Photo by
Jemma Jones
After the fire, Echuca Fire Brigade thanked everyone who assisted in containing the fire and alerting neighbours before they had arrived.
“We appreciate the assistance, the kind words, we appreciate our employers allowing us to leave to attend fires and mostly, we appreciate our families allowing us to run off from them time after time.”
District 20 commander Paul Elso said despite local units fighting major bushfires across the state, smart resource planning ensured Echuca received the full response this serious house fire demanded.
“We had a fully involved house fire in Echuca, and we had a whole heap of resources deployed to that that aren’t normally in Echuca because of those movements,” he said.
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