Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade

30/10/2026

♻️🚒 YOUR RECYCLING COULD HELP FIGHT FIRES! 🔥
Want to turn your empty cans and bottles into something that makes a real difference in our community? 💰❤️
The Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade (ASVBB) is looking for your support!
Instead of letting those cans and bottles gather dust, why not turn them into valuable funds to support our volunteer brigade?
♻️ Got a stash of cans and bottles piling up? We’re happy to come and collect them! 🙌
Whether it’s a few bags from home, a collection from your workplace, or a mountain of empties after an event, we’d love to hear from you!
Every eligible container returned helps raise funds to support our brigade, maintain equipment and keep our volunteers ready to respond when our community needs us. 🚒🌵
📢 Here's how you can help:
✅ Save your eligible cans and bottles.
✅ Get your workplace, club or mates involved.
✅ Contact us to arrange a collection.
✅ Spread the word and share this post!
Every can counts, every bottle matters, and every little bit helps us keep doing what we do best.
Help us turn your empties into firefighting power! 💦🔥

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21/10/2026

🚨WEE WOO WEDNESDAY! 🚨
Tonight’s training at ASVBB took a rather unexpected turn when some of our members decided to show off their best WEE WOO impersonations!!!....
Let’s just say we’ve discovered some hidden talents… although whether those talents belong on the fireground or in a police siren competition is still up for debate!!
Some nailed it, some absolutely sent it, and a few may have just frightened the wildlife somewhere outside Alice Springs.
We train hard, we learn heaps and occasionally we make noises that probably shouldn’t be heard outside the station! 🤪
ASVBB: Putting the WET stuff on the HOT stuff… and the WEE WOO stuff wherever we bloody well feel like it! 😂

20/10/2026

It was an absolute honour to witness our very own Captain Jen being presented with the NT Police Valour Award this morning ❤️🏅

Jen, your courage, dedication and commitment to our community are truly inspiring. We are incredibly proud to have you as our Captain and to stand alongside you as part of ASVBB.

A well-deserved recognition for an extraordinary leader!

17/10/2026

Everyone is invited to our 2026 Annual General Meeting ASVBB

🗓Wednesday 18th November 2026
⏰️1900 -2100
🏠3 Elders St, Ciccone, NT

All members must attend or if you’re keen to become a member come along and see what we are about.

All positions called open for election.
Be a participant and stand for election to help run the brigade for the next 12 months.

✳️Nominations for all positions must be submitted by COB Friday 13th November
Captain
Deputy Captain
Treasurer
Secretary
Public Officer
General Committee member
General Committee member

07/10/2026

💧🔥 TONIGHT’S TRAINING: 🔥💧HYDRATION ON THE FIREGROUND!
Tonight our members tackled one of the most important pieces of fireground equipment… the human body!
We learnt about staying hydrated while working in the heat, recognising the signs of dehydration and heat stress, and why keeping the fluids going is just as important as keeping the pumps running.
Because on the fireground, “she’ll be right” is not a hydration strategy!
Between the heat, PPE, physical work and long hours, our members need to look after themselves so they can safely look after the community.
Drink early. Drink often. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty.
A big thanks to everyone who got stuck into tonight’s training. Staying fire-ready means keeping our people fire-ready too!

30/09/2026

Last nights training our members got to see our new Fire sticks in action & learnt how to use them. These are definitely going to help make our mitigation burns be more efficient & help with member fatigue.

29/09/2026

🔥 A huge thank you! 🔥
We’re incredibly grateful to have received the grant funding for our new fire sticks. This support will make a real difference to our volunteers and our ability to support the community.
From all of us at ASVBB, thank you for backing our volunteers and the work we do across Central Australia.

Our Government is backing the volunteers who help keep Central Australia safe. 🚒

It was great to present the Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade with an almost $15,000 grant recently.

The funding will help the team purchase a towbar-mounted Firestick ignition system, making prescribed burning and hazard reduction activities safer and more efficient.

It’s great to be able to support our local volunteers with the equipment they need to keep doing their important work.

28/09/2026

💙 A very special arrival at ASVBB! 💙

Congratulations to one of our members Sean and his wife Jessyka on the safe arrival of their beautiful baby boy, Spencer, born Friday 25th September. 🍼👶

Mum and bub are doing well, and we couldn’t be happier for this gorgeous little family!

Welcome to the ASVBB family, Spencer! 🚒💙

26/09/2026

🏉🔥 GRAND FINAL DAY? WHAT GRAND FINAL DAY? 🔥🏉

While the rest of Alice Springs was parked in front of the TV, snacks in hand and yelling at the footy, our legends were out doing what they do best… playing with fire! 🚒🔥

With fire season fast approaching, the crew gave up their Grand Final Saturday to get stuck into another mitigation burn, knocking down fuel loads and getting things ready before the grass decides to become Central Australia’s next big barbecue. 🌾🔥

Because apparently, “the Grand Final is on” isn’t a legitimate reason to postpone fire mitigation. 😂

Thankfully, the crew managed to finish up with enough time to catch the last quarter.

And then came the important part…

🏃‍♂️💨 Straight from the fireground to the Gillen Club!

Still smelling like smoke.
Covered in dust.
Probably carrying enough campfire aroma to fumigate the place. 😂

We reckon the Gillen Club knew they were coming before they even walked through the door! 🔥👃🤣

A massive shoutout to our legends for giving up their Saturday, missing most of the footy and putting in the hard yards to help prepare our community for the fast-approaching fire season.

Volunteer firefighters: sacrificing Grand Finals so everyone else can sleep a little easier when summer arrives. ❤️🚒🔥

And yes… they may have missed most of the game, but they definitely didn't miss the post-burn refreshments. 🍻😂

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24/09/2026

🔥 Shoutout to our legends! 🔥

This afternoon, some of our crew headed out to a fire on the Tanami Road and in true ASVBB fashion, managed to christen our new GFU at the same time. 🚒🔥

Sometimes the fireground throws up situations you simply couldn’t script… and today was definitely one of them!

Captain Jen managed to pick up a flat tyre, so while she was underneath the GFU getting the jack into position, Riley was lending a hand loosening the wheel nuts.

Unfortunately, from a passing car, the scene looked a little different. They saw the beacons flashing, Jen lying on the ground and Riley kneeling beside her and understandably thought there had been a fatality. 😳

The beautiful souls heading out towards Yuelamu had actually pulled over at a safe distance to send their thoughts and prayers for the poor soul and their family, believing they had just witnessed a tragedy.

Meanwhile… Jen was very much alive and simply changing a tyre! 😂

It’s moments like these that remind us just how unpredictable, chaotic and memorable the fireground can be.

A huge shoutout to everyone who responded this afternoon, especially our crew christening the new GFU in the most ASVBB way possible. 🚒🔥

And to the lovely people who stopped to offer their thoughts and prayers… thank you for caring. ❤️

New GFU: officially christened.
Captain: still alive.
Tyre: absolutely not. 😂