Sandford Volunteer Fire Brigade

27/10/2026

🔥 TONIGHT — SOUTH ARM, LET’S GET BUSHFIRE READY! 🔥

A reminder that the Bushfire-Ready Info Session is on tonight at Calverton Hall.

Come along and learn practical ways to prepare your home, make a bushfire plan and reduce your risk this fire season.

📍 Calverton Hall, South Arm
🕕 Tonight — 27 October

There’s still time to register and get prepared!
Register via the Bushfire Tasmania website

Come along and help make our community more bushfire-ready. 🔥🏡

🔥 South Arm Peninsula, let's get bushfire ready.

Join your neighbours at a free Bushfire-Ready Info Session and learn practical ways to prepare your home, make a plan, and reduce your risk this fire season.

📍 Calverton Hall, South Arm
📅 21 or 27 October

✅ Register now via the website and be part of a more bushfire-ready community. https://bushfire.tas.gov.au/bushfire-ready-neighbourhoods/whats

❓Questions? Contact [email protected]

13/10/2026

🔥 South Arm Peninsula, let's get bushfire ready.

Join your neighbours at a free Bushfire-Ready Info Session and learn practical ways to prepare your home, make a plan, and reduce your risk this fire season.

📍 Calverton Hall, South Arm
📅 21 or 27 October

✅ Register now via the website and be part of a more bushfire-ready community. https://bushfire.tas.gov.au/bushfire-ready-neighbourhoods/whats

❓Questions? Contact [email protected]

03/10/2026

🚒 WE’RE AT THE SOUTH ARM MARKET 🔥
The Sandford Fire Brigade is here today alongside our friends from South Arm Fire Brigade, and Ria, TFS Community Preparedness Officer.
Come down, say hello and grab some handy bushfire preparedness tips ahead of the season! 👋🔥

Know your risk. Make a plan.

30/09/2026

🔥 We’ll be at the South Arm Market this Sunday! 🚒

Come say hello to your local brigade, grab some bushfire preparedness info and pick up some handy tips for the season ahead.

📍 South Arm Market
📅 Sunday 4 October

Everyone’s welcome — come and have a chat! 👋

22/08/2026

🔥 BUNNINGS MORNINGTON FUNDRAISING BBQ – SUPPORT SANDFORD FIRE BRIGADE! 🚒❤️
Come down to Mornington Bunnings TODAY and grab a snag while helping support the amazing volunteers of Sandford Fire Brigade! 🌭🔥
📍 Bunnings Mornington
Every sausage, drink and donation helps us continue supporting our local community and keeping our brigade equipped and ready to respond when needed.
Bring the family, grab some lunch and show your support for your local volunteer firefighters! 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒
👉 Come along, say g’day and help us raise some much-needed funds!

28/05/2026

Today our brigade responded - alongside Lauderdale Fire Brigade and other emergency services - to a single vehicle crash on a wet and slippery roadway.

Thankfully, the driver was able to receive prompt assistance from nearby members of the public before emergency crews arrived and was transported to hospital for assessment.

With the recent wet weather, today’s incident is a timely reminder for all motorists to slow down, allow extra stopping distance, and drive to the conditions. Roads can become unpredictable very quickly, particularly during periods of rain.

We would also like to thank the bystanders who stopped to assist, along with all responding emergency service personnel for their coordinated efforts on scene.

Please take care on the roads and arrive safely.

20/05/2026

This week is National Volunteer Week, and we would like to take a moment to recognise and thank all volunteers — not only within our own brigade, but right across the country.

Volunteering means giving up your time at a moment’s notice, often while sitting down for dinner with your family, heading out the door to meet friends, or just climbing into bed after a long day on the job. It means missing family events, interrupted sleep, and putting your community first when help is needed most.

Our volunteers do this not for recognition, but because they genuinely care about helping others and protecting their community. Whether it’s responding to fires, storms, motor vehicle accidents, smoke investigations, or supporting other emergency services, volunteers are always ready to answer the call.

To every volunteer out there — thank you for your dedication, commitment, and sacrifice. Communities across Australia are stronger and safer because of people like you.

From all of us at Sandford Volunteer Fire Brigade, Happy National Volunteer Week.

12/05/2026

Last night, members of the Sandford Volunteer Fire Brigade came together for a special medal presentation evening recognising the dedication and long service of our volunteers.

We are proud to congratulate the following members who were presented with the Tasmanian Fire Service Volunteer Medal:

• David Williams – 37 years service
• Benjamin Cox – 28 years service
• Axel Von Krusenstierna – 19 years service
• Steve Whelan – 18 years service
• Paul Lawler – 19 years service

The Tasmanian Volunteer Medal recognises operational TFS volunteers who have completed a minimum of 10 years of diligent and honest service, with additional clasps awarded for 20, 30 and 40 years of continued contribution to both their Brigade and the Tasmania Fire Service.

This is not an automatic service award, but one where volunteers are recognised by their peers for their commitment, dedication and service to the community over many years.

Thank you to all recipients for your outstanding contribution to the Brigade and to the Sandford community. Your dedication, commitment and years of volunteer service are greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to all recipients 👏🚒

04/05/2026

🚒 Today is St Florian’s Day - also known as International Firefighter’s Day.

❤️ It's a time for us to thank every firefighter - past and present - for their bravery, dedication, and commitment to protecting lives and communities.

❤️ We pause to remember and honour those firefighters who sadly lost their lives protecting others. May they rest in peace.

🤝 Photo thanks to Glengarry Volunteer Fire Brigade - Tasmania.

02/05/2026

Sandford Brigade has had a busy week responding to multiple vegetation fires and smoke investigations across the area.

On Wednesday afternoon, crews were called to a vegetation fire within one of the pine plantations at Seven Mile Beach. Due to the dense undergrowth and low tree branches making access difficult, the incident became a multi-day operation.

Last night, we were also called to a fire in an old dam that appeared to have been burning for many hours before it was reported.

This is a timely reminder to everyone:
🔥 Please ensure your fires are fully extinguished once your burn is complete.
🔥 Even though permits have ended, please continue to register your burns. This provides vital information that can prevent false callouts and helps crews locate fires quickly if one gets out of control.
🔥 If you do not have the proper equipment or resources to safely contain and extinguish your fire, please do not light it.

Please remember that emergency services cannot always be relied upon to put out private burns if conditions suddenly change. Many brigades are volunteer-based and may already be responding to other incidents.

A huge thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers who continue to give up their time to help keep our community safe. 👏🚒