The Basin Fire Brigade (CFA)

17/10/2026

🚨TODAY IS THE DAY🚨
Can’t wait to see you join us for an epic OPEN DAY.

So much to do for the whole family.

🔥 Fire safety information
🚒 Firefighter displays
👨‍🚒 Meet our real firefighters
🚒 Get up close to our fire trucks
🐨 A special appearance from Captain Koala!
🌭 Sausage sizzle and cold drinks
🍀 A HUGE Raffle

👩‍🚒KIDS…CAPTAIN KOALA IS HOLDING A RUBBER DUCK RACE AT 11:30 and 1pm. Make sure you get involved.

Bring the family, come and say hello, explore the station and meet the volunteers.

17/10/2026

Thank you to our friends at the The Acorn Bar & Restaurant we will have an epic Hamper to raffle at our Open Day tomorrow. Make sure you come down and grab a ticket! 🍀
Thank you to THE ACORN for their on-going support🙏

16/10/2026

🚨Check out the video link below. This will be us at The Basin Fire Brigade this Sunday the 18th October!
Join us for our Open Day from 10am-2pm.

10/10/2026

🔥ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO!🔥

The countdown is ON! Just ONE WEEK until The Basin Fire Brigade Open Day, and we’re getting excited to open our doors and welcome our local community!

We’ve got a fantastic day planned, with even more joining the line-up!

🚒 Check out our new fire trucks and one of our original pumpers
🚑 Get up close to a vintage ambulance
👨‍🚒 Meet our local firefighters and see some displays
🔥 Pick up some valuable fire safety information and chat with Knox Council’s Emergency Management Unit about preparing for the upcoming fire season
🐨 Say hello to Captain Koala
🧑‍🚒 Kids, dress up in your favourite firefighting costume for a chance to win a special prize!
🌭 Grab a snag from our sausage sizzle

There’ll be plenty to see and do for the whole family, so bring the kids, bring your friends and come along for a great day at your local fire station.

Sunday 18 October
10am–2pm
Can’t wait to see you there!

06/10/2026

🚒IT’S ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR OUR
OPEN DAY!🚒

We’re getting closer and closer to The Basin Fire Brigade Open Day and we’ve been busy behind the scenes adding even more to the day!

🚒 One of our original pumper fire trucks will be making an appearance. A little piece of our brigade’s history!
🚑 A vintage ambulance will be on display.
🚒 Our new fire trucks will be there for you to check out.
🔥 And now Knox Council’s Emergency Management Unit will be joining us to help local residents learn more about planning and preparing for the upcoming fire season.

Plus, of course, there’ll be our firefighters, fire safety information, activities for the kids, Captain Koala, a sausage sizzle and plenty more!

Bring the kids, bring your questions and come down for a look behind the scenes at your local fire brigade.

👨‍🚒 Sunday 18 October. 10am–2pm

We’re getting excited

28/09/2026

🔥IT’S ALMOST HERE!🔥

The Basin Fire Brigade Open Day is just around the corner!

When - Sunday 18th October
What time - 10am – 2pm

Bring the kids along for a fun day at the station with plenty to see and do.

Captain Koala will be joining us for 2x rubber duck races - at 11.30am and 1pm! 🦆. Make sure you join in for this one!

There’ll also be plenty of kids’ activities, including the chance to climb aboard a real fire truck and have a go at squirting a fire hose.

And of course, there’ll be a sausage sizzle to keep everyone fuelled!

Come down, meet our firefighters, check out the trucks and see what happens behind the scenes at your local fire brigade.

Bring the kids, bring your friends and come say hi. We’d love to see you there! 🚒

07/09/2026

🔥MELBOURNE FIREFIGHTER STAIR CLIMB

This Saturday, two of our firefighters from The Basin Fire Brigade will join almost 1,000 firefighters taking on the challenge of climbing 28 floors in full firefighting gear. 💪

A number of other members from The Basin will also be volunteering behind the scenes, helping make this incredible event possible.

Together, firefighters are raising vital funds for Lifeline Australia, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation and 000Foundation, supporting cancer research and the mental health and wellbeing of emergency service personnel.

Want to help spur us on to the top?
Every donation, big or small, will help motivate our climbers to keep putting one foot in front of the other!

👇 Donate through the links below:
Individual firefighter fundraising pages:
👨‍🚒Simon Chapman
https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/donations/donate/
🧑‍🚒April Himmelreich
https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/climber/aprilhimmelreich/

🚒 The Basin Fire Brigade fundraising page
https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/donations/donate/cfa/the-basin/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAULg4pwZG9mBWZkaWQWUN_MBvS5K2ISCAvMM88hyy3B4kBmuGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6hwlp6vdLscpipSgatrT64r6X_VwPTrE7rJ0_X_TMKu_rMtyq10Sx29ozAmw_aem_3-SOpFwfH1HM2b903lSHaA

22/08/2026

🚒 HELP OUR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS & RECYCLE YOUR OLD CAR BATTERIES! 🪫

On the 12th September Members of The Basin fire brigade are taking on the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb again this year to raise vital funds for charity. We are collecting old car batteries to help them smash their fundraising goal!

Here is how you can help:
What: Drop off any old car batteries for recycling.
Where: The Basin Fire Station.
When: Sunday mornings between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
Impact: 100% of the recycling proceeds go directly to the Stair Climb Charities.

No batteries? No worries! You can still support this amazing cause by making a direct donation.

Check the link below for donations.

Please LIKE and SHARE to help us spread the word to our local community! Thank you so much for your support! 🙌


https://www.firefighterclimb.org.au/donations/donate/cfa/the-basin/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNDM3NjI2MzE2OTczNzg4AAEe20BDgnPZ1e9Wrv25w4QWchQQ3AMYvUf7Qr_Wffu1LL6oCDThb38URgQEbf8_aem_BeNfTk0wQ717dqC8DQLL3w

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07/08/2026

Today at 0915, The Basin CFA attended an incident on Mountain Highway which closed the road for an extended period above Inverness Ave, The Basin.

Thank you to Ambulance Victoria, Victoria Police, SES Knox Unit, Monbulk Fire & Rescue (CFA), and our mates over the hill Sassafras-Ferny Creek Fire Brigade CFA for all their help today.

Comments have been closed, but we politely remind people that when an incident has occurred, there are real people that have been impacted directly and indirectly - please be nice to each other out there!

20/07/2026

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