Geeveston Fire Brigade

26/03/2026

👨‍🚒Tasmania Fire Service is warning of the potential fire safety risk to stockpiling petrol and diesel at home.

⚠️🔥Storing extra fuel at home increases the risk of fire, fumes, and creates unsafe storage conditions.

➡️ To keep yourself, your household, and your community safe, please be aware of the following advice.

📌 Store only small amounts of fuel at home and ensure quantities remain below dangerous goods threshold limits.

📌 Use approved, clearly labelled fuel containers that comply with Australian Standards for flammable and combustible liquids.

📌 Keep fuel in a cool, well ventilated area, away from direct sunlight and any potential ignition sources to minimise fire and vapour hazards.

📌 Store fuel separately from incompatible chemicals, ensuring containers are upright, secure, and protected from heat.

📌 Maintain appropriate fire safety equipment, such as a portable dry chemical fire extinguisher, and ensure anyone who may need to use it understands safe operation.

📌 Keep all flammable liquids out of reach of children.

📌 Be aware that vapours from flammable liquids can significantly increase fire risks in both home fires and bushfires.

➡️ For further safety information visit the WorkSafe Tasmania website.
https://worksafe.tas.gov.au/topics/Health-and-Safety/hazards-and-solutions-a-z/hazards-and-solutions-a-z-pages/f/fuel-storage-and-transport

➡️In an emergency, call 000 immediately.

03/02/2026

A Total Fire Ban has been declared for Southern Tasmania from 2am tomorrow Wednesday 4 February until 2am Thursday 5 February 2026.

For more information see the Total Fire Bans, Fire Permits & Burn Registration section on the TFS website or call 1800 000 699.

24/12/2025

To all our community & beyond 🚒
Wishing you all a great festive season & a merry Christmas that is joyful & spent with all your loved ones.
Stay safe on the roads, camping,out on the water or even playing in snow 😆

21/12/2025

If you're contemplating new years resolutions, why not become a volunteer firey? The Geeveston Brigade is eager for more to join our friendly, enthusiastic team. If you think you have the time to commit to being a firey, email us at [email protected]
It's a marvellously satisfying thing to do.

21/12/2025

Last night we celebrated our end of year Christmas party with a roast with all the trimmings & yummy deserts
Well done to our award recipients
Steve Taylor - Horses ass
Oliver van der Westhuysen - Brigade Chief Award
Todd Sales - Firefighter of the year

16/12/2025

The Fire Permit Period for all of Tasmania will start today (Tuesday, 16 December 2025) – this means from 2am Fire Permits will be required across the state until the end of the 2025-26 bushfire season 🔥📃

If you have a property and you wish to conduct a burn (larger than 1 cubic metre in size) on your property, you will need to apply for a free Fire Permit by submitting an application online at fire.tas.gov.au or calling the Tasmania Fire Service on 1800 000 699

📲 During a Fire Permit Period:
📑 People intending to light a fire for burning vegetation or for a similar purpose must obtain a permit.
📑 People intending to light a fire at a sawmill or factory for burning wood waste or other flammable material must obtain a permit.
📑 People intending to light a fire for cooking, warmth or disposal of garden waste do not require a permit provided that:
❌ The fire is not lit in peat, humus or marram grass.
❌ The fire is attended by a responsible adult at all times until it is extinguished.
❌ All flammable material is removed for at least three metres radius from the fire.
❌ It is less than one cubic metre in size.

12/12/2025

You will find us at Geeveston Ex-Servicemen's & Women's Club Inc. tonight from 5pm, need to chat about bushfire safety & tips around your home to prepare? Come see us 👨‍🚒🚒

05/11/2025

Geeveston Volunteer Fire Brigade Open Day. This Saturday, 8th November, 10:00am - 2:00pm. Come for the free sausage sizzle, and learn some valuable advice about preparing your property for the bushfire season. Fire Station address: 14 School Rd, Geeveston.

06/10/2025

RIP Legend

It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our colleague and friend, Neil Brooksbank, who passed away on 3 October 2025 after a long and courageous battle with illness.

Neil was a proud and dedicated member of the Tasmania Fire Service for more than 29 years.

His journey began in 1995 as a volunteer firefighter with the Huonville Fire Brigade, before joining as a career firefighter in 1999.

Neil’s commitment and leadership saw him rise through the ranks, from Leading Firefighter to Assistant Director, and take on key roles that shaped the way we operate today.

Neil’s impact extended far beyond Tasmania as he represented the TFS during international deployments to the Christchurch earthquake in 2011 and the British Columbia wildfires in 2017.

He also played a pivotal role in developing the TFS Aviation Wing and Remote Area Firefighting capacity, leaving a lasting legacy in both operational excellence and firefighter safety.

Neil will be remembered not only for his professionalism and service, but for his warmth, integrity, and the respect he earned from all who worked alongside him.

Our thoughts are with Neil’s family, loved ones, and the wider TFS community as we mourn the loss of one of our own.

Rest in peace, Neil. Your legacy lives on.

18/09/2025

** Update @ 1.20pm **

⚠️ Following the arrest of a 22-year-old man from Clarendon Vale last night after a house fire at Lune River, detectives from South East CIB have charged him with:

➡️ Arson
➡️ Aggravated Burglary
➡️ Burglary x 2
➡️ Stealing x 2
➡️ Unlawfully possess dangerous article in a public place
➡️ Possess controlled plant or its products

The man was bailed with strict conditions to appear in the Hobart Court of Petty Sessions on January 12.

** Earlier today **

⚠️🔥 Police are investigating a suspicious house fire last night at Lune River, in the state’s south.

➡️ The fire started about 6.05pm Wednesday with brigades from Southport, Dover and Geeveston called in. The fire crews arrived a short time later to find the building on Lune River Road fully engulfed in flames, and it has been destroyed by the fire.

➡️ A 22-year-old man has been arrested and remains in custody.

👨‍🚒👮 Forensics officers, a fire scene examiner and Criminal Investigation Branch detectives are on site this morning.

🚓 📞 Information to police identified a vehicle leaving the house around the time the fire started. Officers from Dover Police Station were dispatched to the fire and intercepted a Holden station wagon, observing items in the car which police will allege were stolen from the property.

☑️ The quick thinking and diligence of attending uniform officers is to be commended. The interception and search of the vehicle led to the identification of evidence and timely arrest of the suspect.

👀📞 Anyone with information about the incident or who has dash-cam or CCTV footage that may assist police, is asked to contact 131 444. You can also report it to Crime Stoppers Tasmania on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperstas.com.au. Information can be provided anonymously.