Mount Barker Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service

25/04/2026

Lest we forget ♥️

25/04/2026

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

Lest We Forget ♥️

21/12/2025

That’s a wrap, we’d like to say thankyou to St John WA - Mount Barker ,
Mount Barker SES for joining us this year, we had a blast.

HUGE thanks to the community for you support and encouragement.

We look forward to seeing you again next year with Santa.

20/12/2025

Santa Tracker Link 🚨🚒

Click here to see live updates for mountbarkersantarun.

17/12/2025

Our thoughts are with the family,loved ones and those affected by this tragic incident ♥️♥️

It’s understood a burnt tree fell onto the volunteer firefighter’s vehicle, killing him.

16/12/2025

Last week we were lucky enough to be chosen to drive Santa to visit our local daycare 🎄🎄
Skylar Early Learning- Mount Barker ♥️🚒

14/12/2025

❗ HIGH VOLUME OF EMERGENCY TRIPLE ZERO CALLS❗

Publication time: 22:07 PM, 14 December 2025.

⚠️ Emergency Triple Zero in Western Australia is extremely busy due to major incidents.

⚠️ If you require emergency assistance from police, fire or ambulance services please call triple zero and stay on the line.

⚠️ If you require the State Emergency Service, please call 132 500. Please be aware SES are responding to a high volume of calls on a priority basis.

⚠️ If you require non-emergency police assistance, please call 131 444.

⚠️ If you require bushfire information please call 133 337. These services cannot be connected through Triple Zero.

Submit enquiries or feedback by visiting www.dfes.wa.gov.au/contact/general-enquiries

08/12/2025

🔥🚒 YOU CALLED 000 — WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 🚒🔥

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you dial 000 for a fire, crash or emergency? Here’s how your Mount Barker Volunteer Fire & Rescue Brigade springs into action 👇

🕒 ALERT RECEIVED (within seconds)

If our brigade is tasked, our volunteers receive an SMS text and a notification via the BART app 📱 showing incident details and location.

🕒 AVAILABILITY CHECK (first 1–2 minutes)

Volunteers decide if they can respond — some may be at work, with family or otherwise committed.
No roster — we respond when we can 💪🧑‍🚒

🕒 RESPONSES CONFIRMED (first 2 minutes)

Members mark their status in BART — Responding / Delayed / Unavailable — so the Crew Leader knows who’s on the way 🚗💨

🕒 HEADING TO STATION (2–5 minutes)

We grab our gear and drive to the station — safely and within road rules.
Safety is priority 🚦

🕒 AT THE STATION (5–10 minutes)

Crew Leader allocates roles such as Truck or Light Tanker Crews, BA etc.

We kit up in full PPE and prepare the Appliance’s 👨‍🚒🧤🔥

🕒 TRUCK ROLLS OUT (when crew ready)

Once we have a responding crew, we board the appliance and radio through that we’re on route 🚒📻

🔥 A Little Insight 🔥

Only a few volunteers may be available for each callout — everyone still has work, kids, life and commitments.
Yet from first alert to truck departing, it’s often under 10 minutes ⏱️
Pretty incredible for everyday people in your community 🙌

Thank you for supporting your local Volunteers ❤️

Your patience, your waves, your kind words — it all means a lot.

Inspiration Falcon Volunteer Fire and Rescue

14/11/2025

During Monday's training session, we were fortunate enough to practice our RCR skills on real casualties, while also educating new drivers on the dangers of reckless driving. Five casualties aged 16-17 were extracted from a small vehicle, providing a realistic demonstration of our procedures. We appreciate the participation of these individuals in helping us refine our skills and hope they gained valuable insights from the experience.

04/11/2025

Yesterday, our local Scouts dropped by and basically took over the station 😱- they even got a tour of the truck 🚒🔥

03/11/2025

At the monthly meeting this evening, Firefighter Kathleen Western and Caitlin Speedy received congratulations on their outstanding commitment and performance, resulting in the award of their Senior Firefighter Epaulettes by Captain Matt Newham. Congratulations ladies 🚒

Edit: these ladies have made the tremendous efforts to attend all courses required to receive this rank, they have achieved this due to their longstanding dedication to bettering themselves continuously. To be able to be awarded with this rank firefighters have to attend a large number of courses and a minimum service period of 5 years. Congratulations again 🙌🏻