South Arm Volunteer Fire Station

19/02/2026

Yesterday afternoon a vehicle crash was reported on South Arm Rd. Both South Arm volunteer brigade and Sandford Volunteer Fire Brigade attended the scene and worked in well together. 💪🏽

***One issue was raised***
-The speed of vehicles passing our crews at either end of the incident while performing traffic control.

Please remember when approaching an incident to SLOW DOWN! And follow direction given.
Although most individual were showing courtesy some weren’t as patient.


Stay safe ❤️🧑🏽‍🚒👨🏼‍🚒🚒

20/12/2025

Tomorrow is the day. Keep an ear out for the sirens 🚨 and the big red man on the big red truck. 🎅🏼 🚒 👨🏼‍🚒 🧑🏽‍🚒

15/12/2025

The Fire Permit Period for all of Tasmania will start tomorrow (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.

10/12/2025

Sunday 21/12/2025 is the day to catch our volunteers helping everyone’s favourite man, Santa 🎅🏼 spread Christmas joy through our community.

******A friendly reminder ******
Please do not throw any objects at our volunteers or appliances save your energy for the South Arm Annual Water Battle where you WILL meet your fate!!! 🧑🏽‍🚒👨🏼‍🚒🌊🏃🏼‍♂️‍➡️🏃🏽‍➡️🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️

09/12/2025

17/11/2025

🧑🏽‍🚒🧑🏽‍🚒🎅🏼** It’s nearly that time **🧑🏼‍🎄👩🏽‍🚒👩🏽‍🚒

the infamous South Arm and Opossum Bay Christmas lolly run is on again
A special guest has already booked his spot on the fire truck 🚒 🎅
We will be releasing more specific information in the coming days so keep an eye out.

15/11/2025

A friendly reminder to our local residents and businesses this summer. Be sure to have a look at your driveways when you are out in the garden. This may be the reminder you need to trim back some limbs or small branches. 🧑🏽‍🚒 🚒 🧯👨🏼‍🚒

11/11/2025