These pictures were taken
in August 2003.......
The crew were trained from Appin in this fire training vessel.in June 2004
Fire station operative
1 October 2004
Lismore’s new Fire Station became operative on the 1 October although it will be some months before the fully equipped water carrying engine arrives. In the meantime a two person land rover capable of driving anywhere, but not of carrying water or manpower, will stand in. Station Officer Robert Boag from Strathclyde Fire Services connected the station to the Command Headquarters at Clydebank and from now on all calls will be directed there and the 9 volunteer firefighters on Lismore will be paged.
The firefighters are led by Duncan Brooks with deputy Dave Meddes and the crew are Gilleasbuig Black, Gill Bridle, John Carmichael, Jon Derham, Tony McLarney, Mairi Perkins and Mark Willis. There is currently a vacancy which, when filled, will bring the crew to ten.
The old Strathclyde Fire Hut which sat so long near the hall and was easily mistaken for a hen house – left Lismore the day the new engine arrived.
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These pictures were taken in August 2003.......
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The station complete.... and the Fire Hut it replaced..... |
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The crew were trained from Appin in this fire training vessel.in June 2004 |
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On 29 September 2004 the temporary fire engine is seen here arriving on MV Eigg
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...and the fire hut is waiting to board MV Eigg |
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and so to October 2004 when the station went operative |
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A badge from the Australian Lismore Brigade on display in the station. |
