Fundraising
As a Brigade we often need to fundraise in order for us to upgrade equipment and improve our facilities. Here are a few of our recent and current fundraising events
Our Next Fundraising Goal:
Bitumen Car Park
Thanks to funding from DFES and the City of Albany, along with years of community fundraising, we now have a modern station that better supports our volunteers and the Kalgan community.
Community fundraising has played an integral role in helping us equip the station with additional storage, equipment and practical improvements beyond the basic building itself.
Our next goal is to seal the station's gravel car park with bitumen. This will help prevent washouts during winter rains and provide a durable surface that can cope with the weight and movement of our fire trucks.
Every contribution helps us continue improving the facilities that support our volunteers and protect our community. Thank you for your ongoing support.
The Kalgan Volunteer Bushfire Brigade is generally well serviced with trucks, equipment and uniforms from the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) as provided by DFES, however there is always a need for that extra kit not provided through the ESL funding. The Brigade has been very active in fundraising which has amongst other things resulted in a purchase of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and the construction of a fast fill trailer to be utilised on the fire ground to allow trucks to fill up near to the fire rather than travelling some distance to fill. This allows for more time on the fire ground to fight the fire.