Thanks to the Galston Club

Fire can often be within a concealed roof or wall space, or deep within piles of vegetation. Galston Rural Fire Brigade has attended many MTZXJ ܪWJX \MJWJ YMJ FGNQNY^ YT VZNHPQ^ NIJSYNK^ \MJWJ ܪWJ RF^ GJ burning or smouldering, can mean the difference between a rapid, MNLMQ^ IJXYWZHYN[J ZSHTSYWTQQFGQJ ܪWJ TW J]YNSLZNXMNSL NY VZNHPQ^ GJKTWJ NY can spread or re-ignite, minimising damage.

A key tool that enables us to do this is a Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC). This highly technical and valuable item of equipment can cost over $9,000. As this equipment is not standard issue within the Rural Fire Service, with brigades wishing to improve their standard of service to the community needing to fundraise or seek community grants for these items.

The Galston Club’s local community grants program has allowed our GWNLFIJ YT XJJP WJUQFHJRJSY TK YMJ 9.( KTW ,FQXYTS 5ZRUJW FX YMJ TQI unit being over twelve years old, had reached the end of its serviceable life.

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A big thanks to The Galston Club for not only for their amazing support in supplying this equipment but for all the other support they LN[J ZX NSHQZINSL YMJ RTSYMQ^ WFKܫJ SNLMYX YMJ XJHTSI

Additionally, we would also like to thank the Bendigo Bank, Galston 2JINHFQ (JSYWJ ,FQXYTS -JFQYMXJSXJ 5MFWRFH^ FSI YMJ RFS^ TYMJW businesses, organisations, and families whose ongoing support enables the Galston Rural Fire Brigade, one of busiest brigades in the Hornsby district, to do what we do.

Presentation of the TIC to Galston Fire Brigade From left: Christophe Bodart - The Galston Club CEO, Garth Hugo - Brigade Deputy Captain, Greg Milne - Brigade President, Kim Fitzpatrick - Firefighter