Airport
Rescue & Fire Fighting Index
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Until after World War II airport rescue and firefighting was done by volunteer firemen drawn from various personnel at the aerodrome concerned, some Departmental and others not. The Department's full-time fire service was not created until 1955, however it continues to this day providing airport rescue and firefighting services at major airports around Australia. |
Sydney Airport Fire Service c.1947-48 Cocos Island Fire Service - 1955-57 Essendon Airport Fire Service on exercise - 1959 Examine a chart showing the location of DCA Fire Service units - 1967 Inside Melbourne's Fire Control Centre - 1971 Avalon Fire Station & appliances - 1972 Melbourne's Main Fire Station plus Ultra Large Fire Tender and Rapid Intervention Vehicle - 1985 Photos
of Perth Airport Fire Station - 1980,
2010 and its demolition 2011
Night fire drill - c.1960s Department of Aviation Fire Service badge - 1980s An ARFF
Firefighter in action - c.
early 1990s
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< The Monegeeta Monster (Experimental Fire Tender) |
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< The Monegeeta Monster on film |
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< Land Rover Light Rescue Tender |
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< Thornycroft Nubian 6x6 Large Fire Tender |
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< Austral Cougar Rapid Intervention Vehicle |
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< Mills Tui Stryker Mk 7 Ultra Large Fire Vehicle |
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< Rosenbauer Panther Mk 8 Ultra Large Fire Vehicle |
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< Avro Anson VH-BXC, burnt for practice 1961 |
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< Canberra Airport mock up 1972 |
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