It is our sad duty to pass on the news that Charles Johnson passed away yesterday morning (15th January 2020) For those that did not have the pleasure of knowing Charles, he was a long time member, 30 plus years, of Kanimbla BFB. Charles was well liked and respected by all members of the Brigade, not …
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The RFS is working to improve systems that make it easier to for the community to do the right thing. Notifying the RFS of planned burns is important.If you’re planning to burn on your property, you need to let the RFS know before you light up. Notifying the RFS of your planned burn can help …
For many years the Brigade scratched along with enough in the bank to cover our basic needs. The Brigade was inundated with donations of this summer. Bottled water, soft drinks, snacks, lollies and even hot meals left at the shed. Despite being a ‘dry-shed’, we also got some very welcome slabs of beer to divvy …
Our very supportive Kanimbla community held a Thank You BBQ for all our members on the 8th of February. The shed was decorated with balloons, ribbons and made to look welcoming with flowers and native shrubs. It was a wonderful thing, and nearly every brigade member and their partners attended to be hosted by our …
The story of our Black Summer needs little re-telling. Kanimbla was strongly committed on the The Gospers Mountain fire, which has burnt through more than 512,000 hectares after igniting on October 26 and took 79 days of fire-fighting before it was over. However, for the Kanimbla Brigade the fires started with a big call-out to …