Brigade Members

FIELD OFFICERS

Captain Tracy Lowe CL
Senior Deputy Captain Andrew Steggles CL
Deputy Captain Bronwyn Kelly CL
Deputy Captain Kim Forward CL
Deputy Captain Percy Scerri CL
Deputy Captain Peter Bainbridge CL

 

STATION OFFICERS

Equipment Officer Damian (Buzz) Ewing
Assistant Equipment Officer  Dan Perrin
Training Officer Buzz Ewing
First Aid Officer Percy Scerri

 

EXECUTIVE

President Roslyn Perrin
Vice President
Secretary Melissa Morris
Treasurer Maria Sharp

 

ACTIVE MEMBERS

 Brian Sharp CL Mel Morris VF Bruno Sarmento BF
Kim Bailey AF   Sue Morris VF  Jess Perrin BF   
Denis Eastley AF    Dan Perrin BF    Buzz Ewing BF 
Jessie Morris BF Dave McCall BF  Roz Perrin  BF
Maria Sharp CL Matthew Swain BF Patrick Eastley BF
Vacancy Vacancy Vacancy
Vacancy    Vacancy     Vacancy

      

Support, Non-Active & Other Members

Dave Thomas  Mardi Eastley  Tamara Sharp
 Janice McCall  Greg Johnson  Kayla Sharp 
Tom Price  Wes Whitworth 

        

NEW & JUNIOR MEMBERS

Amanda Swain (Support)
Luke Black (Junior)
Brad Carleton (Junior) Jimmy Martin (Junior) Mathew Steggles (Junior)
Nathan Steggles (Junior)  Sarah Watters (Junior) Jai Ewing (Junior)

     GROUP OFFICERS (Group 1)

Group 1 Les Bowden AFSM
Deputy Group 1 Mick Lowe


TRAINING
Wednesday Evenings commencing at 19.00hrs
Saturday Mornings commencing at 9.00hrs
Potential members welcome


Williamtown - Salt Ash Rural Fire Brigade Station is situated on Michael Drive adjacent to the Salt Ash Community Hall and houses 3 Fire Units. The Brigade is part of the Port Stephens Fire District, Lower Hunter Zone, Region East, NSW Rural Fire Service.

Port Stephens Fire District is divided into 2 regions - Group 2 consisting of Raymond Terrace, Karuah, Medowie, Seaham, Bowthorne-Hinton and Iona-Dunns Creek Brigades. Group 1 consists of Bobs Farm-Anna Bay, Soldiers Point, Fingal Bay,  Williamtown-Salt Ash, Mallabula-Tanilba Bay and Lemon Tree Passage Brigades. The four Group Officers are Les Bowden (Group 1), Mick Lowe (Deputy Group 1), Bert Pipan (Group 2) and Lou Cassar (Deputy Group 2).

The Brigade currently has  30 Members and 3 firefighting appliances. The units are a Category 7 Mitsubishi Canter and 2 Category 1 Isuzu's. The Cat 7 replaced a Toyota Cat 9 in July 2000 and the Isuzu Cat 1 replaced an ACCO Cat 1 in August 2001 The second Isuzu Cat 1 replaced a 6WD ACCO in 2006. The members are well trained with most having Village Firefighter accreditation or better. The opportunity exists to attend training twice per week, Wednesday evenings and Saturday morning with most members attending on a very regular basis.

The Brigade attends over 120 jobs per year, some years as high as 165. The Brigade area is extensive containing 20 kilometers of main arterial road, 4 motor service stations, a RAAF Base, Newcastle Airport, many small industries and farms and the homes that comprise the villages of Fullerton Cove, Williamtown and Salt Ash. Being in a central location we also give much support to our neighbouring Brigades of Bobs Farm-Anna Bay, Medowie and Mallabula-Tanilba Bay.

The Brigade has experienced a lot of member changes over the last couple of years with many long term members leaving the area. However with a couple of membership drives our numbers are stable again. The Brigade has always experienced a high content of women who have always proved to be dedicated and hard working. There is a job for everyone!