Mintaro Brigade History

The brigade was formed at a community meeting in the Mintaro Institute on July 28, 1978, where attendees included Colin and Rosalie Hean, Ozzie Fisher, Kevin Willmott, Hamish Gosse (the first secretary and treasurer, who chaired the first meeting), David Fisher, John Young, George Fallon, John and Pat Watts, John Faulkner, Allan Hall, John Mitchell, Graham Mitchell, Mark Sandow and Adrian Smith (the first chairman, who is always quick to fix the truck).

The first fire shed behind the institute cost $628 and the council was asked for $850 which would including the concreting of the floor.

The brigade’s third truck Mintaro 24, which arrived in 1988, was the first to have a roof and required a larger shed.

The shed has required another extension to house the brigade’s fourth truck, the Isuzu FTS750 Crewcab, which includes some outstanding safety features such as pull-down heat shield blinds and water sprayers. It is the brigade’s first truck with air conditioning.

From Rod Cunningham, Mintaro CFS

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