Some of
the 30 active volunteer Rural Fire Brigade members on Springbrook
Springbrook Rural Fire
Brigade Area:
CLASS_2
Brigade
DATE OF FORMATION : 1956
MEMBERS : 30 active + 50 support
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TERRAIN : Plateau 950m above
sea level surrounded by National Parks & State Forestry.
Some areas inaccessible to 4x4 . All 5 coastal mountain ranges run up to & join at
Springbrook on the Qld / NSW border. VEGETATION:
ranges from dry eucalypt forest to dense sub-tropical rainforest in the gorges
and open kikuyu grassland to heavy rainforest at the wet-end of the mountain .
RAINFALL : av 3060mm/annum ( highest recorded 5648mm in 1974 ) to 1375mm/annum at the dry
end of the mountain.
POPULATION : Resident population around 600
people.
TRUCKS : 2002 Isuzu 4x4 1800 litre tank
2005 Isuzu 4x4 1800 litre tank
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FIRESTATION : 12.5m x 20m ,
2 extended truck bays . Lockup equipment storage .
Upstairs meeting/training area with office , ablutions area & kitchen . |
The Springbrook Rural Fire
Brigade is a totally voluntary fire service manned by residents of the mountain to provide
the best possible fire protection for the residents of the area.
Funding for the service comes from a rural fire levy on each local rateable property
collected by the Gold Coast City Council on behalf of the brigade, and also from
fundraising activities .
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