Equipped with all-new, state-of-the-art facilities, the brand-new Airlie Beach Fire Station has opened its doors and is ready to serve its community members.
The stunning new space has replaced the older and smaller station that was located in Jubilee Pocket, near PCYC.
With Airlie Beach’s continued population growth, the decision to upgrade and expand the local fire station was in order to better help serve the community, with the old station having been in operation for the past 45 years.
Fourth class firefighter, Jay Steele mentioned how the new station offers modern facilities and a dedicated training room for firefighters.
He also stated that the new location on MacArthur Drive in Cannonvale enables improved response times.
It allows for better coverage of areas like the highway and maintains service to existing areas.
Firefighter Blair Mitchell also spoke about the new facilities and their improvement on response times:
“It means much better response times, we are in the centre of the community now, rather than all the way out in Jubilee Pocket.”
Station Officer, Kevin Tomas, expressed his excitement about the new facilities and how they will improve the firefighters' operations:
“It allows us to respond a bit more towards the highway as well, so we can reach a lot more jobs.”
The move will enable firies to get to the residential areas quicker and more efficiently, in turn, better serving the Airlie Beach community.
Senior fire fighter Blake Broadwood explained how the brand new large and open space, allows for more expansion opportunities within the station itself including it becoming a 24/7 fire station.
“It is capable of harbouring a 24/7 fire station,” he shared.
An official opening ceremony was held last Thursday, and in attendance was firefighters and their families alongside special guests, Amanda Camm MP and Councillor Gary Simpson, although the official operations began on Monday 16 September.
The fire station is also looking for any new potential Auxiliary Firefighters that can help assist at the station. At present the station has 11 Auxiliary firefighters and maximum capacity is 20.
If you are looking at getting in the red truck and being Airlie Beach’s newest firefighter, make sure to enquire at the brand-new station which is actively hiring, or head on down to take a sneak peak of the shiny new facilities in Cannonvale.
Firies showing off their brand-new station
Blair Mitchell, Jay Steele, Blake Broadwood and Kevin Tomas with the fire truck.
Amanda Camm MP visiting the new facility.
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