History - From
the Ashes
A history of the
early settlement of Badger Creek and the growth of the Badger Creek Fire
Brigade
FIRE WISE GARDEN
The first fire brigade operated from the Badger Creek Progress Hall. Equipment consisted of beaters and rakes. A small Dodge truck was purchased to carry water and equipment to fires and it was housed in the supper room at the Hall.
After the Royal Commission in 1945 the Country Fire Authority was formed and took over the running of all the bushfire brigades. Badger Creek was given its first CFA tanker, a series 1 Austin, but the brigade still had no fire station. The tanker was housed at the Captain's (Vern Mullet) dairy and was often seen doing the milk run around Badger Creek.
The first fire station was an ex-army Nissan hut which was erected in 1954 adjacent to the Healesville Sanctuary entrance. In 1977 the current fire station was built at 360 Badger Creek Road and has undergone several modifications to cater for larger trucks and brigade growth.
The small rural community of Badger Creek has continued to grow and is now a mix of residential, farming, tourism and light industry. A new fire station will be built some time in the future.
The brigade celebrated 50 years in 1989. A short history was published to mark the occasion titled "From the Ashes" and covers the history of the brigade from 1939 to the early nineties.
How to order "From the Ashes":
Post a cheque (includes postage) made out to Badger Creek Fire Brigade to:
The Secretary
Badger Creek Fire Brigade
360 Badger Creek Road
Badger Creek VIC 3777
Special price $15!
"From the Ashes"
New Edition contains
100 pages of text
Historic photos
Newspaper clippings
and includes
the early settlement at Badger Creek
New Edition
Copies available $15
Some copies of the old edition still available $5