Host Brigade Echuca has won the title of 2015 Champion Team, after a weekend of competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Echuca was one of nine Victorian teams competing, they included Euroa, Geelong West, Melton, MFB, Ocean Grove, Pyramid Hill, Swan Hill and Werribee.
NZ Brigade New Norfolk were runners up to Echuca, and the next Australasian Firefighters Championship will be held in New Zealand.
| 2015 AUSTRALASIAN FIREFIGHTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS & AGGREGATE POINTS | |
EVENT NO. 1 Collector Event – 4 Competitors
1st | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) – NEW RECORD | 8.310 seconds |
2nd | KELSO (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 8.705 seconds |
3rd | DEVONPORT (TASMANIA) | 8.737 seconds |
4th | WERRIBEE (VICTORIA) | 8.867 seconds |
5th | WYONG (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 9.134 seconds |
EVENT NO. 2 First Aid Reel & Pumper – 4 Competitors
1st | METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE (VICTORIA) – NEW RECORD | 29.387 seconds |
2nd | MELTON (VICTORIA) | 29.439 seconds |
3rd | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) | 29.519 seconds |
4th | NOWRA (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 31.253 seconds |
5th | FIJI | 31.654 seconds |
EVENT NO. 3 - Pumper rescue, 4 Competitors
1st | TENTERFIELD (NEW SOUTH WALES) – NEW RECORD | 25.904 seconds |
2nd | DEVONPORT (TASMANIA) | 26.986 seconds |
3rd | GREYMOUTH (NEW ZEALAND) | 27.933 seconds |
4th | KELSO (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 28.253 seconds |
5th | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) | 28.361 seconds |
EVENT NO. 4 - Siamese Valve, 4 Competitors
1st | DEVONPORT (TASMANIA) | 41.399 seconds |
2nd | KELSO (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 43.429 seconds |
3rd | WERRIBEE (VICTORIA) | 43.616 seconds |
4th | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) | 44.314 seconds |
5th | WYONG (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 45.428 seconds |
EVENT NO. 5 – Wet Hose Marshall Event, 4 Competitors
1st | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) – NEW RECORD | 15.348 seconds |
2nd | WERRIBEE (VICTORIA) | 15.432 seconds |
3rd | MELTON (VICTORIA) | 16.123 seconds |
4th | GEELONG WEST (VICTORIA) | 17.981 seconds |
5th | OCEAN GROVE (VICTORIA) | 18.073 seconds |
EVENT NO. 6 – Hose & Hydrant 2 Competitors
1st | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) – NEW RECORD | 11.054 seconds |
2nd | GREYMOUTH (NEW ZEALAND) | 11.132 seconds |
3rd | SWAN HILL (VICTORIA) | 11.161 seconds |
4th | TAMWORTH (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 11.249 seconds |
5th | KOOTINGAL/MOONBI (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 11.353 seconds |
EVENT NO. 7 – Hose & Hydrant, 4 Competitors
1st | SILVERDALE (NEW ZEALAND) – NEW RECORD | 15.384 seconds |
2nd | TAMWORTH (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 15.976 seconds |
3rd | KOOTINGAL/MOONBI (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 16.229 seconds |
4th | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) | 16.739 seconds |
5th | WERRIBEE (VICTORIA) | 16.790 seconds |
EVENT NO. 8 – Hose, Hydrant & Extinguisher, 3 Competitors
1st | KOOTINGAL/MOONBI (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 33.529 seconds |
2nd | TAMWORTH (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 33.832 seconds |
3rd | SWAN HILL (VICTORIA) | 34.532 seconds |
4th | GEELONG WEST (VICTORIA) | 34.748 seconds |
5th | DORRIGO (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 34.795 seconds |
EVENT NO. 9 – Hose, Hydrant & Pumper – 4 Competitors
1st | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) – NEW RECORD | 15.913 seconds |
2nd | MELTON (VICTORIA) | 16.715 seconds |
3rd | DEVONPORT (TASMANIA) | 17.314 seconds |
4th | OCEAN GROVE (VICTORIA) | 17.695 seconds |
5th | TAMWORTH (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 17.930 seconds |
EVENT NO. 10 – PUMP SUCTION, 4 Competitors
1st | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) | 18.228 seconds |
2nd | DEVONPORT (TASMANIA) | 18.806 seconds |
3rd | TAMWORTH (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 19.366 seconds |
4th | DORRIGO (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 19.574 seconds |
5th | BEGA (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 19.723 seconds |
AGREGATE POINTS
1st | ECHUCA (VICTORIA) | 161.5 Points |
2nd | DEVONPORT (TASMANIA) | 115.5 Points |
3rd | TAMWORTH (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 94.5 Points |
4th | KELSO (NEW SOUTH WALES) | 84.0 Points |
5th | WERRIBEE (VICTORIA) | 78.0 Points |
2015 CHAMPION TEAM: ECHUCA (VICTORIA)
Author: Peter Beaton