FIREFIGHTERS donned their ye-olde garb and worked manual water pumps as part of a display at Sovereign Hill celebrating this week’s statewide Fire Action Week festivities.
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CFA District 15 got into 1850s gear to show how their predecessors fought fires 150 years ago, along with horse-drawn carriages.
Visitors to the historic park had the opportunity to talk to firefighters ahead of the fire season, which this year is predicated to be high-risk with a long, hot summer.
Fire Action Week is Victoria’s annual fire planning week, which has been brought forward this year due to the high fire-risk predictions.