Firefighters Bollard Memorial - Geelong, Australia
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ThePacman
S 38° 08.699 E 144° 21.914
55H E 269111 N 5774818
This firemen's memorial is at one of the iconic bollards along the Geelong Waterfront.
Waymark Code: WMNNCP
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 04/07/2015
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The site of this memorial is where the clipper "Lightning" burnt in 1869 after being struck by lightning here.
It was loaded with wool and tallow. All the town's privately employed firemen combined to fight the fire and thus founded a public fire service.
The plaque at this bollard honours the 5 local firemen who died while fighting bushfires in Linton, western Victoria, in December 1998.
The firefighters, all volunteers from the Geelong West CFA, were entrapped and engulfed in fire following an unexpected wind change.
The firefighters were Christopher Evans, Garry Vredeveldt, Stuart Davidson, Jason Thomas and Matthew Armstrong.
A subsequent inquest led to changes in safety operating procedures in the Victorian Country Fire Authority.
Physical address:
Geelong Foreshore
Eastern Beach Rd
Geelong, Vic Australia
3220
Memorial Website: Not listed
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