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Appliances Bell Engineering MFB Melbourne Rescue Scania Victoria

FRV – Car 191 – Scania Heavy Rescue by Bell Engineering

Car 191 is one of a series of 6 new heavy rescues built on a Scania Dual Cab Chassis. Prior rescues were based on single cab ACCO models.

These rescues are built by Bell Engineering and calls Fire Station 3 Carlton home.

Service – Fire Rescue Victoria
Appliance Type – Heavy Rescue
Fleet Number – Car 191
Cab Chassis – Scania P320
Body Builder – Bell Engineering
Registration – MDF563
Commissioned – 2020

FRV On Scene at a 2nd Alarm Structure Fire on Victoria Street, Abbotsford
Rescue 3 on scene of a 2nd Alarm Structure Fire in Abbotsford
FRV On Scene at a 2nd Alarm Structure Fire on Victoria Street, Abbotsford
Rescue 3 on scene of a 2nd Alarm Structure Fire in Abbotsford
Appliances Bell Engineering MFB Melbourne Rescue Scania Victoria

FRV – Car 192 – Scania Heavy Rescue by Bell Engineering

Car 192 is one of a series of 6 new heavy rescues built on a Scania Dual Cab Chassis. Prior rescues were based on single cab ACCO models.

These rescues are built by Bell Engineering and calls Fire Station 7 Thomastown home.

Service – Fire Rescue Victoria
Appliance Type – Heavy Rescue
Fleet Number – Car 192
Cab Chassis – Scania P320
Body Builder – Bell Engineering
Registration – MDF564
Commissioned – 2020

FRV Rescue 7 Thomastown
Rescue 7 departing a high angle incident

FRV Rescue 7 Thomastown
Appliances Bell Engineering MFB Melbourne Rescue Scania

FRV – Car 193 – Scania Heavy Rescue by Bell Engineering

Car 193 is one of a series of 6 new heavy rescues built on a Scania Dual Cab Chassis. Prior rescues were based on single cab ACCO models.

These rescues are built by Bell Engineering and calls Fire Station 25 Oakleigh its home.

Service – Fire Rescue Victoria
Appliance Type – Heavy Rescue
Fleet Number – Car 193
Cab Chassis – Scania P320
Body Builder – Bell Engineering
Registration – MDF565
Commissioned – 2020

Rescue 25 Oakleigh on move-up to FS24

Rescue 25 arriving at FS24

Rescue 25 Oakleigh on move-up to FS24
Rescue 25 arriving at FS24
Appliances MFB Melbourne Mills Tui Pumper Scania

FRV – Car 002 – Scania Mk5 Pumper

Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 002
Cab Chassis – Scania 94D 310
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MBB327
Commissioned – 2003

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Car 002 is a ‘Mark 5 Pumper’ and was the first built by Mills Tui in 2003. Photographed below in NSW, when it was part of the contingent assisting with the devastating October 2013 bushfires around Sydney. It’s part of the MFB reserve pool.

In MFB tradition, this appliance shows a dedication to an MFB officer, with Car002 dedicated to N E Van Every, Chief Fire Officer 1974 – 1979

Car 002 as Pumper 18 at a 2A Structure Fire in Ivanhoe East
Appliances MFB Melbourne Pumper/Tanker Composite Scania Victoria

FRV – Car 120 – Scania Mk5 Pumper Tanker


Service – Fire Rescue Victoria (formerly MFB Melbourne)
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper Tanker
Fleet Number – Car 120
Cab Chassis – Scania P370
Body Builder – Fraser NZ
Registration – MCS776
Commissioned – 2018

Built by Fraser NZ and commissioned in 2018, Car 120 calls 19 North Balwyn station home.

More photos in this gallery

PT19 North Balwyn on scene at a 2ASF in Ivanhoe East (Car 120), November 2021
PT19 North Balwyn on scene at a 2ASF in Ivanhoe East (Car 120), November 2021
CFA Victoria Fire Station Victoria

Rye CFA (Victoria)

Rye is located on the Mornington Peninsula, almost due south from Melbourne CBD. The town has both a bayside beach in Port Phillip Bay, and an oceanside beach.

Rye is a volunteer brigade and has been operating since 1948. They run 2 pumpers and a tanker, and recently took delivery of a support vehicle “Rye Car”

CFA Rye Fire Station
Rye Fire Station
CFA Rye Fire Station
Rye Tanker and Pumper 1

CFA Victoria Fire Station Victoria

Beechworth CFA (Victoria)

Courtesy of the brigade: Beechworth Fire Brigade was formed on the 20th October 1867 after a meeting at the Star Hotel in Ford Street Beechworth.

The original brigade consisted of 10 paid members and 16 volunteers. Ten years later (in 1877) through lack of funds the Brigade disbanded. In 1886 because there were so many fires in the Beechworth area the insurance companies approached the council and offered to contribute towards the cost of equipment and running of a brigade. It was formed and called the Volunteer fire Brigade Board.

In the Summer of 1939 the state was covered with fires resulting in the state government in 1944 passing an act to form the Country Fire Authority, this was done in 1946.

Beechworth CFA Fire Station (1892)
The Camp St station was built in 1892 and was in use until 2013 when they moved to Victoria Road

Our original station in Camp Street was built in 1892 was still being used up to November in 2013. Today we are now in a state of the art facility in Victoria Road which will service the growing town of Beechworth for the next 100 years.


The Victoria Road station reaplced the original Camp St station built in 1892, from November 2013
The Victoria Road station reaplced the original Camp St station built in 1892, from November 2013

Beechworth Fire Brigade is in the North East of Victoria and part of District 24 which operates out of Wodonga around 40km from Beechworth. We have four vehicles to service the town which consist of 2 4WD Tankers an urban pumper and a Fire Equipment Service van. We also house the Indigo Field Command Vehicle at our station.
Our volunteer members are trained in and attend both urban and rural incidents and fires all year round.

Fire Station MFB Melbourne Victoria

MFB Melbourne – FS2 West Melbourne

The current West Melbourne Fire Station in Batman Street opened in August 1964, replacing the 1919 station in William Street.

The Station is located within Central District (based at FS1 Eastern Hill) and operates 2 Pumpers.

At last check, pumpers assigned to FS 2 were:
MFB Car 63, a Mark 5 Scania
MFB Car 37, a Mark 5 Scania – seen in this post sporting a ‘Mo’ for movember: MFB Car 037 at FS2

Appliances MFB Melbourne Mills Tui Scania Victoria

FRV – Car 012 – Scania Mk5 Pumper

Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 12
Cab Chassis – Scania 94G 300
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MBB332
Commissioned – 2003

Car 12 is a ‘Mark 5 Pumper’ built by Mills Tui in 2003.
It’s been used as a training appliance, spent about 4 years at FS1 and is now in the reserve pool.

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In 2022, Car 012 was part of an FRV strike team to Echuca to assist with protecting the town from a prolonged flooding event.
Appliances MFB Melbourne Mills Tui Scania Victoria

FRV – Car 003 – Scania Mk5 Pumper

Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 3
Cab Chassis – Scania 94G 300
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MBB349
Commissioned – 2003

Car 3 is a ‘Mark 5 Pumper’ built by Mills Tui in 2002.
It’s spent most of its life as Pumper 12 and more recently a Reserve Pool appliance.

This vehicle is signed with a dedication to L Lavelle, Chief Fire Officer 1982-1988