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Appliances New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Woronora Boat C

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Boat
Fleet Number: BFO 1891
Built by Yamba Welding
Build Date:
Registration: 50760

Brigade: Woronora
District: Sutherland
Region: East

From http://www.woronorafire.org.au/equipment.html:

Woronora Fireboat Max Giles (1891)
The Max Giles is the water equivalent of a personnel carrier. It is a modified flat bottom boat build by Yamba Welding and is used to ferry crews and equipment to fires. It does have some fire fighting capability by having hand tools, a small portable pump, 600 feet of 38mm hose and some Y pieces and branches.

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats


Appliances New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Woronora Boat B

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Boat
Fleet Number: BFO 1892
Custom built Bill Bollard vessel
Build Date:
Registration: 54699

Brigade: Woronora
District: Sutherland
Region: East

From http://www.woronorafire.org.au/equipment.html:

Woronora Fireboat Ray Watchorn II (1892)
This is a 7.5 metre boat that was custom designed Bill Bollard, rated 2C for limited offshore use. It has a similar equipment manifest to the Len Carter, with the following features:-
Cabin with lowerable targa mounting for radio antennas, beacons etc
Planing hull with moderate deadrise, but with a bow ramp that can be lowered to allow easy access for fire crews
Twin Honda 130Hp 4-stroke outboard motors, with 250l of fuel

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats


Appliances New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Woronora Boat A

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Boat
Fleet Number: BFO 1893
Built by Yamba Welding
Build Date: 1993
Registration: 54713

Brigade: Woronora
District: Sutherland
Region: East

From http://www.woronorafire.org.au/equipment.html:

This boat was built by Yamba Welding in late 1993, with a major refit in 2012, and is the largest and most heavily constructed boat we have. It has ample space for the storage of equipment and hoses. It is our first response boat (tides permitting) and its normal equipment list includes :-
Twin Yamaha 110Hp 4-stroke outboard motors, with 240 litres of fuel
Yanmar 60HP diesel motor fitted to a Hale CPB3 fire pump delivering over 1500 litres/minute at 1000 kPa, maximum pressure is 2200 kPa (pump performance curve). The discharge is connected to a header tank on the foredeck with two 38mm and 65mm deliveries, along with a 65mm water monitor used to fight boat fires or attack fires on the shore. Water can be pumped from a seachest or suction line.
Foam proportioning system with 70 litres of AFFF

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats