The Mount Martha Fire Brigade currently has over 30 active fire fighters on its books. Fire fighters respond to a variety of incidents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Some of the incidents these members respond to are: Structure & Non-structure fires, Grass & scrub fires, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gas leaks, rescues, assist police/paramedics and community services to name a few.
Our members may also be deployed during summer on local or interstate strike teams during campaign fires. These deployments can be anywhere from 12 hours to a week, with most members sacrificing pay during these times. Some recent notable deployments for the brigade have been: NSW fires, Morwell coal mine fires, Gippsland fires, BHP pickling line fire, to numerous places during the Black Saturday fires as well as the flood events in 2011.