Pound Creek CFA volunteer recognised with Outstanding Service Medal

Key points

• Pound Creek Fire Brigade has marked 60 years of service with a celebration and the presentation of a CFA Outstanding Service Medal to long-serving volunteer Alan Price. CFA Deputy Chief Officer Trevor Owen said the medal is the most prestigious in the CFA apart from valour or bravery awards and is rarely issued.
• The anniversary also saw the unveiling of a new Honour Board recognising past and present volunteers, and several members were honoured for decades of service.
• The brigade was registered as a Class B Brigade in 1966, and its Ladies Auxiliary was established in 1968.