Rainbow Flat Rural Fire Service's (RFS) new station is expected to be completed by September.
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The brigade's previous station was destroyed by the Hillville fire on the evening of November 8, 2019, while the brigade was fighting to protect homes in the area.
Since then the brigade has been operating out of a portable site shed lent to them by Sydney company, Onsite Rental Group.
The plans for the new station were unveiled by Mid Coast RFS superintendent, Kam Baker, at the brigade's monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 19.
We didn't want to see our station burn down but in the wash up we're going to come out bigger and better.
- Robert Derbyshire
The new two-bay station will be approximately twice the size of the old building and will include change rooms, bathrooms, a meeting room and a kitchen.
It will also be placed closer to the road than the previous station, giving it greater visibility.
The development application for the new building is currently before MidCoast Council, with approval expected to be imminent.
Brigade captain, Robert Derbyshire, was happy with the way things were progressing.
"We didn't want to see our station burn down but in the wash up we're going to come out bigger and better," he said.
The cost of the rebuild will be covered by insurance, with any shortfall made up by the RFS, meaning the brigade won't have to dip into their own pockets for the construction.
However, they will have to pay for any internal necessities, such as furniture and appliances.
Mr Derbyshire said the brigade lost a lot of memorabilia and historical items when the station was destroyed, including photographs of past members and handwritten records.
But he said the community had been overwhelmingly supportive in helping them get back on their feet in other ways.
"I can't believe the support we've had. It's unbelievable," Mr Derbyshire said.
"We're certainly in a good position to replace everything inside the station."
Reflecting on the experience of losing the station, Mr Derbyshire said it'd taken a while to sink in but the members had slowly been coming to terms with it.
"I think it's brought our brigade closer together," he said.
In addition to the plans for the new station, the brigade has also received a boost in personnel, with seven new members in the process of completing their training.
This will take the brigade's volunteer base up to around 30 members.
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