VOLUNTEER firefighers from across the Loddon had an intensive morning of off-season training in Iglewood on Sunday.
Ambulance Victoria conducted  a refresher course on CPR and defibrillator use and shared tips on how firefighters  can lend a hand at incidents. 
Senior Constable Mick Balazs, spokes to firefighters on protecting and preserving fire and accident scenes.
Burn-over drills, part of preseason training, saw brigades practice at Inglewood Recreation Reserve while skills for honed in a simulated industrial kitchen fire. Loddon South group training officer Steve Fawcett put together the morning’s program for members to brush up on their skills and show newer members the ropes without the added pressure of being on a fire ground.
Loddon South Group - Inglewood, Bridgewater, Rheola, Tarnagulla, Murphys Creek, Woodstock West, Powlett, Terrick Group - Serpentine, Dingee/Tandarra, Pyramid Hill, Jarklin.  Wedderburn Group - Wedderburn, Korong Vale Fire Brigade.