Periodically major callouts occur which require volunteer crews to be working for the community over several days. Some of these have been recorded and they are listed below.

1. Wind storms affecting Mt Wilson and Mt Irvine during Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th July 2011.  See also The Mounts newsletter pdf August 2011 (3.78 MB)  and Richard Beattie's account.
2. The State Mine Fire severely affected Mt Wilson and Mt Irvine on Thursday 17th - 28th October 2013. A special community newsletter was produced to record the event: pdf November 2013 (3.06 MB) .