Ebenezer has seen its fair share of devastating fires over the years and a good network of fire trails are essential in helping to control such events. Sandy Hollow Trail is one such trail which today connects Tizzana Road with Sackville Road.
One such major bushfire to hit Ebenezer was in December 1951 which started at Roberts Creek to the north. The fire fanned its way south to Stannix Park Road and then east over Ebenezer in general, threatening both houses and livestock. Volunteer firefighters came from Windsor, Richmond, RAAF (Richmond), Hawkesbury Agricultural College (Richmond) as well as ‘New Australians’ from Scheyville, assisting the local community to contain the blaze which jumped the river three times during the fight. Within two weeks of this event the Ebenezer Bush Fire Brigade was established, officially endorsed by the Colo Shire Council on 4 January 1951.
By the 1990s a name change was in order, to reflect the type of incidents fought, hence the Ebenezer Bush Fire Brigade is now known as the Ebenezer Rural Fire Brigade. Part of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Ebenezer comes under the local command of the Hawkesbury Fire Control which is located at Wilberforce.
There are three numbers on the ‘FIRE TRAIL’ sign at the start of the trail, for the EG-Q#25: Final Puzzle, take a note of this number.