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Tribal Elder
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Yarrambat
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You guys ROCK. I envy the ethic you people have ,either CFA or MFB. Victoria is in total meltdown at the moment with bush fires in all parts of victoria and this post is just to say thanks guys and girls.How bout we thank em.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Driving my Tickford T3 Wagon in Sydney
Posts: 3,132
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My old man is a voluntee up here in NSW in the Rural Bush Fire Brigade. He flew down to Vic this morning at 4am. Be down there for the next couple of days. Doesn't know when he eats, sleeps, rests or fighting fires. The whole brigade went this morning. The guys train for this stuff. Good luck to them. They definently rock, and save lives to.
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AS IT SAYS.....
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: IN THE SCRUB
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Yes indeed!! A big thanks to all the firey's fighting the fronts across the states of oz. People like these make me proud to be of Aussie blood..!!..
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AS IT SAYS.....
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: IN THE SCRUB
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It 'is' hell down here at the moment, very, very smoky.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, AB. Canada
Posts: 1,625
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My dad is. Working at Greenvale (Tullamarine) ATM, though being moved to and from the fires at Geelong a bit. Might also be going across to king lake (?) sometime.
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It's Cat huntin season...
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Wagga Wagga
Posts: 515
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I'm an RFS firerie in NSW. We sent 5 trucks down on friday morning, placement crews are go down on saturday. Tomorrow will be an interesting day for the guys in Vic with the weather forecasted.
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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yes, huge thanks to the fireys, my uncle is a firey here in geelong.... havent heard but no doubt he's in the thick of it in anakie.... nearly all out there though as far as i know...
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Shoot.
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Yes, respect. Very admirable and it restores faith in human companionship.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: South Morang, VIC
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Blueprint Beast
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne Berwick AUSTRALIA
Posts: 1,077
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Yea they certainly do a fantastic job.
Cheers John
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BASS ON BOARD!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Tweed Heads NSW
Posts: 2,194
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It's not just the Rural Fire Service, we tend to forget about the other Emergency services like the SES, St Johns Ambulance, and Salvation Army in this case the SES would be doing all the odd jobs like taking then drinks and food and other assorted stuff.
It’s the same when a storm rips major damage through a city or town, the RFS would assist the SES with storm damage and even Floods. We all give a huge thanks to all services that are involved. oh yeah most of em are volenteers! ![]() ![]()
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: QLD
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And should be paid more.....they get paid for turnouts....spent 31yrs 5mths 11days as a full time firie....all the emergency services come together in a crisis...whether full time or not.
Without the dedication of the vollies and the full timers this country would be in very dire straights,this statement includes the coppers who more often than not get a bad rap...like all the rest they are just doing their job. My thanks to those who thank the vollies and full timers.
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Formerly known as NUDGE
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 327
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i was in the RFS in NSW for 11 yrs and my heart sank when i saw on the news about the poor guys in Vic who didnt survive the truck roll over.
Driving those tankers in near zero visability takes nerves of steel and ive been in situations where ive nearly lost a truck due to the same thing. As strange as this might sound i actually miss doing it and when i see big fires like the ones around at the moment i wish i was back doing it again.
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Perfecting the 1-2 change
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Preston, Victoria
Posts: 606
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I'm a CFA voluteer.
We do not get paid for turnouts. We do not get any pay whatsoever. As much as we should be thanking the fire fighters, we certainly need to thank the local communities, SES and the Salvos. The communities look after immediate food and water for the voluteers until the Salvos arrive with their kitchen (huge Semi). I just hope that employers continue to be flexible and allow them to have the time off. We'd all let staff go if it were our farm/house/car/town under threat. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northern Sydney
Posts: 1,908
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I'm with the RFS in northern syd (Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai), we flew down a crew on wednesday night and another crew is flying down tomorrow to relieve them. I would have gone, except for work/battling a cold. Was involved fighting the Gosford fires though.
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Back in Blue!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Nearish Canberraish
Posts: 176
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I don't know where people get this idea that we are paid. We recently had a bunch of undergrad medicine students at the shed (Bungendore) for a practical first aid excercise and they all thought we were paid for our time. When we told them it was strictly volunteer most of them couldnt seem to understand why we did it. Says a lot for community spirit these days yeah? I'm not sure if anyone from our area went down to VIC, they were talking about it before I left town for a while and I've only just gotten back.
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my other ride is the bus.
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Under a rock.
Posts: 1,367
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Im in the same boat (!) as Dave_au... Im a Hornsby RFS firey as well.
I too was involved in the Gosford fires, but had to miss out on Victoria due to commitments with St John Ambulance. thankYOU vegabass... indeed it is not just the fireys out there... St John Ambulance are also out there in force at every major bushfire and diaster you can think of. As are the Salvos, SES etc. Thankyou to homeowners who properly prepare their homes for the onset of bushfire... It makes life soooo much easier.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Northern Sydney
Posts: 1,908
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Young un - were you charging around the hawksbury on the boats or did you get a ride with Berowa 1?
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 394
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More thank you's and responses here!http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=31836
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: QLD
Posts: 4,446
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Some units do get paid for turnouts....nothing else....... it covers their fuel cost!!!!!!!!!!!
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Back in Blue!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Nearish Canberraish
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It's Cat huntin season...
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Wagga Wagga
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Formerly au^ute
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: VIC
Posts: 1,032
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Yes, dispite me not living in a bushfire area, i appreciate the work they do, you guys are brilliant and deserve more credit for your jobs.
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An Old Boss™©
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Posts: 1,145
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If I had my hat on right now, I'd take it off to you firefighters.
Dave and Young'un, thanks for helping protect my backyard! ![]()
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Adam.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Garfield, Victoria
Posts: 2,652
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Speaking of this - I think i saw you last week, saw a blood orange ba xr ute with jcxr plates out the front of nar nar goon fire station!?
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