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Hi guysi was a volunteer for CFA for approximately 17 years and 3 with SES and over that time attended many of the campaign fires along with smaller fires and motor vehicle accidents. When I can home, my wife was my debrief person. Without knowing i
This is a frustrating read - the whole article can be found here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-21/defence-helicopter-pictures-show-namadgi-orroral-valley-fire/13076752"Defence force personnel onboard a helicopter that started a massive bushfir
Demand for NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) mental health and support services more than doubled following the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020, with more than 3300 members seeking assistance.https://the-riotact.com/demand-for-mental-health-support-doubles
The bushfires have caused emotional distress for many Australians. Some people may experience the emotional pain for a few weeks or months. Some may struggle to manage a little longer. This is a safe space to share your story whilst honouring you
So I have lived experience of two big fires - Roleystone and Yarloop. I now find myself working in Emergency services . Everything I read, no matter who the author- unis, think tanks, scientists, governments , individuals - whoever , they all agree t
Hello all, I was quite active in this forum late last year, so this is my first post in a long time. I'm truthfully finding it hard to be on anything bushfire related at the moment. I'm writing a collection of stories about the survival of
Thought this may be of interest to some - or info to pass onto others you know: ANNOUNCING Rolling Operation EOI: Eurobodalla Shire, NSW February – March 2021Disaster Relief Australia will relaunch bushfire recovery operations in the Eurobodalla Shi
Hello to all survivors of natural disasters. I went for a day trip to Braidwood today, travelling through Nerriga, NSW. I didn't quite realise just how vast the affected bushland was. I have been avoiding travelling around NSW because my bushfire memories
Hi, im new, this is my first post. I've been on the forum page for ages trying to work out how to create a new post where I can introduce myself and reach out and its frickin impossible to work out how to do it! Why have they made it so hard? I'm sufferin
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