CFS Heros

[mark_coffey]

Yesterday afternoon a grass fire with a 3km wide front swept across the midnorth plains directly at my parents farm house, the local CFS units managed to save the house and carsheds, a lot of farm infrastructure was lost.
Who do you start to thank and where do you stop, they were still there after dark mopping up all thats left of the wind brake trees from around the yard.
amazing to see with the burnt ground right up to the back door and for Kms past the house, but the timber framed house safe.

To the local district and surrounding districts CFS and neighbors
THANK YOU.

[Ean Austral]

Glad to hear that your parents house was saved.

The CFS are amazing people who do amazing work often without thanks or recognition.

Cheers Ean

[bob10]

They don't ask for thanks, but I always put my hand in my pocket for the Volunteer fire fighters. Bob

[mattadelaide1975]

Hi Mark,

Glad your mum and dad and the main house/carsheds are OK.

The CFS Guys do a wonderful job for sure... I have known a few in that area (Mainly the Crystal Brook CFS guys).

Cheers

Matt

[R2D2]

Hi Mark
Glad they were able to save what they could. It dont allways turn out so well. As a Victorian CFA member, i would suggest you find out when the local brigades meetings are on and thank them in person.
As BOB10 said, we dont ask for thanks but it is welcomed. If you are able to donate to those brigades, that would be good also. It doesnt have to be money either. Maybe they need a new BBQ or maybe you can provide a service or product to the members at a discount.
BTW Most brigades have someone who can come out to the property and give you some ideas on fire safety to use when rebuilding.


Cheers
Todd

[digger]

Yesterday afternoon a grass fire with a 3km wide front swept across the midnorth plains directly at my parents farm house, the local CFS units managed to save the house and carsheds, a lot of farm infrastructure was lost.
Who do you start to thank and where do you stop, they were still there after dark mopping up all thats left of the wind brake trees from around the yard.
amazing to see with the burnt ground right up to the back door and for Kms past the house, but the timber framed house safe.

To the local district and surrounding districts CFS and neighbors
THANK YOU.

Mark, I believe theyd think you were a legend if you found a gunbuggy and donated it to a CFS member who would love and care for it... I happen to be in the CFS.... :angel::angel::angel: just trying to help:twisted:


in all serious, we dont ask for thanks, but we do appreciate it,

an example though, we had a day of putting tarp covers over pigpens that were deroofed in Nov a couple years ago, as standing in the full sun after most of their lives undercover the pigs would basically cook and die... Next day huge storm hits, rooves off everwhere trees down, houses and fences damaged we worked for 3 days straight on shifts etc... and after that just slowly picked up jobs that were left..

On day 1, about 6 hours in, the bloke that owned the pig farm showed up to the CFS station, unloaded a big BBQ and tons of meat and bread and onions etc etc... he then proceeded to cook for the 45 odd (and we are odd) firefighters for about 12 hours, so started at about 10pm till 10am doing teas, breakies, and lunches!! He teed up other mates of his and they came in for 6 and 7 hour shifts after that and the lions club also pitched in but his initial action, unasked, will be long remembered and appreciated.

He wouldnt accept anything for the meat, gas etc etc so we ended up buying him a flash looking pizza BBQ thing as a thankyou. (but I still think he was way out of pocket!)

I'm really glad that your parents got out with mainly minor loss, its a good feeling when you can achieve that as a firie too!..
cheers