Thread: Vol Fire crew, who is one?

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Taking 12 of my rural fire crew to the CHCH Port Hills fires for the next few days as relief crews.
Keen to get them up there for the experience, but not looking forward to what we might find on such a vast and complicated fire ground.
Certainly know I will need a beer afterwards.
Its been fairly windy in Akaroa today so I expect they won't have got it that much more under control.

Baptism by fire

Hard in small brigades to get experience with decreasing fires. Don't like to say it but a good fire shows what all the training can do when it comes to working as a crew