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I have heard the first hand story from one of my workers who survived the flowerdale fire. He spent 2 days after saving his place helping his neighbors.
He was very well prepared with his own tanker, fire sprinklers, dozed fire breaks and more. yet he was lucky to save his house.
He is now returning to Flowerdale to spend the next 2 weeks to help with the recovery effort. I get a chill down my spine just writing about his experience.
The survivors in Flowerdale had to wait over 2 days before any help arrived. Such is the scale of this tragedy that our emergency services and military even are overwhelmed by the response required.
We now live in a new Era of disaster management.
This will not be the last time this level of threat is faced !
On the fundraising side, our community is rallying to the cause.
A whip around the crib rooms by a couple of determined young woman has raised over $15,000 in a few days
I am involved with our community Station's, Radio-A-Thon and charity Auction which is running all day Saturday and into Saturday night to raise more cash.
It makes me proud to be a part of this community.
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