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Weʼve raised £632 to Support four badly injured wildland firefighters
- Middletown, CA, United States
- Funded on Sunday, 15th November 2015
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I was on a wildfire knowledge exchange with Calfire. I was there to acquire skills in wildland firefighting. Nobody could have foreseen that I would attend the 3rd most destructive fire in California's history. Four wildland firefighters were seriously injured. They all suffered first and second degree burns and one of them suffered third degree burns. These firefighters will all have physical and mental injuries that will take time to heal. Our support will help them along the road to recovery.
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9 years agoAndy Elliott
9 years ago
Thank you everybody for your donations. £632 is a great total and I will ensure that it is passed on directly to the four injured firefighters from Helitack 104. The photo here is of the crew taken on the morning of the incident. A group of professional, hard working wildland firefighters that didn't deserve this. The thoughts and best wishes of the UK are with Helitack 104 and we wish all of them a speedy recovery. Good luck for the future.
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- 9 years ago
Andy Elliott
9 years agoWe only have two days to go, this page ends on Sunday 15th. Please pass the word on. Maiden Newton Fire Station (DT2 0BQ) will be having an Open Day on Saturday 14th from 12:00 until 16:00. All proceeds will go to this cause, so try to get along and by a raffle ticket! THANKS
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- 9 years ago
Andy Elliott
9 years agoThank you all very much for your support so far. Three of the four injured firefighters have now been released from hospital, but one remains seriously ill. Please share this with your contacts to see if we can push closer to the target. Thank you very much.
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Maiden Newton Fire Station
Nov 14, 2015
The personnel of Maiden Newton Fire Station raised this donation at our Open Day to support our Californian colleagues. We wish you a speedy recovery.
£80.00
Russ Goff
Nov 14, 2015
£20.00
Andy and Lesley Elliott
Nov 13, 2015
Thanks to everybody that has pledged so far. Your donations will help the guys recover from their physical and physiological injuries. I will ensure that your good wishes are passed on.
£50.00
Ian
Nov 13, 2015
Get well soon guys
£20.00
Alan
Nov 12, 2015
Good luck with the fundraising and best wishes to the firefighters
£20.00
Rita Davies
Nov 10, 2015
£25.00
Maxine Bodell
Nov 2, 2015
Fantastic work Andy, hope your colleagues make a good recovery.
£10.00
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Andy Elliott
Middletown, CA, United States
I have been a firefighter with Dorset Fire and Rescue Service for over thirty years. I specialise in Wildfires and am currently their Wildfire Subject Matter Expert. My aim is to raise awareness of wildfire issues in the UK and to promote safe systems of work.