I think that if you have read my
blog story so far, you will realise that I love being in the Fire
Service. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made, giving me
the thing that was missing from my already busy life.
There are so many opportunities to
do things, not just emergency work, and doing things in your local
community is one of them.
When I was at school, I got a
certificate for ‘outstanding helpfulness’ and this was mainly due
to the fact, that as soon as anyone said in assembly, ‘Can
anyone……?’ my hand was the first in the air, without even
knowing what they were asking for sometimes. I just love to be busy,
so when asked at drill night, ‘Can anyone help out with the cubs
visit on Tuesday?’ I, of course, said yes.
Tuesday arrived, and so did the
cubs, lots of them! We showed them around the Fire Engines, told them
a little about what we do and eventually got them all lined up
outside to ‘squirt some water!’
They absolutely loved it, we showed
them the different branch settings to change how the water came out,
so maybe some future Totnes Firefighters in the making from that
group? Who knows?!
I did let my guard down a little
that evening and forgot who I was there with, and Rabbit decided,
that with all the kids watching, he would turn the branch on me and
absolutely soaked me! They thought it was hilarious, and I’m sure I
would have done if I wasn’t going straight out afterwards for a
date!
The first insight into community
work for me, it’s certainly a varied job.
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