Comments | darklotus1211: Support Fund for Firefighting Volunteers

darklotus1211

Support Fund for Firefighting Volunteers

Oct 28, 2013 11:23

Sorry if it seems I'm spamming you, but but I think this is a great idea and long overdue. In light of this recent bushfire crisis, over 2000 RFS volunteers, everyday people who do extraordinary things, lost pay, battled under gruelling conditions and put their lives on the line to help others. This petition is asking NSW premier Barry O'Farrell to ( Read more... )

bushfires, a fair go

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celestialbeing1 October 28 2013, 04:44:25 UTC

I will do any little bit I can that might help this sad situation. I work in emergency services so when I hear firsthand about this sort of thing happening, I take it extra personally.

darklotus1211 October 28 2013, 07:02:21 UTC

Thanks! Every signature is important!

A big YAY! for you, and all those working in this difficult but oh, so necessary field!

celestialbeing1 October 28 2013, 07:13:27 UTC

Let me tell you what made me NUTS....when the hurricane came...people that lived in housing...no electricity or ANYTHING. And I dont mean for a day or two, I mean a solid week and longer. They robbed a water delivery man just because they needed water. FEMA? pfft they got sent to the richer areas. They didnt hurt the man but they said 'we have babies and no water'. The delivery man wasnt mad, said he would have outright given them all the water on his truck if they asked.

Our mayor is a joke. All those people in public housing that had no food, water, or lights...and still going to make them pay rent and say they'd be put out if they didnt pay it. What????????

I raised hell and we all helped as many folks as we could.

But I shared the petition on facebook as well ;)

darklotus1211 October 28 2013, 08:44:10 UTC

That's a truly disgusting state of affairs, isn't it?

Not on the same scale of course, but our recently elected conservative (of course) federal government decided to narrow the criteria for disaster relief payments on the 18th October just passed.

The fires started on 16th and really took off over the 17th and night of the 18th.

They narrowed the criteria so that people cut off from returning to their homes, or those without water or electricity couldn't get payments, and on the day it became obvious we were in for a long haul and many people would be in that position.

Sucks, doesn't it?

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