Banora Point firie push-ups go viral
THEY may not be shirtless, but the good work of Banora Point firefighters to raise awareness of suicide and post traumatic stress disorder has gone viral.
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THEY may not be shirtless, but the good work of Banora Point firefighters to raise awareness of suicide and post traumatic stress disorder has gone viral, with more than 2500 views on social media in a few days.
The brainchild of fire officer Jason Williams, the station crew decided to participate in the 22 push-ups for 22 days challenge currently sweeping social media as part of a campaign to raise awareness of PTSD.
First started by defence veterans in the US, Mr Williams said it was important to remember PTSD affected not only military personnel.
"People in emergency services are also big sufferers. We all wanted to do our part in raising awareness," he said.
"I had been doing the 22-day challenge and thought we could have a little bit of fun with it.
"It's good to send the message out to everyone that male suicide is a serious problem and there are over 8000 Australian emergency services workers with PTSD, so there are quite a few people affected by this."
Mr Williams said he had been blown away by the level of support their video had received.
The small fire station, which boasts 15 officers, services the greater Banora Point, Tweed, Terranora, Bilambil and Piggabeen area.
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