NT Firefighter of the Year award winners recognised for dedicated service
TWO fireys with decades of experience have been named the NT Firefighters of the Year.
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TWO fireys with decades of experience have been named the NT Firefighters of the Year.
The two men, Humpty Doo Station volunteer firefighter Cameron Burrows and NT Fire and Rescue Service regional and remote station volunteer co-ordinator station officer Royle Salt, received Eric Simmons Medals for their exemplary service.
The men were both humbled and surprised to have been nominated by their peers for the award, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Darwin North.
Mr Salt, a career firey, said in his 35-plus years in the role he had been able to give back to the community.
“Serving the community – the job that I do is actually volunteer co-ordinator so it’s the people that you work with – makes it really worthwhile,” he said.
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He said being able to train people from remote communities and see them exceed had been a positive memory for him.
Mr Burrows has been a volunteer firey for the past 26 years and joined after a chat with the captain of his local brigade.
“I was actually looking for a permit and the captain of the day said ‘well if you want a permit, maybe you should join up and have a bit of fun with us’,” he said.
He said the job was diverse and there was plenty positions about should someone want to join up as a volunteer.
“You don’t have to be on the back of the truck if you just wanted to help out a lot there’s always what we call secondary responders, those where they are not available to go on call but if needed they can be called up. You always have people that might help in the background with fundraising or just being involved with the committee,” he said.
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Rotary Club of Darwin North president Paul Asprey said the award was peer nominated and acknowledged the hard work of those in the service.
“To be nominated and recognised by their peers for being the best of the best is a high recognition,” he said.
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