It’s been ages since I posted any news. Things have been very quiet and other events have made this a time for reflection.
A week has now passed since four of our colleagues lost their lives tackling a fire in Atherstone-on-Stour. The full story of what actually happened is still to emerge.
Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are, of course, with the family, friends and fellow firefighters of these four guys who have died doing a job they loved.
And this brings me on to thinking a bit more deeply about what we do, whether wholetime or retained firefighters.
We are part of a large ‘boys’ club. We have great laughs and work as one team. We very often don’t give a thought to what might be.
What happened last week could so easily happen anywhere at anytime. The most routine of incidents can develop rapidly into a dangerous situation, resulting in serious injury, or, heaven forbid, loss of life.
We try to minimise the danger but the very nature of what we do means that a fine line is often trod.
We mustn’t dwell on these events or else we might as well jack it all in. The events of last Friday are, thankfully, few and far between. But it does bring home how fragile life is and that we should appreciate all that we have.
God bless guys.
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