 I think I've always had a community spirit. I've always wanted to help out and the devastating fire season of 2019-20 just made me realise that it was the fire brigade that I wanted to help out with. It was the CFA. I just said to myself I couldn't go through another fire season like that knowing that I was perfectly capable of helping out with the right training and so I decided to put my name for my local brigade. I was just welcomed with open arms from the very first moment I walked in and I think that no matter what your skill set is the brigade here will try and find a role for you. I was really excited to put my hand up for the community safety role here at Edith Vale. I do communications and event management as a job so I'm able to help the brigade organise in community events like school visits, kindergarten visits and even taking a truck to the local school fate and then I can also manage the brigade's social media channels and other outward-facing roles within the brigade so it's a great way for me to get more involved and I'm really loving it so far.