By Marcus Uhe
The Devon Meadows Fire Brigade is looking for new members to join their crew across their Devon Meadows and Cannons Creek teams.
Currently at 32 members, the brigade is looking for day and night responders, weekend responders and non-operation members, the latter of which perform more office-based tasks and remain at the station, rather than respond to incidents in the field.
The brigade covers the suburbs of Botanic Ridge, Cannons Creek and Cranbourne South, but were also called upon during the Black Summer fires of 2019-20.
Captain of the brigade, Nathan Thorp, has been a member for 11 years now and said he has no regrets in joining.
“(When you get older) you look back on things in your life and this will be something I’ll think about when I’m in a rocking chair that I’ll be happy I joined,” Mr Thorp said.
Anyone over the age of 16 can join however those 18 or younger will require parental consent.
To get involved or to find out more information, contact the Devon Meadows Fire Brigade Facebook page at facebook.com/Devonmeadowsfirebrigade
