George and Russell received a VIP tour of Cranbourne Fire Station. Image: Lifeview
Two long-time former firefighters were treated to a tour of Cranbourne Fire Station recently.
Russell Manks, former Clyde Fire Brigade volunteer of 52 years, and George Single, who was a District Commander with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) for 26 years, were given VIP treatment on Wednesday 9 October in a visit coordinated by aged care facility, Lifeview, and crews at Cranbourne.
The pair were shown the station by CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria firefighters, given the chance to see the modern updates in today’s firefighting and ask questions of the crews.
Cranbourne Fire Brigade 3rd Lieutenant and Community Safety Coordinator Zoe Russell helped to coordinate the visit, and said it was great to see the joy on Russell and George’s faces.
“It was really nice to see them enjoy themselves and get out and about. They were firefighters a long time ago, so it was nice that they got to see the updated version of what we do now,” Zoe said.
“It was nice to be able to make their day – maybe even their week or month."
Dressed in their uniforms from “back in the day”, Russell and George were thrilled to spend the day reminiscing about their time in the fire service and see how firefighting differs today.
The pair donned their old uniforms for the day. Image: Lifeview-
George, Russell and the Cranbourne crews. Image: Lifeview
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Image: Lifeview
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Image: Lifeview
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