Sydney’s sudden brutal snap of hot weather brought fires to the city’s western suburbs and the Rapid Relief Team volunteers were on the ground making sure local firefighters had the nourishment they needed to respond with gusto. A team of 25 RRT volunteers from the Penrith region fed an estimated 140 firefighters who were keeping […]
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Australian Parliament praises efforts of RRT volunteers
The Rapid Relief Team has been praised in Australia’s Federal Parliament for its efforts to support frontline emergency services workers. In front of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the Member for Hughes, Jenny Ware, waxed lyrical about her experience of RRT services at a recent event at Holsworthy Army Barracks. Ms. Ware told Parliament that she […]
RRT HELPS BRING WATER TO FIRE FRONTLINE IN NSW
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has helped bushfire efforts in NSW by transporting hundreds of thousands of litres of water to a fire scene where local water access was poor. RRT used its bulk water carrier to move 576,000 litres of water from Lithgow, Ben Bellen and Lake Windemere back to Hill End, where firefighters […]