Within Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES)  there are five groups of emergency services volunteers.  

Bush Fire Brigade, Volunteer Fire Rescue Service, Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services, Marine Rescue and the State Emergency Service or the SES.  

In her own words, SES volunteer Maxine Burrell, is one of the people in orange you see on the TV.  

The ones on people’s roofs after a storm, in the middle of a deserted track looking for a missing person, or on top of a cliff helping an injured hiker.  

Maxine is one of the 26, 000 volunteers across WA that work with DFES and give up their time – without being paid – to help people before, during and after an emergency. 

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Credits: 

Host and producer: Silvana Pulitano

Guest: Maxine Burrell 

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Transcript:
For a full transcript of this episode, visit: https://bit.ly/47FkaZR

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This episode may contain reference to traumatic events. Listener discretion is advised. 

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