BE PREPARED
Mar 21, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS_ DARREN EDWARDS (TRAILHIKING.COM.AU)
QUEENSLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
QUEENSLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
rugged beauty and remoteness are breathtaking but it’s also dangerous. I’ve seen the desperation of family and friends waiting for news of a loved one missing on a bushwalk. I’ve marvelled at the skills of professional and volunteer emergency crews responding to life and death situations. I love bushwalking and so do an ever-increasing number of Aussies. But I also know this: If I put my life in danger by being ill-prepared, I also put scores of others at risk. Every day our emergency services risk their lives
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