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NO-ONE would dispute the importance of keeping people safe - whether that's at work or play. Giving people the knowledge and information to stay safe - also great. But where does the line between training and process finish and common sense begin?
Grampians Group fire leaders have this week spoken publically about their concerns for the future of their brigades as volunteers begin to step away from service citing the obligations of regular training.
Many of these volunteers have given decades of service to rural firefighting - including major emergencies in the Grampians National Park. They know the gig, they know the region and they're willing to make major sacrifices in order to keep their communities and their own properties safe.
Volunteer firefighting is simply a part of rural life.
These men and women might not respond to incidents on the daily.
But when they do - whether that be grassfires on a neighbour's property or large-scale and typically ruthless Grampians National Park bushfires - they give sometimes days of service with minimal rest while always demonstrating high-level skills and knowledge to local and relief crews alike.
They are on the fire ground and in the incident control centre. They often represent generations of volunteering.
There's no doubt firefighting practices have come a long way. And training is, indeed, vital to ensuring the safety of all involved.
But training does not replace countless hours of on-the-ground fireground experience in the "heat" of the moment. It does not replace the bravery demonstrated as a firefighter stands, hose in hand, as the fire burns. It does not replace the local knowledge gained over generations of living on the land. It does not replace the fierce defending of their own and others' property, or the sacrifices to their own family and property.
Recognition of experience and knowledge, here, seems common sense.
Jessica Grimble is editor of the Wimmera Mail-Times. Her family has long served as volunteer firefighters with the Brimpaen brigade.