Mick Papalia - Leschenault VBFB, Harvey

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The Unpaid Professionals

Unpaid Professionals

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Every year, thousands of fires burn throughout Western Australia. Bushfires account for the highest number of fires attended to by both career and volunteer firefighters. Currently, over 75% of the 26 000 firefighters in Western Australia are Bushfire Volunteers, yet there are still many people out there today who don't even know that they exist, let alone know about the sacrifices they make daily to look after their local community. Change needs to happen, their stories are ready to be heard and we're here to tell them.

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Mick Papalia - Leschenault VBFB, Harvey

The Unpaid Professionals

16 minutes 23 seconds

4 years ago

Mick Papalia - Leschenault VBFB, Harvey

Welcome to the Unpaid Professionals, a fortnightly podcast where we will be sharing the real stories of the different members of the 566+ Western Australian Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades with you and delving into what it is that drives them to volunteer and what it's really like behind the scenes.

This week, we share an interview with Mick Papalia, the current Captain of the Leschenault Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade (VBFB) in the Shire of Harvey.

Mick became involved in firefighting over 40 years ago, and was largely involved in the Waroona-Yarloop fires that begun on the 6th of January, 2016.

Unpaid Professionals is authorized by Bushfire Volunteers - ABN: 88 309 326 546