By MELISSA MEEHAN
FOURTEEN thermal imaging cameras that will help in critical search and rescue scenarios have been donated to local fire brigades.
The Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group donated the cameras worth $60,000 at the Community Bank Fire Safety Expo over the weekend.
Chairman of the Group Peter Marke said the bank was particularly proud to sponsor the project as it was a great example of what Community Banks are about.
“The cameras will greatly assist our local volunteers with critical search and rescue in buildings and other tasks that significantly aid their operations,” Mr Marke said.
Dandenong Ranges Group officer Rod Stebbing congratulated the bank on its initiative.
“Well done and thank you to all the community bank branches involved in this initiative,” Mr Stebbing said.
“I understand that Upwey, Belgrave, Cockatoo and Olinda branches are part of the Dandenong Ranges Community Bank Group and all the brigades in this catchment will be receiving one of these very useful pieces of equipment.”
Bridages who received the cameras included Belgrave Heights and South, Belgrave, Clematis, Cockatoo, Emerald, Kallista, Kalorama-Mt Dandenong, Macclesfield, Menzies Creek, Narre Warren East, Olinda, Sassafras, Selby and Upwey.
